Do you carry anything special on trips? - Motorcycle-Journal Forums

tigerdude77 · 05-23-2006, 12:28 PM

I'm just curious if others take things like: tire repair kits, small air pumps, tools, etc when on any medium-to-long trips (or even daily commutes). I've been thinking about what might be good to take along - just in case I have a problem out there.

Or - do you just hop on and ride - and not really worry about it?

texrider · 05-23-2006, 12:32 PM

For normal commuting, I like the AK-47 with folding stock and 75 rd. drum....

**Clint** · 05-23-2006, 12:35 PM

My wife?

I can do just about anything with my stock toolkit, Leatherman and tire plug kit.

**87gsxrnut** · 05-23-2006, 01:18 PM

Safety wire and small side-cutters always.

- Nut

Mavman · 05-23-2006, 01:22 PM

Me, with the dragon tail trip comin' up........I'm up to date on the fluid levels..but I'll be taking towels, plexus, coolant, tools, extra gas, all riding gear needed, air compressor that works off the cigarette lighter in the cage that's comin' also, cell phone and maybe a cooler with beverages.

EDIT...AND maps too.

Daily commute, tools and a beverage......might look into a tire repair kit to go with also.

**Freakinout** · 05-23-2006, 01:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by texrider

For normal commuting, I like the AK-47 with folding stock and 75 rd. drum....

That'd be quite a load. But when ya need it ya need it.

**Freakinout** · 05-23-2006, 01:29 PM

Spark plugs, first aid kit, I usually take a pistol + extra mag with me too. Nothing like being in the middle of nowhere with a broken bike.

**inspiron** · 05-23-2006, 01:29 PM

There are some universal tools that I usually carry with me - a Leatherman, some duct tape, some cable ties, spare fuses, an auto-club card, a telephone, and some cash and credit cards. If anything bigger breaks, I'll call the auto club and have it trailered back to my mech. I don't repair MC tires. If they blow, they go.

EDIT: First-Aid kit, resparation mask, rubber gloves, and a compression bandage are all under the seat, along with the reflective vest (must carry in Italy and some other countries).

D_Klein · 05-23-2006, 02:14 PM

I have some wet-nap-type packets for cleaning glass and/or LCD screens that I gaffle from the office. They're not as effective as glass cleaner for removing bugs from my visor, but it's better than nothing.

sunny · 05-24-2006, 10:17 AM

a compass.

YZF-R1 · 05-24-2006, 10:19 AM

Good ideas here.

**drgibson** · 05-24-2006, 10:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RowdyRed94

My wife?

I can do just about anything with my stock toolkit, Leatherman and tire plug kit.

Are those for the bike ot the wife?

**Louis** · 05-24-2006, 11:25 AM

My wallet!

bajaraider · 05-24-2006, 11:30 AM

lots of good ideas here. I need to find my Gerber multi plier tool. A shotgun would not be bad idea, get rid of those pesky birds out in the middle of nowhere that like to fly right in front of me!

Rickster · 05-24-2006, 12:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Freakinout

Spark plugs, first aid kit, I usually take a pistol + extra mag with me too. Nothing like being in the middle of nowhere with a broken bike.

It's not a horse, you don't have to shoot the bike just because it broke!!

**Freakinout** · 05-24-2006, 02:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rickster

It's not a horse, you don't have to shoot the bike just because it broke!!

You've not been stuck in the middle of a dirt storm have ya?

tlwisner · 05-24-2006, 07:34 PM

Rain gear.

05-23-2006, 12:28 PM	#1 (permalink)
tigerdude77 In Training Joined: Dec 2005 Bike: 2003 vs800 Intruder Location: B'ham, AL Posts: 121	Do you carry anything special on trips? I'm just curious if others take things like: tire repair kits, small air pumps, tools, etc when on any medium-to-long trips (or even daily commutes). I've been thinking about what might be good to take along - just in case I have a problem out there. Or - do you just hop on and ride - and not really worry about it?

