As I mounted a new Swingarm Bag, I realized that all my travel size tool kits are no longer to be found. I most likely sold them attached to my previous bikes.


Which basic Tool Kit do you guys recommend?


My trips should not exceed 300 miles away from home.


I was looking at the genuine Harley Tool Kit, seems like a glorified Army Knife but I may be wrong! Then I saw a CruzTools kits along with many others out there.


I'm open to suggestions but it needs to be small enough to be tucked into the bottom of a 3" wide Swingarm bag, which will have other misc travel items in it.


Thanks,
-Mike

 

this one
http://www.cyclegear.com/STOCKTON-TO...dside-Tool-Kit

http://www.cyclegear.com/search/go#w=tool&asug=
various tool kits

 

Cruz tools is good. I have a pit posse that I like as well for half the price of the Cruz tools.

 

Make your own.
Take what you know how to use on the side of the highway or motel parking lot.
If that is a cell phone, put it in your pocket and hit the road.

If you do your own wrenching, grab a bank bag or something similar, rummage through your tool box and you will know what to grab and throw in it.

I carry quite a few tools on the road. I also had to replace my starter in a motel parking lot in Daytona this year with my tools. (Thanks to Mike at Scoot Inn for allowing me to work on the bike!)

 

Guys, thanks for all the suggestions!


Hopefully I'll never need to use it on the road and if the problem is serious, I'll call Flo and she's have me towed!


I'm thinking basic tools for small situations, what if something is just loose and simply needs to be tightened, like a mirror or an exhaust clamp screw, what if it's on one the bikes in a ride group with me. I just want to make sure there are enough sockets and open end wrenches to cover all the hardware that might get loose on a trip. Tire repair kit is another one to keep, along with duct tape and zip ties!


I just remember that my last few bikes came with a factory tool kit, which was a pouch with about 12 wrenches and screw drivers which covered all exterior trim fasteners, so that's really what I'm after, since when I bought this bike used, there was no tool kit with it.

 

I like the Cruz H3 seems to have the most common tools to get you out of a pinch. Of course you can cut the price a good bit by buying the individual tools at other stores.

Here is a list of the components in the kit

3/8", 7/16", 1/2", 9/16", 10mm combination wrenches
8" adjustable wrench
Locking pliers
5/8" (16mm) spark plug socket
1/8", 5/32", 3/16", 5/16" hex keys
T25, T27, T40 Torx keys
6-in-1 screwdriver with bits
Mini ratchet
3/8", 7/16", 1/2", 10mm socket set
2" ratchet extension
Spark plug gap gauge
Electrical tape
Mechanics wire
Threadlocker
Tire pressure gauge
Zip ties
Roll-up polyester 3.5" x 9.5" case
http://www.revzilla.com/product/cruz...idson-tool-kit

 

What Jonesee said about bring what you know how to use is really the bottom line. Or at least a adjustable wrench and a set of hex wrenches that fit a Harley. A small tube of Loc-tite, some wire ties and super tape. Tire plugs, flat-fix and some type of air.


A few years back I bought a nylon shaving kit bag from LL Bean. It is the perfect tool bag, for me.

 

The more I look into the contents inside these kits, the more I'm thinking of making my own now! I just don't want to break up my complete tools sets from the garage.


I figured to take a list based on the sample kit Mxdad spelled out for me above, go to Harbor Freight, price out all the items individually and see if it pays off to make my own or get that one for $46 shipped and add more items to it.


I also thought that since the friends who ride with me have a mixture of bikes, I should keep SAE and Metric size tools in the event I need to help someone.


What do you guys think of this modified list below, should this cover the basics and fit into a 3" wide Swingarm bag with some space left or am I missing something?


SAE: 9/16", 5/8", 7/16", 3/8", 1/2" combo wrenches and Sockets
Metric: 8, 10, 12, 14, 15, 17mm combo wrenches and Sockets
6" adjustable wrench
Locking Pliers
Needle nose Pliers
Torx key set for SAE and Metric
Hex key set for SAE and Metric
6-in-1 screwdriver with bits
Mini ratchet
2" ratchet extension
Electrical tape roll
Electrical wire, 12awg, 20'
Threadlocker
Tire pressure gauge
Duct Tape
Long and short Zip ties
Pocket knife
First aid kit
Canned tire air
Tire repair kit

 

I've used one of these for years!!

 

I do like one poster suggested and get a bank bag or a small tool bag, then go to Harbor Freight and buy wrenches, sockets, and some basics to take. That way I can leave them with the bike, and if they get lost I am only out a few bucks. Have never had a problem with their tools (or any for that matter) breaking on me. I am also the kind of guy who likes to wrench on his stuff, so I tend to take a few extras that the average user might not, just in case. I also make sure to bring some "Jerry Riggins" with me like spare wire, rope, electrical tape, super glue, nylon straps, etc. I haven't had to use them too often, but I have a few times.