In the trunk for quick and easy access, I keep an Exacto knife with extra blades, 2 cell AA Maglite, digital air pressure gauge, and the Wenger Toolchest Swiss Army knife. I bought the Swiss army knife on an impulse whim and never used it. Got the Voyager thought it'd be perfect to have on the bike. One of my best additions! Compass, ruler, mini pliers, tweezers, hacksaw, woodsaw, you name it, it has it. Wenger's top of the line. It saved the day back in November 2006. We were on a charity run for the couple injured during the Branson trip. At the end, my wife couldn't get the digital camera to work. Thought it had finally gone to the big Kodak in the sky. I figured out the battery terminals had gotten squished when she bumped the camera. Out came the Swiss knife and the thin wood saw. Hooked the last tooth on the blade waaaaaaay down in the bottom of the camera and pulled up the terminals. Good as new!!! On our trip to Durango for the AVA rally, the crosswinds coming under her helmet were driving me nuts. I could hear the wind from her microphone. In Colorado Springs, I had to buy an Exacto knife for the detailed hole I had to cut to mover her mic farther up inside the helmet. I have like 6 Exacto knives at home already, so I just left the new one on the bike. Figured some day I might need it. Splinter or something like that, who knows.
In the RH saddlebag, I have the Stop N Go tire plugger kit with a couple paper towels wrapped in a ziploc bag to keep moisture out of the tools:
Also in the RH saddlebag is the toolkit. I use a shaving kit type of bag. Like a men's overnight bag. Got it at Walmart. It's got a handle on the end to grab and I keep it in a plastic bag to keep moisture and rust off the tools:
In the side portion of the overnight tool bag, I keep an old fashioned rope seal plug kit, an assortment of zipties (most of my fairing is held on with zipties since a bunch of the mounting spots are broken, plus zipties are just plain handy!!!), a cheap $2 test light so you can check for power, etc. and extra cotter pins for axle nuts. The pointy end of the test light has a piece of vacuum hose on it for safety of both the bags longevity and my hands when diggin into said bag.
The main part of the kit has:
small hammer. You can kind of use the claw part as a light pry bar.
#2 Philips screwdriver for windshield work, etc.
#3 Philips screwdriver for faux tank cover screws and holding front axle steady, fairing screws, etc.
Regular sized standard blade screwdriver
cheap 10" crescent (adjustable) wrench
Regular pliers
Needlenose pliers
Diagaonal cutting pliers (wire cutting, etc.)
I had asked the wife to pick up some diags and she came home with the 3 pack of different pliers. I love her!
Also:
cheap 3/4" combination wrench for front axle nut, had this one laying around.
old 3/8" drive socket wrench, socket part slides back and forth from a T to a wrench
13mm combination wrench
12mm combination wrench for front caliper mounting bolts, exhaust clamps and hangers, etc.
10mm combination wrench
2, 6" extensions for 1/4" sockets for water pump pipe clamp bolts, and bolts in far, far away galaxies
1, 3" extension for 1/4" sockets for galaxies that are just a smidge farther, or fairly close, either way
1/4" swivel for galaxies that are offset to one side or the other
1/4" drive 10mm, 9mm, 8mm sockets
stubby 1/4" drive ratchet. Kinda cute isn't it?
2 carriage bolts, for pulling the swingarm pivots
Single allen for something or other
Allen assortment thingy
3/8" socket with 5/16" allen for rear caliper bolts
1/4" drive 12mm socket, 6 point for exhaust and front caliper bolts
3/8" drive socket 14mm, 12mm deep socket
2.5" 3/8" extension
Mini screwdriver thingy
The mini screwdriver thingy I picked up somewhere, don't remember. It's one of those point of purchase things at the cash register at the hardware store. About the size of a pack of Dentyne gum, it has a bunch of 1/4" bits.
You pull the drive out and put it in the end of the case. It's magnetic too.
The black compressor on the left has been on my bike since I've owned it. The blue one on the left I picked up the other day for another project and I think it's going to replace the black one. It has a gauge and is more compact so it takes less room. Walmart for $10.
I carry all that everytime the bike leaves the garage. Also whenever I work on the bike at home, I try to use the kit so I know if something needs to be added or whatnot, AND, I don't leave bike tools at home or leave at-home tools on the bike. For big trips I make sure I have a rear axle socket and wrench with me. I really need to just add one to the bike, but haven't gotten around to it yet. I figure, if I've got the stuff to pull the swingarm pivots, I might ought to have something to pull the rear tire off too. Something to work on I suppose.
There are many more flavors of Gatorade now.
