Fili-mac
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Like a good boy scout it never hurts to be prepared, you never know what might happen carry your tool kit really how much space are you saving?
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Toolkit, to keep on the bike to to remove?
- Thread starter omega8
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My toolkit saved my *** this week. I was touring and stopped in Pismo Beach, CA. Next morning bike won't start; from what I can figure some ****** turned on my heated grips and left them on, it killed the battery. Having the toolkit allowed me to replace the battery and get back on my way (after a 4 hr delay).
I keep it there for piece of mind but considering the only times I've tried to work on the bike with the tools that were included they either didn't do what I wanted or broke I don't think they'll actually help much. When I do work on my bike I don't even open up the kit under the seat any more. The most common repairs I do just require zip ties and some cutters anyway, lol.
Taking the Ducati toolkit out of the bike doesn't free up a lot of space...
Why? Is it a card with a phone number? lol
Edit.. Aghhh.. The pic didn't load for me at first. I guess I was on the right track.. haha
T.O. Rider
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You should keep some basic tools.
If you maintain your bike you won't have to fix your chain slack at the side of the road...
If you maintain your bike you won't have to fix your chain slack at the side of the road...
dizzy929
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I always keep the tool kit on the bike, you never know. I had a spark plug back itself out while I was in the middle of nowhere last summer. So there I was on the side of the road with the tank propped up, air box/stacks removed etc.. to screw the plug back in. Had not had my tool kit I would've been screwed. Props to Honda tho, I'm pretty sure I could take my whole bike apart with the tool kit they provided.
keep the toolkit with the bike. you never know ...
Doesn't your SV650S have a separate/dedicated toolkit storage compartment that is completely separate from storage space under the back seat???
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That depends on what types of fasteners you have on your bike. You would certainly want a multi-key Allen set, a multi-head screwdriver, and open end wrenches for the most common bolts on your bike. You'd be kind of stuck when it comes to larger things, like axle bolts, as they usually include some sort of specialized tool for that stuff. I'd also toss in a flat repair kit and tire gauge.
Bicycle multi-tools are quite handy and they are very compact.
Yeah the one for the rear axle I literally stood on and bounced a little and it didn't even budge the axle. The only tool that fit the front axle bent when I tried it. Apparently it was actually for spark plugs or something.
Yup, I noticed that when I went through the ER's tool kit. No way in hell is that thing ever going to move the axle, no matter how well lubricated it is. I wouldn't try to remove either axle, with anything less than a breaker bar.
get an hour or more away from toronto and that wait can turn into 4 hours while caa finds a flat bed willing to come.
I carry a proper set of Allen keys (only the sizes I need), a high quality adjustable wrench, a small pair of vice grips, small mutihead screw driver (stubby), spare spark plug, bungee cord, plus what came with the bike. I think that is everything.
I'm not sure I'd let a stranger tinker with my bike. I don't even trust myself - after all, I have to ride it, lol!
My tool kit consists of a cell phone, Spot Sat. Mess., credit card and bottle of water.
Last time my bike stalled and wouldn't start again, waiting 30 minutes seemed to solve the problem on it's own.
A couple of us once got a guy home, with his old CX Honda, when the throttle cable broke. We hooked the cable up backwards, so that he rolled off to roll on, because the side with the return spring was toast. He didn't have a toolkit so, if we hadn't had ours, he'd have been hosed.
vic_himself
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Just get a membership to CAA lol.
I'm not sure I'd let a stranger tinker with my bike. I don't even trust myself - after all, I have to ride it, lol!
My tool kit consists of a cell phone, Spot Sat. Mess., credit card and bottle of water.
Last time my bike stalled and wouldn't start again, waiting 30 minutes seemed to solve the problem on it's own.
Last time I called CAA i had to wait 4 hours for them to arrive and I was just north of bowmanville, about 15 minutes from peterborough, I can just imagine if i was some where remote. as for trusting a stranger, it could be a riding buddy or such. i have plenty of friends who know more about engines than I that I would allow to help me get my bike running to limp home.
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