Travel tool kit

[MARRAHM]

A buddy and I are taking a weekend trip of 1500 or so miles in a few weeks.  I'm looking for advise from the crew on essential items to have in the tool bag for my 620.  thoughts?
Mike

[WTSDS]

On long trips I take what's needed to remove the wheels in case of a puncture, plus the usual small tools, duct tape, bits of wire and cable ties, etc.. Easier to take a wheel off and find somewhere to get the tyre fixed than trying to push or tow the 'bike with a flat.

A comfy seat is a good idea too - Monster seats ain't too good on a long haul. 

[CDawg]

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[gage]

On long trips I take what's needed to remove the wheels in case of a puncture, plus the usual small tools, duct tape, bits of wire and cable ties, etc.. Easier to take a wheel off and find somewhere to get the tyre fixed than trying to push or tow the 'bike with a flat.

A comfy seat is a good idea too - Monster seats ain't too good on a long haul. 

How do you jack the bike up on the side of the road?

[WTSDS]

>>How do you jack the bike up on the side of the road?

Lie it on it's side if necessary, or wait and hope someone stops to help.

First thing I did when bought my Monster was put a centrestand on it.

[NAKID]

>>How do you jack the bike up on the side of the road?



First thing I did when bought my Monster was put a centrestand on it.

Not available for the SSS Monsters...

[onederer]

I have a seargant seat with the plastic canister container underneath.

I have to stock Ducati tool set complimented with 3-10mm ball end hex keys.
a Beza "Great Escape" multi-tool. Whittled down to just metric sizes.
2mm, 2.5mm, 3mm, 4mm, 5mm, 5.5mm, 6mm
Torx:
T8, T9, T10, T15, T20, T25, T27, T30, T40
Slotted screwdrivers:
1/8", 5/32", 3/16", 1/4"
Phillips screwdrivers:
#0, #1, #2, #3


Surefire Executive flashlight
various zipties, a length or safety wire, adhesive backed velcro pad, 4 mini bungees, an Emergency $20 bill and a .5oz bottle of Miltech lube.

in my triple tree back i have a kickstand puck, balaclava, a small padlock w/coiled cable to replace the stock helmet cable and a small tube of lens cleaner and a microfiber cloth for the visor.
For extended trips I add a tire repair kit and inflator and bump the $20 to a $50.
I'm sure that I'm missing something. But hopefully that will do for the trips that I take most often.

[bigiain]

A buddy and I are taking a weekend trip of 1500 or so miles in a few weeks.  I'm looking for advise from the crew on essential items to have in the tool bag for my 620.  thoughts?

1500 miles isn't that far, so long as you're not straying too far from civilisation I'd be happy packing the "Official Ducati Toolkit", which is a cellphone and a gold card.

If I was going to be getting more than a couple of hours ride away from somewhere that'd be able to patch a tire for me, I'd make sure at least one of you has a puncture repair kit on board.

My usual plan is to invite a BMW rider, they are required by tradition to have a first aid kit, puncture repair kit, and complete toolset on board at all times 

big

[NAKID]

I have a seargant seat with the plastic canister container underneath.

I have to stock Ducati tool set complimented with 3-10mm ball end hex keys.
a Beza "Great Escape" multi-tool. Whittled down to just metric sizes.
2mm, 2.5mm, 3mm, 4mm, 5mm, 5.5mm, 6mm
Torx:
T8, T9, T10, T15, T20, T25, T27, T30, T40
Slotted screwdrivers:
1/8", 5/32", 3/16", 1/4"
Phillips screwdrivers:
#0, #1, #2, #3


Surefire Executive flashlight
various zipties, a length or safety wire, adhesive backed velcro pad, 4 mini bungees, an Emergency $20 bill and a .5oz bottle of Miltech lube.

in my triple tree back i have a kickstand puck, balaclava, a small padlock w/coiled cable to replace the stock helmet cable and a small tube of lens cleaner and a microfiber cloth for the visor.
For extended trips I add a tire repair kit and inflator and bump the $20 to a $50.
I'm sure that I'm missing something. But hopefully that will do for the trips that I take most often.

Why the torx?

[MARRAHM]

good thoughts, guys, thanks.

big,  funny you mention that -- my buddy is bringing his brand new GS...

I used the traditional duc kit last time I went on a longer ride (shorter than this one actually).  600 miles from home, my fuel pump started overheating supposedly from a clogged fuel filter.  I could go about 15 miles before the main injection fuse would pop.  Stopped at every wal mart b/w here and kentucky to buy all the fuses they had.  made it home, but wasn't much fun.  I'll be bringing a spare fuel filter this trip, just in case..

I'll post up a consolidated list of some of the better bits that come out of this (and some other good advice I've gotten) over the next couple weeks.

mike

[Stangman]

My underseat emergency kit includes:

$20 cash
a flattened 1/2 roll of duct tape
several different sizes of zipties
spark plug wrench
spare spark plug
My Gerber 600 (love that thing)

a few spare fuses
a short length of clear tubing (for bleeding clutch or brake line)
a folding allen key set

I'd like to get a tire repair kit too, but there isn't much room left in that little compartment. 

[bigiain]

I'll be bringing a spare fuel filter this trip, just in case..

Really? You wouldn't just install that new one before you left and not worry about it? Isn't replacing a fuel filter on an injected bike enough of a pain in the ass that you'd rather not do it on the side of the road?

big (for my old-school carbed Monster, I probably could have picked up a useable filter at Walmart!)

[RavnMonster]

get AAA dude, they will tow it for free or , fix or bring gas for free.

[dlearl476]

1500 miles isn't that far, so long as you're not straying too far from civilisation I'd be happy packing the "Official Ducati Toolkit", which is a cellphone and a gold card.

I take the "ODT, Iron Butt Edition":  Cell, CC, AAA RV+. 

[Hedgehog]

For my trip from LA to Dallas/Fort Worth a few years ago, I took the cellphone/mastercard kit, plus the bike's toolkit, a tire patch kit, and a miniature 12V tire pump.  Both my bikes have BMW sockets, so I put a BMW plug on the pump, to match.