What do you carry in your bag....With limited amount of space, what are the essentuals?

Also, what is the difference between a tool bag and a t bag?

At about 90 dollars, ever have em stolen?

2012 FXDC

 

I carry 1 pair of Vice grips, 1 pair of needle nose plyers, 1 multi purpose scredriver that has phillips, standard and torx, tire plug kit, allen wrenches.

 

I carry tools in my tool bag. I know it's a novel concept, but I do tend to live on the edge.

 

...it depends on exactly what an "essentual" is.
Did you mean "Essential"?
Gotcha!

Some cleaning stuff, HD emergency tool, rain gear, tire plug kit with an air pressure gauge, HD air shock pump, a light jacket, a brake lock and chewing gum. And yes, it all fits in one saddlebag.
And I always have my cell phone and my AAA card, just in case!

You'll have to figure out for yourself what you think you need.

Good luck!

GSF

 

cleaning rag, a light jacket, bottle water
multi tool , leather wax for my bag lol , zip lock bags for rainy weather, zip ties
multi screw driver, electric tape , extra fuses, extra blinker bulbs, 1 stocking to cover air filter incase of rain, hex/torx tool
and yep it all fits nice and even have room left over for more crap

 

I have a couple combo wrenches, pliers, E-tape, combo screwdriver, zip ties etc.

Someone stole a tool bag off my bike about 25 years ago. I now have mine bolted onto my passing lamp bar. If they want it they will have to cut the bag itself. Not gonna stop them from stealing what's in it but one less thing to have to replace in the event of a theft.

 

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You'll get a lot of sage advice on what to carry. One that some overlook is a eyeglass repair kit. Believe me, if you need your glasses as bad as I do, you don't want to be stranded practically blind.

Also, the tool you leave behind, invariably, will be the tool you need on the road.

 

Shovelhead tool bag:
Points, plugs, condensor, 1157 bulb, zip ties, some spare nuts, bolts, hose clamps, electrical tape, master link, and a half-link. Select wrenches, screwdrivers, small vise grip, etc., and one of those light sticks that you break to light it up. Never have used any of that stuff on my own bike. That's because it's there. If it wasn't, I would need it.

My friend Bill's new Twinkie:
Cell phone, AAA card, pacifier.

 

Minus the points and condenser, thats what I carry on my 1990. Gets my back on the road almost every time. Only ever had to tow twice, for a snapped primary belt and a snapped crankshaft.