Things to carry on your bike for emergencies etc

[loply]

Hi folks,

After happening to have a shoelace in my rucksack when my sidestand fucked up and dropped out, I decided to equip my bike with the things I should have:


Mobile phone
Two sheets A4
Pen
Digital Camera
RAC Card
Ball of String
Electricians Tape
Torch

Anybody think of anything else?

The digital camera btw is for pictures of the scene of an accident... Generally if you start taking pictures of the scene then and there people wont try and lie about it later.

I dont think its practical to carry fairing removing tools as there are too many - Would need about two spanners and two allen keys and this would mean i dont have them in the garage.
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[Rory]

Cable ties?
Gaffer tape?
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[mrchips]

Plug and adjustable spanner.
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[mchaggis]

Something to cut the string with. I had to revert to cutting it with a Yale lock key once when I was re-attaching an L plate.

A spare plug or two, spare bulbs and fuses, and does the bike not have a toolkit on it already? I'm sure a rag of some description to wipe your hands on/ clean crap from numberplate/ lights wouldn't go amiss, it's a little annoying to have to wipe your hands on your trousers when you've had to fiddle with something miles away from home.
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[loply]

An adjustable spanner is an idea... Maybe I should carry one with the two allen keys required for fairing removal.

Im not even sure how to change the plug on my bike, removing the fuel tank will be required and thats quite difficult for just one person as it doesnt pivot like most bikes.

Hmm.
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[Rory]

What about a Swiss Army Knife, or even better, a Leatherman? Knive, pliers, basic screwdrivers, and if it comes to the worst, a corkscrew
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[m99dws]

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[loply]

Ive fit all that stuff in the small compartment of my underseat storage just now!

Ive never really seen other bikes but I have an SZR660 and all that stuff fits into one compartment, there is another one a bit bigger too which I use for my disclocks.
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[tatters]

l carry,



small socket set with 14mm plug scoket
socket wrench
10,12,13,14mm spanners
super glue
black electrical tape
loads of cable ties
string
screw drivers
alan keys
vinyal gloves
spare spark plugs


all in a small plastic bag under the seat. most important thing is break down cover even though they took 5 hours last time l called the AA out on the A12
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[stinkwheel]

Definatley cable ties!

Enough tools to be able to remove a wheel/adjust the chain and remove the fairing.

A spare plug is essential on a 2-stroke, the engine on your bike means it is a bit fiddly to replace the plug and you would need a long reach tube spanner to get it out.

Spare fuses.

A length of 15A wire and some PVC tape.

A spare bit of fuel line.

WD40.

A universal cable repair kit from Hein Gericke (the size of an airgun pellet tin)

Ten fags and a lighter in a placcy bag.

For a tool kit I would suggest one of those reversible screwdrivers; a pair of pliers; 10, 13, 14 and 17mm spanners (you can get double sided ones with eg 13 on one end and 14 on the other to save weight); tube spanner for plugs; a set of allen keys (ditch any you don't need). I would in addition carry a big spanner for removing the wheel and an adjustable spanner although these don't fit in so well, if you search about you might find a spanner with 17mm on one end and 22mm on the other, these are for taking wheels off bikes, another option is to hacksaw a 22mm ring spanner in half and just take the ring half.

Edit: These needn't be top-quality tools, they are for emergency use only. This is one case where I would consider just getting cheap ones off a market stall although car boot sales are a gold mine of tools suitable for this kind of thing, often of surprisingly good quality. I reckon you could get the tools listed above for no more than a tenner.

You can also but things like this motorcycle tool kit:
https://www.vehicle-wiring-products.co.uk/VWPweb2000/mcycle-4/Images/tlsemer.GIF
https://www.vehicle-wiring-products.co.uk/VWPweb2000/mcycle-4/mcycle-4.html

Your bike would originally have had one of these. Try asking at a breakers if you have one locally, they may be able to supply one to you for much cheapness, they are not worth much as they are made of monkey metal.
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[JonB]

Screw the camera, get a decent mobile phone. My Sony Ericsson has a mobile phone, camera, mp3 player, sound recorder (for road rage incidents ) all into one!

Basic tools is also another necessity.
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[ZRX61]

condoms, cellphone, credit card, toothbrush

[AD]

Today i am mostly carrying:

A mobile
Toolkit and digital tyre gauge.
Tyre repair kit
Any bits of bike that falls off during my travels.
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It was like that before i got here!

[tatters]

[TheShaggyDA]

Spare chain link. £20 note. Lighter. Solder tape strips. Self amalgamating tape.
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[Gazdaman]

For my loyal 2 smoke I carry, a spare plug and plug spanner.

A phone is essential, camera phone if possible, spare fuses if your bike is inclined to blow them at every possible opp (mine is)

A tire pressure gauge (I've got a keyring one).

One of those small WD40 cans, priceless.

It all depends on your situation, I never travel that far from home and if it's anything THAT serious I've got a dad/breakdown recovery.

Gaz

[LustyLew]

Quite interestingly no one has mentioned a first aid kit. I almost always have a bag with me, and a small kit can fit in a pocket easily. If you have a fall and gash your hand (or something else) open in the middle of nowhere, it could be some time before help finds you.
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[Rory]

[LustyLew]

[mchaggis]

[wildcat]

[LustyLew]

All of that is true. However, you'd be supprise how easily the body breaks, even leather clad eith armour. Fingers, toes, ankles, arms, all snap quite easily.

Unless of course your wearing a fully armoured body suit?
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[Rory]

It wouldn't be as much fun if it wasn't dangerous

Edit: within reason, of course
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