Motorcycle tools

[X1 Mike]

That's exactly what I was going to say but I wanted to give others a chance.

The Kawasaki ZX is the first bike I think of when someone says cheater 600 because they sold it alongside the race legal 600. He could own a Triumph 675 which is a really great bike IMO.

As far as all the tool kits, it's rare when I have one on the bike. If I notice my tire pressure looks low when I'm riding I want to kick my own ***.

 

[Mickey O]

other counties

600 miles in a weekend long enough? what's the difference between 300 miles bar to bar and 300 miles point a to point b?

Maybe Elevation? On my bike prolonged rides tend to loosen things up, things that you would normally and periodically tighten.

My tool kit is more important for the dual sport where you might have to change a tube, repair/replace brake/clutch lever, remove the gear shifter to straighten it, etc. On the street bike it's usually used on friend's bikes, and occasionally change plugs, tighten up the mirror screws, pull the seat off to give/receive a jump, etc.

 

[pirana]

other counties

600 miles in a weekend long enough? what's the difference between 300 miles bar to bar and 300 miles point a to point b?

Nope, countries, as in other than the United States. Wise to have a good tool kit no matter if your **** is good to go or not. And six hundred miles would be a short weekend for me. But bar hopping & riding a motorcycle while intoxicated ain't my thing.

 

[ZRX61]

Locking pliers 5”
Long nose pliers
1/4" drive Breaker bar (higher torque than ratchet)
Open end: 10x11, 12x13, 14x15 mm
Box end: 8x10, 12x13, 14x15 mm
Socket: 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15mm (6, 7, 8, 9 & 17mm oil plug socket need to go. Get oil plug with smaller head)
Screwdriver: 2 Philips, 2 flats (will replace this with a 1/4" bit holder socket to fit on the breaker bar, screw driver handle is pretty fat! bits are smaller)
Extension long
Extension short
Hex bit set: 2, 2.5, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 (small sizes need to go)
Tire valve stem tool (not in kit, it is a tire valve cap with stem tool)
Metal saw blade (light weight, very small, never know ...)
Knife (This will go. I have a tiny Swiss Army on my house key keychain. Scissor, knife ...)
Hemostat (not sure but told very useful, small ... well, alright)
VOM (get a flat one from Radio Shack)

The following is a long list of "consumables", list is long but not as bad as it seems. Remember, the quantity is for a ONE time emergency, not for the next 20. Most of the stuff are tiny bits:

Loctite blue
Chemical light stick
Electrical tape
Duct tape (DO NOT CARRY A FULL ROLL ... Duh! )
Electrical wire
Steel solid wire
Steel stranded cable
Fuses
Electrical wire slice connectors
5 minutes epoxy
Sandpaper
Epoxy putty (JB Weld)
Nuts & bolts & washers assortment
Lighter
Isopropyl alcohol (for cleaning surface to be epoxy, water in gas tank)
Nitrite gloves
Waterless hand clean up goo
Pencil & paper
Solder strips
Shrink tubing
WD-40
Radiator leak seal (or black pepper)
Mylar blanket (repair in the rain, stuff in jacket for warmth)
Zip ties
Brake lamp bulb (can remove if there is a redundant LED brake light)
Tail light bulb (can remove if there is a redundant LED brake light)
(Current bike have separate hi beam lo beam bulb ... redundancy ... no spare bulb needed)
Spark plugs x 4 (only if you are going through Mongolia or your bike access to the plugs are extremely easy. Not too many bikes are theses days)
Tire valve stem
Chain lube [long trip]
Gas siphon tube [long trip]

== STORED IN TANK BAG (Absolute minimum carry, even if you skip the tools)
Rain suit
Day-Glo vest
Strobe light (I have had a hi/lo beam bulb died on me, out in the sticks with enough cars zipping by ... ride to the store was scary)
Flash light
Bottle waters
Energy bars
Paper towel
Spare key
Garbage bag
Antacid
Tylenol
Vitamin
Imodium AD
Antiseptic pad
Band-Aid
Breath mint (As you may have noticed, women throw themselves at motorcyclists)
Earplugs (see previous line)
Eyeglasses backup & case
Extra warmth layer

MUST carry ON THE BIKE:
mushroom plug flat kit
Gummy string plug kit (it is small, worth it for back up, I have seen both types failed)
Gutted out cheapo Walmart electric pump (it is quite small after you jettison the case. Beats hand pump that is not much smaller and they are longer)

Have you considered buying a more reliable bike??

 

[xroad]

Have you considered buying a more reliable bike??

Got a 2007 Suzuki Bandit 1250 with ABS in 2007. No problem 13K miles so far. Don't you know tool kits are like snow blowers. Have a blower and it won't snow for five years. Have the tool kit and the bike will be problem free as long as you carry it.

Most bike are great these days, not like the bikes I ride in the 70's. Tool kit more often than not is a time saver. Instead of spend 2 hours, or more, looking for tools and parts for a fix, we can be back on the ride in 15 minutes.

 

[xroad]

Have you considered buying a more reliable bike??

Rick61 from zrxoa? Fancy running into you here. I am new at zrxoa. I don't have a zrx but trying to debug my friends fuel leak problem .....

If the zrx have ABS brakes, it would have been the perfect bike for me. The ABS drawn me to the Bandit.


Sorry folks, not trying to hijack the thread.