On bike toolkit

You have Allen screws on your bike?
I take an adjustable spanner known in France as an English spanner, plus 8/10/13/17 and 24mm spanners.
Electrical wire, fence wire, bolts with nuts 6 and 8mm, fuses, complete points plate on a 750 and a coil.
A set of plugs with plug spanner.
3 screwdrivers, long blade, thick blade and a fine one for the petrol jubilee clips.
A bulb with a couple of bits of electrical wire soldered on to check the timing.
And oil.

If I'm going far. Otherwise, I don't have anything. You need two 13mm spanners to get the saddle off for a start.

Paul
 
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With such a finished tool set you will get already difficulties when you try even loosening (or tightening) the headers.

That's why I put together my tool kit myself. In addition, a few other little things should not be missing on longer trips, for example gaffer tape, flower binding wire, exhaust nuts and gaskets, self-amalgamating tape, a test lamp, a few bulbs, wires and solder seal heat shrink connectors, some screws and nuts, and, last but not least, chewing gum ...
:cool:

Cheers,
Jo
 
Paul Marx said:
You have Allen screws on your bike?
I take an adjustable spanner known in France as an English spanner, plus 8/10/13/17 and 24mm spanners.
Electrical wire, fence wire, bolts with nuts 6 and 8mm, fuses, complete points plate on a 750 and a coil.
A set of plugs with plug spanner.
3 screwdrivers, long blade, thick blade and a fine one for the petrol jubilee clips.
A bulb with a couple of bits of electrical wire soldered on to check the timing.
And oil.

If I'm going far. Otherwise, I don't have anything. You need two 13mm spanners to get the saddle off for a start.

Paul
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I have lots of allen bolts: fairing, footpeg mounts, engine casings. definitely will add plugs and spanner, fuses, wire and gaffer tape
 
I forgot to mention cables. All my clutch cables are doubled up with the spare just needing hooking up at the ends.
If you're unfortunate enough to have a bike equipped with that ridiculous concession to fashion known as the Laverda hydraulic clutch, you need money in the bank, a debit card and a mobile phone. And pray that there's phone coverage where the stupid system has dumped its fluid.

And a couple of throttle cables. I've had 2 break in the last 5 years.

I don't like allen screws on engine cases. It means somebody expects to have to get in there, often. It often means buggered threads because they're easy to over tighten.

Paul
 
Paul Marx said:
I forgot to mention cables. All my clutch cables are doubled up with the spare just needing hooking up at the ends.
If you're unfortunate enough to have a bike equipped with that ridiculous concession to fashion known as the Laverda hydraulic clutch, you need money in the bank, a debit card and a mobile phone. And pray that there's phone coverage where the stupid system has dumped its fluid.

And a couple of throttle cables. I've had 2 break in the last 5 years.

I don't like allen screws on engine cases. It means somebody expects to have to get in there, often. It often means buggered threads because they're easy to over tighten.

Paul
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:) :) :) :) :) :)
 
Exmoor beast said:
What do they call a French letter in France Or come to that a Dutch oven in the Netherlands?
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"That thing is not going inside me unless you put a letter on"
Doesn't sound right, unless you are from Sesame Street.

"He farted, then put me in the oven"
Doesn't sound right, unless you are Little Red Riding Hood.
 
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