Toolkit

[Water Warrior 2]

Originally Posted by mrlmd1

Add a few good strong plastic tie wraps and a roll of electrical tape. Good for holding things on as well as wire insulation where needed.

Tie wraps are a wonderful item to have. Holding parts out of the way while working in tight places. Supporting the weight of a caliper rather than it hanging by a hose. They can be joined together for a longer tie wrap too. I have a handfull in the fairing of the Vstrom held in by a(you guessed it)tie wrap.
Ditto on the electrical tape, that's where the box cutter does it's job too. Or have sizzors.

[ecr959]

Originally Posted by alantf

What's a "box cutter"? Not being American, it might be something I know by another name.

Alan, anybody that ever worked in a supermarket has to use one of these every day to quickly cut open boxes of cans and food stuff, to put on the isle shelves.

[Water Warrior 2]

Just had a moment of clarity. I had put together a travel pack to suppliment Lynda's M-50 tool kit during her trip last year. Everything is tightly wrapped in a heavy plastic freezer bag.
1/4 " metric deep socket set
2 " and 6 " extentions.
1/4 " universal joint.
plastic screw driver type handle for turning sockets.
1/4 " ratchet.
4 " and 6 " crescent wrenches(adjustable spanners for Alantf).
5 " pliers with wire cutter edges.
1 dedicated Allen wrench for the aftermarket windshield clamps.
6 " to 24 " extendable magnetic pick-up tool.
5 1/2 " long vise grips.
4 metric wrenches that are commonly needed for the bike. No need to carry a complete set of wrenches.
Total weight is 2.5 kg or slightly over 5 pounds.

[Water Warrior 2]

Originally Posted by ecr959

Alan, anybody that ever worked in a supermarket has to use one of these every day to quickly cut open boxes of cans and food stuff, to put on the isle shelves.

I don't have one like that. Must add to my collection. :lol:

[tsmall]

Add one more thing......a cell phone! LOL!!!

[Rookie Rider]

I added a ball peen hammer to my bike, never comes off. Check out the pics titled HAMMER TIME, on the gz250 performance mods thread.

[alantf]

Originally Posted by alantf

What's a "box cutter"? Not being American, it might be something I know by another name.

Ah yes, We call them "Stanley knives" after the original English manufacturer, the Stanley Co. :2tup:

[Water Warrior 2]

Originally Posted by alantf

Ah yes, We call them "Stanley knives" after the original English manufacturer, the Stanley Co. :2tup:

Yup, I have a few Stanley knives myself. And I now know where they originated. Thanks Alantf.

[alantf]

Just in case you need an explanation of what tools you need, and what they're used for, here's a run down.[attachment=1:35epra3t]img031.jpg[/attachment:35epra3t][attachment=0:35epra3t]img032.jpg[/attachment:35epra3t]

[blaine]

Funny as Hell,and true. :biggrin: