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Offline Quail "Owner of the comfortable k8"

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Bike Tool Kit
« on: April 17, 2005, 07:56:34 PM »
What is in your bike tool kit?  You know the one you keep under the seat/trunk of a cb750k.  I started this in hopes that someone will add that one tool or thing you would not think to carry that could turn a breakdown into a No Problem.

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Re: Bike Tool Kit
« Reply #1 on: April 17, 2005, 07:58:06 PM »
I just have the original '69 tools it thier bag.  ;D Used them a couple of times, but not often. I think it adds something.
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Re: Bike Tool Kit
« Reply #2 on: April 17, 2005, 07:59:06 PM »
Appropriate feeler gauges, I think Honda only included them on the earlier bikes.
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Re: Bike Tool Kit
« Reply #3 on: April 17, 2005, 08:07:45 PM »
feeler gauges, which are those???
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Re: Bike Tool Kit
« Reply #4 on: April 17, 2005, 08:11:51 PM »
The thin flat blades used to set the valve clearances, intake and exhaust are different. Make sure they are the ones with angled ends for working in the tight quarters you find. They come in a set of many, I just take the set apart and include the blades I need, or rather hope I will never need. Might not hurt to throw in a spark plug gauge as well. None of this takes up much room.
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Re: Bike Tool Kit
« Reply #5 on: April 17, 2005, 08:24:54 PM »
first aid supplies!  busted knuckles feel so much better with a band aid and an imaginary kiss from mom. 
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Re: Bike Tool Kit
« Reply #6 on: April 17, 2005, 08:37:58 PM »
Butt - Splices and electrical tape. For those broken wires and such. Spare fuse if thier not in the holder.
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Re: Bike Tool Kit
« Reply #7 on: April 18, 2005, 08:06:11 AM »
hummmmmm........

im thinkin by the time im done collecting tools to carry for my bike

ill eather need a backpack or a trailer for all of it.

ive seen some good ideas here however and now im gonna have to put some real thought into an appropriate tool kit.
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Re: Bike Tool Kit
« Reply #8 on: April 18, 2005, 08:57:30 AM »
Jim,
Forget the backpack or trailer, just hire a chase team that includes a Snap-On tool truck and an RV.  Then you'll be set! 

Or you could just pack the factory H-D tool kit:
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« Reply #9 on: April 18, 2005, 09:03:25 AM »
I've got one of those screwdriver kits with the handle and one card of assorted bit adaptors.. Screwdriver philips large /small /hex/allen etc. handy.
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Re: Bike Tool Kit
« Reply #10 on: April 18, 2005, 02:20:16 PM »
If your not bothered about being orriginal then a good plan is to replace as many bolts with allen heads as possable, then just carry the allen keys in the sizes you have used, much smaller than spanners.

Breakdown insurance is also easy to fit under the seat.  ;)
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« Reply #11 on: April 19, 2005, 09:57:27 AM »
Where do you guys keep your bike tools?  The CB650C doesn't seem to have any sort of small storage compartment.  Do you usually ride with saddle bags?

Rob
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« Reply #12 on: April 19, 2005, 10:28:55 AM »
I don't carry tools anymore. I can generally get it home with my single blade pocketknife. Used to have one with a philips bit that was perfect for those parking lot float adjustments.

My most valued Honda tool is the plug socket. I'd be forever lost without it.
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Re: Bike Tool Kit
« Reply #13 on: April 19, 2005, 11:17:29 AM »
Yes sir, really hard to get #2 out without that Honda plug wrench. A leatherman pocket tool or a swiss army knife would be a good addition. Leatherman has the needle nose, a file, phillips screw driver, common screw driver, and if all else fails Can opener.
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Re: Bike Tool Kit
« Reply #14 on: April 19, 2005, 01:48:05 PM »
 I'm carrying:
Honda Spark plug tool, pliers, 2 10mm spanners, 13mm spanner, adjustable spanner, a small set of allen keys, feeler gauge, a length of cable, screw-on nipples, 2-in-1 screwdriver, electrical wire and wire joints, some fuses and a spark plug. a small bit of sanding paper maybe. A first aid kit is compulsory around here.

Quote from: Rob on April 19, 2005, 09:57:27 AM
Where do you guys keep your bike tools?  The CB650C doesn't seem to have any sort of small storage compartment.  Do you usually ride with saddle bags?

I have a small square army leather bag over or instead of my left sidecover, as seen in the pic:

Cheers, Remi
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Re: Bike Tool Kit
« Reply #15 on: April 19, 2005, 02:53:00 PM »
Quote from: Rob on April 19, 2005, 09:57:27 AM
Where do you guys keep your bike tools?  The CB650C doesn't seem to have any sort of small storage compartment.  Do you usually ride with saddle bags?

Rob

It's behind the left side cover -- won't hold much more than the original toolkit though...

Hmmm, having said that, if you had a thin flat bag and a way to strap it there I'll be there's enough room behind the sidecover.

Zeke
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« Reply #16 on: June 16, 2005, 11:22:45 PM »
I ended up just putting my insurance papers behind the left side cover, and if I ever ride with a bag on, just keep a few tools in the bag.  I dont know how you could ever fit more than a few wrenches in that little cubby.

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« Reply #17 on: June 17, 2005, 08:25:16 AM »
...can't believe no one has menitoned this very important compotent...

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Re: Bike Tool Kit
« Reply #18 on: June 17, 2005, 08:34:44 AM »
But officer, I have no idea how it got empty, it must have leaked out.  ;)
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Re: Bike Tool Kit
« Reply #19 on: June 17, 2005, 03:50:45 PM »
Well i have a 750F so my storage space is quite a bit more than my old K, but when i got my bike it had a flat tire kit in it. Patches, glue, a braided hose and an adapter that threaded into the spark plug hole and used engine compression to re-inflate the tire afterwards. Neat idea. I keep feeler gauges, screwdrivers, a leatherman, OE sparkplug socket, 2 packs of fuses, extra set of plugs, a point file and a hammer head in my "trunk"...
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« Reply #20 on: June 17, 2005, 04:11:03 PM »
I liked the comment about the Harley tool kit !!
I'll have to get one for my Harley.

I carry a 8-10-12-14MM wrench on my Honda as well as a screw driver,
spark plug socket, and feeler gauges.

I'm happy to say I have never needed them:)
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« Reply #21 on: June 17, 2005, 04:36:15 PM »
an adapter that threaded into the spark plug hole and used engine compression to re-inflate the tire afterwards


Won't that put Fuel into the tire as well as air? That could be bad for a number of reasons, the least of whic would be the gas eating the tube.

Good idea, bad plan.
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Re: Bike Tool Kit
« Reply #22 on: June 17, 2005, 05:34:59 PM »
Quote from: Chrisboden on June 17, 2005, 04:36:15 PM
an adapter that threaded into the spark plug hole and used engine compression to re-inflate the tire afterwards


Won't that put Fuel into the tire as well as air? That could be bad for a number of reasons, the least of whic would be the gas eating the tube.

Good idea, bad plan.

Well, yes, you're right.  But, would you rather drive from timbuktu to a source of correct air type, or walk?
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Re: Bike Tool Kit
« Reply #23 on: June 17, 2005, 10:44:30 PM »
The most important thing has to be a packet of aspirin or somekind of hangover cure.
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