What's in your tool chest?

Three different range torque wrenches, all the various metric and English unit sockets and wrenches and now with a wethead, various Torx screwdrivers and bits. Cup and band wrenches for oil filters and of course metric hex wrenches including Tee-handle versions.

And I have what no one has mentioned so far, a GS-911.



Harry

I manage to squeeze everything I need to service the bike, except a torque wrench, into four small Aerostich zippered pouches (which they no longer seem to stock unfortunately).

One is for the flat repair gear (plugs, tools, CO2 cartridges, etc), two contain almost all the tools, and the forth has the GS-911, rock straps, and a few other miscellaneous things. Other than the aforementioned torque wrench, I can do the entire 24k service with only what I have on the bike.

Altogether the whole kit weighs less than 15 pounds and I can stuff 3 out of four of them under the seat or in the area ahead of the tail light. The only special tool I have is a CDI torque wrench in newton-meters. A cheap torque wrench isn't worth it's weight in lead and having one in metric units just makes it easier to use.

There was a contest for best tool kit to carry on a trip at the Sherando Lake BMW rally many moons ago. Charlie said we'd have won if we had entered. We were on our way home from an 8000 mile cross country trip 2-up on a K75s. Our tool kit? A cell phone, credit card, and the title.

Here is what I carry if on a trip:

PGlaves said:

Here is what I carry if on a trip:

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That's nice but where's the duct tape?

My tools

I carry an adventure design tool kit.
I added needle nose pliers and a small pair of vice grips.
It has everything I've needed to do my service, and fits easily under the seat of my 06 R1200RT.
Not inexpensive, but good quality and very complete.

Paul--what is the pin spanner wrench for?

swall said:

Paul--what is the pin spanner wrench for?

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That spanner fits the early versions of the lens retainer on Motolights.

pappy35 said:

That's nice but where's the duct tape?

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Voni carries the red duct tape and some wire ties. I also didn't show the tire repair stuff (gauge, pump, plugs, plugging tools) or the battery jump pack.

If you desire to work deeper on the newer bikes (final drive, swing arm, etc..) you'll need some of the bigger metric wrenches/sockets and metric allen wrenches.
But since you won't use them much I just got the Harbor Freight (one-use? ) type tools.

I also have multiple allen bit drivers too (I used an electric screw driver to take off/on bodywork) and I'm constantly losing the Torx bits so I get the individual packaged Torx bits at my local Ace hardware. I don't have to buy a complete set to get the few popular sizes that way.

Have fun!

SS

PGlaves said:

Here is what I carry if on a trip:

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I just travel with guys that carry these tool kits.... and then look at them with sad eyes when I have something break down.

YeehaStephen said:

I just travel with guys that carry these tool kits.... and then look at them with sad eyes when I have something break down.

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You mean like this?



Yup. That'll work every time.

pappy35 said:

You mean like this?

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Yup. That'll work every time.

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I'm already humble and loveable. I just wish I was that cute.