05-23-2006, 12:32 PM	#2 (permalink)
texrider Sprocket Pilot Joined: Mar 2006 Bike: '04 Vulcan 2000, '05 VTX1800 Location: Arlington, Texas Posts: 866	For normal commuting, I like the AK-47 with folding stock and 75 rd. drum.... __________________ "Sprocket to me, baby!"

05-23-2006, 01:18 PM	#4 (permalink)
87gsxrnut Ho Dog Joined: Dec 2003 Bike: 867-5309 Location: Terror Lake Posts: 4,224	Safety wire and small side-cutters always. - Nut __________________ Person or person's unknown.

05-23-2006, 01:29 PM	#7 (permalink)
Freakinout Tire Eating Moderator Joined: Jul 2004 Bike: 2001 Suzuki TL1000S Location: Texas Posts: 2,617	Spark plugs, first aid kit, I usually take a pistol + extra mag with me too. Nothing like being in the middle of nowhere with a broken bike. __________________ Freakinout

05-23-2006, 01:29 PM	#8 (permalink)
inspiron Muscle Biker Joined: Jul 2004 Bike: Blue Suzuki GSX 1400 (2003) Location: Canton Basel-Land, Switzerland (47.4493, 7.76536) Posts: 12,073	There are some universal tools that I usually carry with me - a Leatherman, some duct tape, some cable ties, spare fuses, an auto-club card, a telephone, and some cash and credit cards. If anything bigger breaks, I'll call the auto club and have it trailered back to my mech. I don't repair MC tires. If they blow, they go. EDIT: First-Aid kit, resparation mask, rubber gloves, and a compression bandage are all under the seat, along with the reflective vest (must carry in Italy and some other countries). __________________ There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe blog: gsx1400

05-23-2006, 02:14 PM	#9 (permalink)
D_Klein 100% Title Free Joined: Feb 2006 Bike: '05 GSX-R750 (Anniversary Edition) Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 1,544	I have some wet-nap-type packets for cleaning glass and/or LCD screens that I gaffle from the office. They're not as effective as glass cleaner for removing bugs from my visor, but it's better than nothing. __________________ "Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba...." ~Hunter S. Thompson

05-24-2006, 10:17 AM	#10 (permalink)
sunny Leaned over, knee down Joined: Nov 2004 Bike: '97 suzuki savage, '90 honda shadow, '75 kh400, and a broom Location: fort worthless Posts: 4,678	a compass. __________________ "blah blah blah, the world revolves around me, blah blah blah, your perception of events can't possibly be valid, blah blah blah, i wasn't there but i know everything about everything, blah blah blah." - 95% of the male population. you WISH this post was brought to you by rum.

05-24-2006, 10:19 AM	#11 (permalink)
YZF-R1 Banned Joined: May 2006 Posts: 11	Good ideas here.

05-24-2006, 11:25 AM	#13 (permalink)
Louis Administrator Joined: Sep 2003 Bike: SV650S '05 (Blue) Location: Gatineau, QC, Canada Posts: 10,657	My wallet! __________________ Louis

05-24-2006, 11:30 AM	#14 (permalink)
bajaraider U.B's LoveChild Joined: Sep 2005 Bike: 2005 M50, 1970 TC120 Location: Lubbock, Texas Posts: 1,036	lots of good ideas here. I need to find my Gerber multi plier tool. A shotgun would not be bad idea, get rid of those pesky birds out in the middle of nowhere that like to fly right in front of me! __________________ RED M50 - 2005 "only a motorcycle rider understands why a dog hangs its head out the window" My Toys

05-24-2006, 07:34 PM	#17 (permalink)
tlwisner Throttle Jockey Joined: Apr 2004 Bike: '05 Boulevard C50 Location: Central Kentucky Posts: 3,208	Rain gear. __________________ Tim Wisner AMA, SCRC Happiness is something we create

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