What does it take to keep on the move when your bike throws a mechanical in the middle of nowhere? That breakdown recovery card might be OK if you’re near an easy access road, but what if you’re half way up a mountain?
Trail riders are pretty handy with a spanner and clutch of cable ties. Here’s what four TRF members carry in their tool rolls. What’s in yours and do you know how to use it?
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James Higgs – Honda CRF 250L
James Higgs – Honda CRF 250L
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Tools to remove
Tools to remove my wheels, spark plug, seat and plastics
Motion Pro trail tool with additional sockets
Spare gear lever
Jump leads
Four way socket spanner
Gripseal bags to for my wallet & phone
Bahco Laplander folding saw
DID 520 VX2 split link
Spare phone battery
Balaclava
Anti-inflammatory tablets
TRF membership card, breakdown card & credit card
Wire saw
Folding multi-tool with pliers
Mints
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Cash
Laminated list of important phone numbers
Phone with secondary GPS (ViewRanger)
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Jon Lawton – Suzuki DRZ 400s
Jon Lawton – Suzuki DRZ 400s
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Tools to remove
Inner tubes front and rear
Tyre levers
Wheel spanner
Assorted spanners for bike
Spark plug tool
Spark plug
Allen key multi tool
Leather man
Chain split link
Philips and flat head screwdriver
Cable ties
Tape
Gloves
First aid kit
Pump
Rag
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Greg Villalobos – KTM 450EXC
Greg Villalobos – KTM 450EXC
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Kriega US5
Kriega US 5 Tail Pack
Motion Pro Chain Breaker
Motion Pro Trail Tool
Motion Pro Tyre Levers combo spanners
Pump
Spanners that fit my bike’s bolts
Small Molegrip
Spark Plug removal tool
Spare Spark Plug
Spare wheel bearings + seals
Zip ties
Gorilla Tape
Giant Loop Pronghorn Straps
Spare chain split link
Spoke tool
Tyre patches
Spare 21″ front tyre
Leatherman
First Aid Kit
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Noel Thom – Honda XR650L
Noel Thom – Honda XR650L
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Kriega US5
Spanner’s 8mm-19mm
Dual screw driver(flat/pozi)
Cable ties
Spark plug/plug spanner
Allen keys
Various spindle spanner’s inc. spanner/levers
19” tube
Puncture kit
Pump
Nuts/bolts
Insulation tape (in my van not the photo)
Fuses
Loctite
Small grease tubes
NOTES:
I’ve never had a chain break in thirty six years (I keep a nice chain) so don’t bother with chain breaker stuff.
I carry the 19” because it fits front and back.
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Agree?
Agree? Disagree? What did they leave out? What didn’t they need? No two toolkits are the same. What’s in yours?
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