[Bonkorama]

I've never left home without some sort of tools either in my car, or my bike. I have several small tool kits I've put together for various bikes, usually in small bags I keep in the luggage or under seat.

I have also made special repair kits that my wife or a buddy can grab and run, for example, if I get caught with a flat, or a dead battery. These have proven super helpful for when I call and tell say " just grab the small red tool bag and meet me at ( insert stranded location here) ".

Anyone else feel this compulsion?
Anyone else have cool/smart tool habits?

The reason I'm asking is since there's no bags yet for the r9t, it's going to force me to figure something out.... Can't ride without tools.

 

[Mr. Bones]

Leatherman, 3 cable ties and my ADAC card.

 

[gerry]

 

[1561]

+1+1+1
... Leatherman, a whole bundle of cable ties & duct tape (saved my Top Box on the C when version 1.0.0 of luggage mount had given in to metal fatigue issues ) , but also plug'n'play compressor and tire plugs (gotta change them to patches now), and survival bush/skinning knive made from a shattered cold-saw circular blade! Those knive edges REALLY stand up to abuse, don't easily blunt when cutting cardboard or paper, and can be used to turn an old welding rod or rusty bit of steel into a barbed spear point when fishing .... or surviving ... .

Biggest shame saver and peace-of-mind though is the trusty NRMA/RACV/RACT card ... Ultimate Cover! $400 per year to cover 3 adults, ANY vehicle we're driving in, home start, break down, including 2 tows per claim (break down to home, home to repairer), free hire car to either continue on with holidays or return home, free accommodation until destination has been reached or vehicle fixed or towed, and free train tickets or ride with recovery truck to destination/home ... excellent value!! Helped me out big time a few times already (cooked engine, bought a lemon where the engine dropped out halfway up to Brisbane, electrics burned out on wive's bike, etc etc ... ). Paid for itself many times over ....

 

[mikeo]

I still have the tool kit from my R80, which I will probably need to expand with some Torx drivers. The kit is fairly compact, but it is getting pretty old and will need to be expanded for the Torx bits. I suspect I will have to sew up a new leather roll. The problem will be where to store it. It use to fit very nicely (along with a tire repair kit) in the compartment at the back of the R80's seat. Hard panniers would at least provide some lockable storage.

 

[Bonkorama]

It's funny, no one in my office carries tools or knows how to use them.

Of course they are all younger than me. I'm pretty positive if a mechanic came out with a dirty piston and said " this spark plug is bad " they wouldn't know the difference. In a certain sense it's no fault of their own, we were lucky enough to learn to wrench on stuff when it was simpler. And for that I am very grateful.

But the joy of being able to fix/ mod / farkle your own ride is awesome.

Anyway, I've been looking at fork bags online....
MotoCentric Cruiser Tool Bag - Chaparral Motorsports

 

[Bonkorama]

There is a tiny space behind the standard seat it looks like from the Picts of the r9t, which might occomodate a really small pelican case ( ugly as sin ) or something similar. Maybe a tiny bag can be mounted there. Enough for an iPad and crap for work....

 

[9T33]

Does this count as a tool?

It can be helpful depending on where you live if it's allowed.

 

[Bonkorama]

Since I live in Los Angeles... Yeah. That's a wrench to me 9t33.

 

[Mr. Bones]

That bad, huh?

 

[1561]

... useful to make 'withdrawals' eh?

 

[frank]

I keep my tool in my pants, my weapon in my holster, my leatherman on my hip, the screwdrivers, wrenches, sockets, and pliers in my panniers.

 

[rkevwill]

Wait.....are you telling me there won't be a nifty tool kit in the NineT like is in all my BMW autos, and was in my r69s?

 

[Bonkorama]

Dunno. Good question. Where would it be stored on that bike? Doesn't look like there's any room for it anywhere to me.

 

[thompcat]

It will likely be attached to the underside of the seat as on the R12R. Pretty crap set if its like my 2012's - all very cheap looking. Lot of the Euro marks make excellent tool kits for the modern Rs.

 

[Mr. Bones]

Metric Tool Kits - CruzTOOLS

 

[jpalamaro]

Those suffering from OCD ahem, have a never-ending list of tools that they consider, add to that the myriad of electronic devices i carry and now we have power cables, adapters, the list never ends.

The hack is the perfect vehicle for the OCD biker . . . I even have a rope 'come-along' with a 75 ft. nylon rope to pull me out of places I would never dare go!

Those that visit the ADVRIDER forum(s) will find the appropriate list put out by a long time member JVB . . . and of course the ultimate question is does one even know what some of these tools are used for, and how to use them.

I wonder if surgeons wander without the tools of their trade?

 

[1561]

There is one other thing no one's mentioned yet, I always try to have my sky-hook packed and at-the-ready when I'm touring Australia & Tassie's vast outback. Coupled with my epirb, it guarantees me a pickup from any Gorge I might have dropped into. Mine is extra H/D, I can bring the bike along. Well, either the bike or my pillion.

Top Secret Weapons Revealed: Sky Hook : Military Channel

It's available for civil applications now.

 

[Bonkorama]

Just watched that link. How awesome! Thanks huntsman, that was pretty cool.

 

[NineTJoe]

There is one other thing no one's mentioned yet, I always try to have my sky-hook packed and at-the-ready when I'm touring Australia & Tassie's vast outback. Coupled with my epirb, it guarantees me a pickup from any Gorge I might have dropped into. Mine is extra H/D, I can bring the bike along. Well, either the bike or my pillion.

Top Secret Weapons Revealed: Sky Hook : Military Channel

It's available for civil applications now.

I just watched it as well. I can't believe they don't use it often now. Well I dont know for sure but it is a useful "tool" just not on a wide scale. transporting bikes is way easier now

In terms of tools to carry while riding.

A couple of small wrenches, tires patches, a couple zipties, and a tire pressure gauge is all I need.

What do you guys have?