What To Pack For The BIKE On Rides

[Johnny Ritz]

Forgot to add the swivel elbow socket was well. An with any luck your multi too has a file on it (for cleaning corroded connections)

Hide a spare key on your bike as well.

[Grasshopper]

Originally Posted by waynes

Sparky,

Reading your list, I thought for a moment you traded your Vision for a Harley. I must be a very lucky rider as my past history riding Hondas includes never breaking down and my recent history with Victory is the same. I know I've just jinxed myself so, from reading the list and everyone's comments, guess I better buy a sav-ur-ride (sic) in case my clutch goes and a couple necessary wrenches, huh?

Thankfully I have never broke down, and hope to always remain that way. Better prepared then sorry though.

I have loaned out my Save ur Ride cable to someone in need and spent a few hours helping friends help another rider install a new drive belt though.

[Schamby]

I mostly carry the # to road side. Or you can ride with Joe and Bill who has all the tools

Yes I have used that # twice

[johnny vision]

have a vitamin bottle with bolts and nuts in it along with some electrical terminals and take 3 ft of electrical wire wrap in around a screw driver so it coils and put in the jar.

If your going to bump start your bike use 2nd gear and disconnect clutch wire and use a wire to jump the two connector.

[Joe Gopher]

Originally Posted by Schamby

I mostly carry the # to road side. Or you can ride with Joe and Bill who has all the tools

Yes I have used that # twice

Not to mention using my tools a time or two!!!

[kingpinrider]

Do Visions have cable clutches or hydraulic clutches? Such that a Sav-Ur-Ride is needed?

Do you fit your tool kits below the trunk liner in the attachment bolt access area?

And I thought I was a Boy Scout in preparedness.

[Johnny Ritz]

Vision 8 balls have a cable clutch. Other Visions have a hydraulic clutch.

I put my tool kit in the clutch side saddle bag and the first aid kit under the panel in the trunk where the trunk bolts are accessed.

[TBIRD]

Originally Posted by G&S Custom imaging

Just my phone to dial you and your tools , lol

I really like this idea, plus I'd add a small flask of burbon so I have something to do while I watch Sparly fix my clutch cable - I don't think I could get the tools away from him...

[GenXer]

Here is a list my buddy created-

[kingpinrider]

I used to carry jumper cables for my "eventually" starting Honda CX500.

[IowaVic]

Bag of Ice for my Beer and Balls!

[Butch]

I search for motorcycle dealerships/shops before going on a trip and include that information on my smart phone notes page. Other than that I carry a tire gauge, flashlight, and Leatherman wave.

[johnny vision]

Butch
Victory's riderx app will tell you dealers food and gas. No need for notes.

Now that the Black hills had 2 ft of snow over the weekend maybe a fold up shovel 5-09-15

[SirPoonga]

My bike always has the stock toolkit, CruzTools metric tool kit, kickstand pad, Rok straps, cargo net, two rags, extra spark plugs, and hand air pump in it. The CruzTools was a gift. You can easily make your own with a trip to Harbor Freight. Get their tool roll bag and the tools you think you need.

I didn't have the CruzTools at Osceola last year because I took it out of the bike to change out some tools to ones more common for Vics. After that experience I have added a 13mm wrench to it.

Then for longer rides/trips I will throw in a small insulated lunch bag filled with water bottles, my leatherman, my GPS and power cables (in case of a wrong turn and getting lost, find my way back home), a jump starter battery, can of slime, and my Frogg Toggs.

After seeing a couple of bikes with the JTD lowers I am seriously thinking about getting them next year with the storage add-on. I would put all that stuff in that instead of in the saddlebags. Otherwise once I get my speaker lids on I will be putting velcro straps in the lids to hold the air pump, straps, rags, and CruzTools bag.

http://www.cruztools.com/products/kitsmetric.html

I have the RoadTech M3. They use to have only 3 options, they have grown!
Looking over the site I like the one T-handle set they have.

The only thing I don't like about the CruzTools set is the ratchet. It's tiny. They didn't include something that could be used as a handle extender. It's hard to get good leverage with it being so tiny. I will probably replace it with a full sized ratchet. How many socket and wrench sets do you have? I have been cannibalizing parts from extra sets I have for this kit.

*IF* I get the JTD lowers thus have more storage space what I would really want to strap up inside my saddlebag lids is a breaker bar. Also a socket rail with some extra sizes and some ball end hex sockets.

You all are forgetting an extra pair of high heeled sandals just in case the ones your wearing breaks