My baby is 10 this year , thankfully the dry climate here hasn't been too harsh on her.
But I'm keen to avoid getting stuck on the side of a road somewhere, so wondered what else I should pack, "just in case". To the standard toolkit I have added:
Cable (zip) ties
Fuses
M5, M6, M8 nuts
My rego (road tax) receipt - we aren't supposed to need to display rego labels (tax discs) any more.
Is there anything else you carry?
Road racing's where it's at - going round in circles all day is for hamsters.
Never had to use it in anger on the bike, but did pull a nail from one of the car tyres and once plugged it ran for around 35,000 miles with no leaks or problems, not bad considering there is no glue used.
Yup, I've had the dust & spiders too! I do have an emergency tyre fix kit,that I pack on overnighters, but didn't think there was room enough for it under the seat too, where do you squeeze that in, Miz?
Road racing's where it's at - going round in circles all day is for hamsters.
Spyke wrote: Yup, I've had the dust & spiders too! I do have an emergency tyre fix kit,that I pack on overnighters, but didn't think there was room enough for it under the seat too, where do you squeeze that in, Miz?
Hopefully next winter you can find under my seat, very small and powerful lithium battery and custom mapped power commarder.
Now there is just huge lead battery...
Just got room behind the battery for one of them small ratchet sets with hex keys and screwdriver bits in, and a multi tool. I've got room in my pocket for an RAC card!
I did actually use the toolkit last year on the way down to the Buell day. Those who have met me will know that I'm a bit unbalanced and I dropped the bike on the right and snapped the clamp that attached the brake lever to the bar. I was able to swop this to the clutch side which gave me some peace of mind during those frequent panic stops I find myself doing. So it's not just for show!
V4mp wrote:Hopefully next winter you can find under my seat, very small and powerful lithium battery and custom mapped power commarder.
Now there is just huge lead battery...
V4mp wrote:Hopefully next winter you can find under my seat, very small and powerful lithium battery and custom mapped power commarder.
Now there is just huge lead battery...
If im going any real distance i take extracts of the manual (error codes ,sensor resistances etc) a tiny multimeter ,nuts bolts ,bits of wire electrical and thicker stuff for tying things on, scotchlock connectors ,cable ties ,araldite ,small bottle of oil ,can of tyre repair and inflation stuff, spare bulbs ,standard toolkit and some extras ,plugs ,small can of chain lube ,i think thats about it.
V4mp wrote:Hopefully next winter you can find under my seat, very small and powerful lithium battery and custom mapped power commarder.
Now there is just huge lead battery...
have the lithium battery, now a pc and dyno
Doesnt look much smaller ?
they normally are but this was exactly the same size
shedmonkey wrote:If im going any real distance i take extracts of the manual (error codes ,sensor resistances etc) a tiny multimeter ,nuts bolts ,bits of wire electrical and thicker stuff for tying things on, scotchlock connectors ,cable ties ,araldite ,small bottle of oil ,can of tyre repair and inflation stuff, spare bulbs ,standard toolkit and some extras ,plugs ,small can of chain lube ,i think thats about it.
V4mp wrote:Hopefully next winter you can find under my seat, very small and powerful lithium battery and custom mapped power commarder.
Now there is just huge lead battery...
V4mp wrote:Hopefully next winter you can find under my seat, very small and powerful lithium battery and custom mapped power commarder.
Now there is just huge lead battery...
have the lithium battery, now a pc and dyno
Okey, if its same size, is it any lighter ?
when you pick up the lithium battery compared with lead acid it feels like theres nothing inside it.