Putting together a 'breakdown' kit for long journeys, ideas?

[alex965]

Well I'm about to do a 300 mile journey on a little gz 125 and want to put together a lightweight(ish) kit that will cover most common problems just in case they occur. I've taken advice I've seen on this website and added in some of my own ideas. So far I've got,

Correct size spanners for adjusting chain.
GT85 and Chain lube.
A can of tyreweld, a tyre pressure gauge and thinking about taking a mini portable air compressor I've got.
An allen key set.
Screwdriver combi set.
Heavy duty cable ties and decent quality duct tape.
Mole grips and a wrench.

Anything else that I should be adding on top of that? I always check my oil level and as always it's between the lower and upper mark, but is it worth bringing along some 4t oil just in case?

Cheers.

Edit: Also have a usb/12v cigarette lighter socket unit wired into the bike with power lead to charge phone/sat nav and to power portable air compressor.
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[alex965]

[orac]

extra battery/emergency charger battery thingy for you phone. its surprising how quickly modern phones can go dead when making lots of calls. it also means you will get longer playing games while waiting for breakdown to arrive
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[alex965]

[waffles]

Ditch the tyre weld and get a puncture repair kit with the air canisters in it as a lot of tyre places will either charge you extra or not bother to repair a tyre that has had weld used on it. A good kit will give you stuff to fix tubed and tubeless tyres then you can just replace bits as you use it.

I am basing this on experience with the tyre shops where I live who refuse to deal with weld unless they charge extra. The place I normally go to told me to not even bother with it.
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[alex965]

[Copycat73]

[Nobby the Bastard]

My tool kit:-

An RAC card
A fully charged phone
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[alex965]

[The Shaggy D.A.]

300 miles on a 125?

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[alex965]

[Copycat73]

may have a tube-less tire but I bet its fitted wit a tube inside.
£2.29

https://i867.photobucket.com/albums/ab232/copycat73/kit.jpg
Use the tools inside as tire leavers

https://www.wilko.com/bike-parts+accessories/wilko-deluxe-puncture-repair-kit/invt/0198903?VBMST=puncture repair kit


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[stinkwheel]

Both tyres are tubed on your bike. The one which says "tubeless" on it also has a tube in, otherwise the air would escape through the holes the spokes go through.

You need to decide if you're going to go equipped to repair a flat tyre or not.

If you are, you're going to need tyre levers, a pump, enough tools to remove the wheel, a little bit of soap to reseat the beads, a puncture repair kit or spare tube* and the knowledge of how to use them to fix your bike. I also find my little tool for pulling the valve through invaluable.

That's a lot of gear to carry for a 300 mile run. Or you can hope you don't get a puncture, which is most likely to be the case.

Even then, it's probably going to allow you to limp to a compressor. Not many pumps you'd carry on the bike can seat the bead properly. Took my enfield rear tyre up to 90psi with the valve core out to seat it properly last time.

In terms of other stuff. On my enfield I carry a comprehensive toolkit. On the VFR, in addition to the standard bike toolkit, I carry a cable repair kit and puncture plug kit along with a set of bent but still working handlebar levers under the saddle.

*On about 50% of my punctures, the partially deflated tyre has slipped round on the rim and torn the valve out rendering the tube unrepairable. I carry a spare tube.
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[Diggs]

Leatherman, eyedrops and a wipe for your visor. Other than the AA card I reckon you have it more than covered.

Given that you will be in't saddle for ages I'd let the bike take the weight of your gear - don't use a rucksack....
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[alex965]

[alex965]

[The Shaggy D.A.]

Tools are handy anyway, as (a) if you have a problem but don't have the knowledge, someone who stops might have, and (b) you might not have a problem, but could come across someone who does.
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Currently : Royal Enfield 350 Meteor
Previously : CB100N > CB250RS > XJ900F > GT550 > GPZ750R/1000RX > AJS M16 > R100RT > Bullet 500 > CB500 > LS650P > Bullet Electra X & YBR125 > Bullet 350 "Superstar" & YBR125 Custom > Royal Enfield Classic 500 Despatch Limited Edition (28 of 200) & CB Two-Fifty Nighthawk > ER5

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