don't forget a 10mm small box end/open end wrench for the battery

 

I'd add zip ties, mechanics wire & electrical and/or small roll of duct tape. For what it's worth, for those not in the photo - video biz, I use these from B&H in NYC. They are small and easy to stow away in all my vehicles.

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produ..._Tape_1_x.html

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produ...loth_Tape.html

 

That has always ticked me off. I ground or sanded down those battery bolts to a 3/8" size. Delete the 10 mm wrench.

 

I found one of the nice windzone tool kits on ebay, slightly used for half price. I like it.

 

Good suggestion, thanks.

Didn't know about that. It looks pretty neat, particularly for the Sporty, even though I have small leather saddlebags. Thanks for the info.


Well, if someone had additonal suggestions that was fine, as some of the replies made me think of things I hadn't thought of adding. It's just that when I got my bike back the Harley tool kit wasn't with it. The ancillary stuff I had in the saddlebag like electrical tape, bulbs, wireties, tire gauge, etc. was still there. That's why I said rather than buying the offical Harley tool kit I could just make my own, since I've already got the individual items anyway. It's only for emergency use anyway, and I never had to use the official Harley tool kit anyway. Still, it should've come back with the bike. Everything else was in the Saddlebag.

Good suggestion, thanks.

Got that already but good suggestion, thanks.

 

Don't forget a black card for when the hand tools don't quite fill the bill. Or, just ditch the other stuff and call it good?

 

I hadn't thought about that. Why bother trying to save money by making my own tool kit over buying one from Harley when you have to spend 100-450K per year just to keep the card. What was I thinking. I should just buy two new CVO's instead of even having a tool kit. That way if one quits while on the road, I just call up my chauffer to get home and ride the other one until Harley fixes it.

 

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I just match the tools that comes with Cruz tool kit and HD tool kit plus.

 

I've looked at the Cruz ands other "emergency" kits and concluded it's better to build your own. With really good quality tools. Cheap ones are going to round bolts off just when you really need them not to.

Also - you seem to pay too much good money for cheap things like wire, loctite and cable ties.

Here's where I am right now. None of this stuff is cheap, but it is all the best possible quality, compact and extremely versatile. The two items below will get you 90% of the way there. You need to add a 10mm 12pt socket, and the above mentioned wire, cable ties, tape and Loctite.

Add a good (small) air pressure gauge, a tyre plug kit and a Motopressor micro compressor and you are at 95%!

Facom 12pt micro ratchet kit with 12pt sockets, screwdriver, tore etc...

Pretty much all the 12pt sockets you will need, plus the main Torx (including T27), Philips and Flathead screwdrivers. "Set includes: Sockets 7/32, 1/4, 9/32, 5/16, 11/32, 3/8, 13/32, 7/16, 1/2 and 9/16; Phillips drivers 1, 2 and 3; hex 1/4, 1/8, 3/16, 5/32 and 7/32; Pozidriv 1, 2 and 3; slotted 4.5mm and 6.5mm; Torx® 10, 15, 20, 25, 27, 30 and 40." Maybe add a T45 bit as well.

Wera Joker wrenches - general info

These are just the best wrenches. Ratcheting, super high quality and a really useful ability to hold nuts in place in tight spaces. (SnapOn probably has something similar)

I like this set the best for emergency toolkits, but you can get other sizes as well


If you can't fix something with this toolkit, it probably does need to go to the shop to get fixed.