Travel Tool Kit

[dmac]

Trying to put together, or purchase if funds allow, a decent cover most eventualities tool kit for longer journeys? Current bike is an F650GS but thinking of a kit to cover most if not all bikes, ie future proof. I've had a search on the site but couldn't find anything.

Have seen a nice base kit on flea bay, [rul]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Laser-5068-Mo ... 4d0153d3d7[/url], which looks like it might be worth the money but would of course need adding to.

I've got tyre irons, puncture repair kit, mini compressor, adjustable spanners, t wrench and various bits, hex and torx etc, zip-ties, gaffer and insulating tape etc.

Post your list and maybe we could make a definitive list?

[Willy_Eckerslike]

If you need anything that a puncture repair kit, multitool or cables ties can't fix then your probably in a situation where you need replacement parts, if you need parts you need to be in a town to wait for the parts to get to you and if you are in a town there will be a workshop with tools. Save the space and weight, leaves more room for beerfagspornetc.

[GB]

I agree with Willy, but I do have some duct tap wrapped around a spanner and a 3/8drive T Bar with a selection of sockets just to tighten up anything that comes loose, plus my Leatherman and Puncture outfit and thats about it.

[AndyB]

It depends where you're travelling and what on. For most trips I rely on Carole Nash and a credit card but if I'm going anywhere I'm likely to be left waiting a while I take a can of beer and some cigarettes as well :cheer:

[wayne roome]

For me it is that standard tool kit supplied with bike, a puncture outfit kit, cable ties and fuses. This if for a enduro bike which more often that not is upside down. I have never been afraid to knock on someone door if an additional item is required, usually just a cup of tea.
I would not worry to much and just ride.
If its a world tour, you may want to consider another couple of items

[AndyB]

Jokes aside; the one thing I always take and hope to never need is an emergency control cable kit so I can do a get me home repair because a broken clutch or throttle cable can be a real trip wrecker if it happens. They're under £10 and worth every penny.

[knobbly]

I like to keep a few crimped connectors too for dodgy connections but my bike is 20 odd yrs old.

[AustinW]

I like to carry enough tools so I could do the equivalent of a minor service and be able to refit any farkles I have added - which are the things most likely to need attention. This on the basis that there's nothing more frustrating than wishing you had that 8mm Allen key or 6mm socket for those special bolts the farkle is bolted on with. Back on the road in minutes rather than waiting hours for the breakdown to arrive.

I tend to replace items in the standard toolkit with better ones from the garage and/or one of the best tools I have bought - the Motion Pro trail tool. £60 but worth it. Small tyre levers and patches/ glue, some insulation tape, super glue, a few cable ties, a small pouch with a selection of nuts bolts & washers , a mountain bike pump and a multi tool. Most of it stashes away under the seat or in various other places around the bike.


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[Stray Dog]

This is the tool kit I carried on my scooter for last years trip.
Plus a set of tyre irons and repair kit of course.
If I couldn't fix it with what I had I probably couldn't have fixed it anyway...




FYI the tool top Left is a Variator tool in case I snapped a drive belt

Dog

[Freeloadeur]

I was lucky enough that most of the bolts on my bike have Allen key heads, so replaced almost all the others to match. The only nuts and bolts that need a spanner are engine/gearbox/axles. My tool kit is now considerably smaller because for roadside repairs all I need I is three Allen keys, two combined tyre levers come huge spanners, a puncture repair kit and duct tape. Much smaller.