My Overkill Toolkit

[Badot]

Those of you who have been reading between the lines a little have probably realized I've essentially been living off of what I can fit on the back of my bike for the past year, plus a bit of accumulation in specific places. I've generally carried around a full socket set, full wrench set, and pair of torque wrenches plus a lot of misc. tools wherever I went so I can do needed work on my bike. I don't like breaking up my tool sets. NO LONGER!

I've just built myself a nice big toolkit so I don't need to carry around so much anymore (I would cram 150 lb+ of gear on my bike including tools on longer trips, and I'm 170-180 with gear on and ~200+ after I'm soaked through... rear tire is not happy!)

Hand tools:

8mm nutdriver, 10,11,12,13,14,15,17,19,22mm wrenches, snapring plier (front sprocket), #2, #2 stubby, 1/4 flat screwdrivers, slipjaw pliers, hex keys

Misc:

Air pump, plug kit, form-a-gasket, fuel line, Electrical tape, vacuum caps, spare bulbs, multimeter, air gauge, multitool (round nose pliers, knife, screwdriver+bits, file, etc)

Random extra:

Nylon webbing, zip ties, and electric glowstick/flashlight

Tetris:


Closed, 6" caliper for scale:


Width is just about perfect to fit in my sidebag. Should save me a lot of room and a good 20 lbs or more.


So... thoughts? Am I missing anything important? I know I need an 8mm wrench for the brake bleeders, and I know I have a little bit extra as far as hand tools but I opted for a more complete set so I could help someone else if need be.

[Big Rich]

I see you have tire plugs but no way to inflate them. 12v air pumps can be kind of big, but I recently got a CO2 pump from Dennis Kirk for about $25. The pump and the cartridges might still fit in your tool box.....

[Banzai]

I would add some disposable gloves, a few feet of electrical wire and small containers of handcleaner and degreaser. The handcleaner could be a small packet of wet wipes.

Also, glass bulbs are likely to get broken. LED replacements might be a better idea. However if you are going to that trouble maybe just change the existing bulbs to more reliable and longer lived LEDs and ditch the spares.

[Zwerski]

If you're looking to cut down on the tools needed, you can replace many hex bolts with allen head bolts.

[Janx101]

  .. or get one of these ... ... fit a tent .. small compressor ... box o' MRE's .. safety cones ... solar panel on the lid for charging stuff up ... water/wine bottles...

or add one of these .. .. take a furry friend along ... dont worry about the girl... not enough room for makeup kit!! ..

or a combination of sidecar and trailer.. ... or both!!! .. ...

NOW we talkin OVERKILL!! 

[Badot]

I see you have tire plugs but no way to inflate them.

Got an air pump in there already, it's in the pics.

Hand cleaner = pants.

Electrical wires would be a good idea. I have a pair of test leads I can throw in.

I may upgrade to LED bulbs in the future, but I have more important things to throw money at for now.

[NathanaelSteffey]

.. or get one of these ... ... fit a tent .. small compressor ... box o' MRE's .. safety cones ... solar panel on the lid for charging stuff up ... water/wine bottles...

or add one of these .. .. take a furry friend along ... dont worry about the girl... not enough room for makeup kit!! ..

or a combination of sidecar and trailer.. ... or both!!! .. ...

NOW we talkin OVERKILL!! 

Really good one.. I would love to build similar bike and enjoy long ride with my GF..