I'm one of those who didn't get a tool kit with my bike and from what I understand, the kit is junk anyway. It would be nice to have the spanner for the shock and I'm going to keep trying to get one. With the limited space under the seat, there's not allot of room so I assembled what I think is a good basic kit: * ¼" Driver handle * ¼" Drive breaker bar * ¼" Combination wrench * ¼" Six point socket * Metric hex set * Torx bit set * Flat & Phillips bits * Crescent wrench * Vise Grip (need to go shopping) Everything except the pliers fit into an old eye glass case I had. In my tank bag I carry: * Tire plug/inflation kit * Tire gauge * Fuses (mini = 4, 7.5, 10, 15, glass = 10) * Safety wire * Wire ties * Tape * Spring (side stand) * Flash light This isn't everything I would carry for a trip, but it makes me feel a whole lot better than running around with nothing.
Hey Jughead, You're pliers are dangerously close to your battery terminals. Being non insulated they will easily short your battery and possibly start a fire!
I thought the exact same thing when I saw it, glad you don't travel like that. I like the multi use 1/4 driver handle/extension. Is 1/4 sturdy enough though?
this is awesome, and something i should do too. what size are the torx bits? what's safety wire for? (edited, nevermind, the bros told me it's like a replacement for string to tie things and make sure something doesn't come loose)
Smart boyz those bros are, arent they ? Only joking. My 3 sisters always tell me its good to have older brother
Most Torx sets will include T20 T25 T27 T30 T40. That will cover about 99% of the screws and bolts on the Terra.
The Torx set came from DeWalt and was only about $6. This sure isn't designed to replace the tools in your workshop, but it ought to cover most of the bases if you need to get inside of your headlight, remove a body panel, etc. I'm only carrying the hex key set because I replaced a few of the factory fasteners with allen-heads.
