Emergency equipment for your bike

[z315]

Curious to learn what everyone brings as their emergency repair kits during your everyday rides or area with no cell phone reception.

Currently there are the things that I take on a quick day ride that either fits under the seat and/or with a small tank bag.

Bottle Water
Tire Plug (the dreaded tire puncture)
Small Flare (a visual aid to call for help if I fell off the road- also starting a fire if I get stuck overnight)
Small space blanket- in case you had to spend the night there
Whistle - rolled down a hill, can't get back up
stock tool kit- hopefully bike failure is minor enough for these kits to be useful
Power Bank 
AAA card

What about you guys?

[Rallyfan]

Tool kit as supplied, multi tool, AAA card, spare headlight bulb, spare brake bulb, and hope.

Hope dies last.

[z315]

Tool kit as supplied, multi tool, AAA card, spare headlight bulb, spare brake bulb, and hope.

Hope dies last.

lol.

Spare lights. This is the first time I heard of it. interesting.

[Rallyfan]

I've had to swap headlight bulbs twice in a car, and those have two lamps. Granted on the bike I could just use the other filament since it's unlikely main and dipped beams both fail at once, but I figure YOLO, be prepared.

Without a pump, is a patch useful? How about mousse?

[z315]

I've had to swap headlight bulbs twice in a car, and those have two lamps. Granted on the bike I could just use the other filament since it's unlikely main and dipped beams both fail at once, but I figure YOLO, be prepared.

Without a pump, is a patch useful? How about mousse?

The patch if useful if you catch the picture early on. You'll be running on low tire pressure but it's better than riding on rims. My buddy carries an bicycle pump on his bike and I'm more interested in getting one of those CO2 cans.

[Rallyfan]

I've used CO2 on my bicycle before. Works great. I imagine you'd need more than one cartridge for a moto tire if you go that small, but they're practical.

[user11235813]

I use the Rocky Creek MotoPressor stripped down tyre pump, tiny battery operated and fits under the seat next to the toolkit. Plus a self vulcanising worm and reamer.

[fetor56]

A comprehensive puncture repair kit for small and large punctures,3 X CO2 bottles.As many tools as i can fit...torch,wire.

[Rallyfan]

So nobody carries mousse? I'm curious.

[Bluesmudge]

Patch kit, small electric pump, tool kit, spare fuses, spare spark plug, flashlight.

If I'm going far away from home there is a SPOT emergency beacon on the handle bar, a multimeter and a spare liter of fuel.

[Big Rich]

Geez, I carry a lot of spare "junk".....

Slime air compressor & patch kit, stock tool kit, latex gloves, wet wipes, 3' fuel line (can be used to siphon gas if needed), couple of shop rags, multitool, couple flashlights (check out the led hazard flashlight at Harbor Freight - seriously), and probably a bunch of other stuff I can't remember right now....

Water is the biggest thing to me. You don't have to broke down very long to become thirsty.....

[z315]

Ahh. i'm learning lots here, will be adding some of these items for myself.

[TundraOG]

Currently packing:
-First aid kit (filled with band-aids, iodide patches, over-the-counter painkillers, etc)
-Rear seat net (just in case)
-A few basic tools (looking to expand into a full toolkit)
-Bottled water
-Phone charger (plugged into battery)

Going to add:
-High-visibility jacket
-Spare phone
And a lot of camping gear for multiple-days trips (tent, sleeping mat & bag, lighter, flashlight, can opener, a small portable fire-extinguisher, compass, etc)

[Big Rich]

Tundra, if you're thinking about Moto-camping, let me give you 2 bits of advice:

1) Sign up on ADVRider and look around for a while. There are plenty of jokes about BMW and Starbucks, but many of those guys take weekend trips to year long trips. So there is a ton of info to be found.

2) Whatever you think you might need, pack it up and "camp" at a friends house. That way you can see what works and what doesn't when you are still close to home.

[Suzuki Stevo]

OK, I just wanted to be the first Azzhole to do this 















OK, this and a few popular sized combination wrenches not in photo....

[Knuttzz]

Rain gear (helps in the cold as well as rain) , small socket set up to 12mm in plastic bag, screwdriver with Phillips and straight bit, metric Allen pack, roll of electrical tape, zip ties , bungee chords, wire cutters and a crescent wrench big enough to fit axles. (Bike didn't come with factory tool kit)..... Sounds like a lot but lacks surprisingly small .


And depending on where I'm going since I'm mostly out in the middle of Appalachia a pistol.
Don't laugh or say I'm paranoid it's not for people it's for animals... Once broke down on my Buell out in BFE WV and was stranded till 3am. Had two black bear cubs crawling all over my stuff laid on the ground while I kept my distance up in a big tree. Don't know where mama bear was but sure glad she didn't come around.

[Big Rich]

Ooh ooh! While I'm all for carrying a multimeter on the bike, I'd recommend printing out a copy of your wiring diagram and getting it laminated. No point of poking those leads around if you don't know where to poke em.....

[user11235813]

Here's an item from left field... might be worth carrying a spare signal generator cover emblem, it doesn't take much of a get off to shred that emblem and expose the hole in the signal generator cover.

As an aside I am curious to know why there is that hole in the cover in the first place. The obvious reason would be to get to the bolt with a socket wrench to turn the engine, but that doesn't make sense because it's easier to remove the 3 bolts and take the cover off rather than prise off the thin metallic emblem and then hope to glue it back on again, all without bending it.

[Suzuki Stevo]

Ooh ooh! While I'm all for carrying a multimeter on the bike, I'd recommend printing out a copy of your wiring diagram and getting it laminated. No point of poking those leads around if you don't know where to poke em.....

I carry one for a simple test at the battery to see if it's charging or not, nothing more.

I would probably use this to call my buddy with the Toy Hauler to come and get me before I had to get into any serious roadside electrical diagnosis.

 

[user11235813]

I would probably use this to call my buddy with the Toy Hauler to come and get me before I had to get into any serious roadside electrical diagnosis.

Wouldn't an iPhone work better? {kidding}