My "toolkit" includes everything I need to pull the carbs and adjust them including a bit of tubing and a tiny tupperware to catch the gas from the float bowls plus some other tools that have been handy enough that they end up in there too.
So that's:
* 12mm socket w/ extension and ratchet driver,
* 8mm socket and a 13mm (not sure why that one...)
* philips screwdriver,
* standard screwdriver,
* slip joint pliers,
* a tiny standard screwdriver from an autoparts store that includes a magnet in the handle, which is a lifesaver when you drop that bolt down
the back of the engine and it rolls under the starter...
* spare hitchpin clip and a couple other spare clip like things including a paperclip 'cause you never know
* a tiny piece of 0.10 guitar wire for poking out jets of all kinds,
* a selection of open end wrenches in appropriate metric sizes (I like the ones that have two sizes, one on each end),
* a piece of emery board (stolen from my wife :),
* a tiny ruler (metric), probably 'cause I'm always futzing with the carbs and might as well check the float level, I guess
* a 22mm wrench for rear axle
* a tubular sparkplug tool from my old gs450 toolkit, works as a short breaker bar too...
Everything in there is something I"ve needed more than once on the road and wished I'd had. It all fits in a zippered bank deposit bag, a small one about 4-5" by 11" or so. Perfect. With it I can fix most any basic thing that goes wrong on the road and have enough that most things can be patched enough to get to the next small town. Oh, and it turns out if you break a throttle cable, the choke cable *will* work, but it's a pain to get it working... it's a little short.
For a long trip I might throw in a couple more things, like a few more sockets and allens, just in case. I like the idea of a vise grips pliers as a substitute shift lever... very clever.
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Topic: Tools to bring on trips (Read 2220 times)