Essential Moto Tool Kit.

I carry a tool roll on my Harley, always. Princess Auto sometimes has them on sale for $60.


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Also carry tire spoons and a tire patch kit on long trips, plus a very small inflator.
I carry a multi-tool jackknife also.

On my POS Honda commuter I have an old Yamaha tool kit, electric tape, zip ties, flash light. Plus the number of a towing company.
 
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Things the tool kit has been handy for on the road:

-Trying to gain access to the main fuse at light speed when the starter switch sticks and you are 2000km away from your battery charger
-Replacing the speedo drive cable when you are riding through parts of the US where they take the speed limit a little too seriously
-Pulling the battery to drop off at Pep Boys when you forget your shiny new bike has a parking light function (not the same bike as above)

#1 thing I had on hand and was glad I did: Small vice-grips
#1 thing that I wish I had on hand that I usually didn't: Spare clutch lever (hydraulic clutches so no jury rigging) but I usually pack an old one now
#1 thing that takes up almost no space, and you'll almost never need - a paperclip for bypassing failed safety switches. I guess if you're a fancy person you can use a solid jumper wire
 
Trials said:
How come nobody mentioned zip-ties yet, they should be high on the list,
and I assume your tool kit already includes spare fuses.
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I'd take tie wire over zip ties. It can handle the heat better, and you can cut it off the hank to length.
 
Baggsy said:
I'd take tie wire over zip ties. It can handle the heat better, and you can cut it off the hank to length.
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What's tie wire? You mean like when you steal a chunk of barbed wire or page wire fence somewhere :LOL: there's always plenty of that around.
 
Trials said:
What's tie wire? You mean like when you steal a chunk of barbed wire or page wire fence somewhere :LOL: there's always plenty of that around.
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18 gauge galvanized soft annealed wire used to tie metal lath to channels in plaster construction.
Many of my old cars' exhaust systems relied on that, a pair of nippers, a pair of aviation snips, and a discarded pop can to function.
Hanger Wire & Tie Wire | ClarkDietrich Building Systems
 
I try to make sure all my vehicles have at least one of these instead of a plain valve stem cap:
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Trials said:
I try to make sure all my vehicles have at least one of these instead of a plain valve stem cap:
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Never seen a cap for them before. Do the caps stay on for long?
 
Baggsy said:
Never seen a cap for them before. Do the caps stay on for long?
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Yes, that cap has a hole through the middle (some don't), if it doesn't have the rubber cap on there dirt will get in.
 
Trials said:
Yes, that cap has a hole through the middle (some don't), if it doesn't have the rubber cap on there dirt will get in.
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I was talking about the black rubber cap. I've always had one of the others on my cycles, motor & bi, and sometimes my cars.
 
Trials said:
I try to make sure all my vehicles have at least one of these instead of a plain valve stem cap:
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When I see these, I can't help but think that if I put them on my vehicle then immediately the perfect ******* would come along, take out my valve cores, then drop them down a sewer
 
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TwistedKestrel said:
When I see these, I can't help but think that if I put them on my vehicle then immediately the perfect ******* would come along, take out my valve cores, then drop them down a sewer
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Why go to all that effort, If somebody wants to be malicious all they have to do is kick the valve stem a couple of times with the toe of their boot.
 
TwistedKestrel said:
When I see these, I can't help but think that if I put them on my vehicle then immediately the perfect ******* would come along, take out my valve cores, then drop them down a sewer
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you and I think the same
there are some ****-stains out there will be attracted to those

a few of my buddies have become GSA nerds
and I love pointing out this vandalism magnet on their boxers

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