whats in your touring kit?

[snoobar]

Hello all,

In the next couple weeks I am gonna be putting together a touring kit and i have been making a check list of what to pack.

However, it got me thinking about the rest of you.

question:
I would like to know what you pack and carry in your traveling/touring kit?

[Newstar]

Check out Touring Tips. There's a ton of good info from fellow members.

http://www.bmwmoa.org/features/touringtips.htm

[James.A]

If your bike has a tool kit with it, put it somewhere other than under the seat before you pack your stuff onto your bike. Y'know, somewere that if you need it, you don't have to un-pack your bike to reach it.

[PAULBACH]

For the very best lists and even a FREE list generator start here (http://micapeak.com/checklists/mclist.html).

[shire2000]

Touring kit????

Let's see, pack clothes in saddle bags. Full tool kit and spare bulbs and fuses under seat. Spare tubes in pocket of fairing. Cerdit card in wallet. Done. :dance

:ca

[nealart]

If your bike has a tool kit with it, put it somewhere other than under the seat before you pack your stuff onto your bike. Y'know, somewere that if you need it, you don't have to un-pack your bike to reach it.

That is a good point.

Maybe put those tubes under the seat and the tool roll somewhere up top.

[R80andR100RT]

Used throttle and clutch cables coiled up in the seat cowling.

[Boxerkuh]

I always carry an extra set of cables, tire plug kit with an aircompressor, JB Weld quick set. It depends also where you travel. If you go off into the wilderness, tires, oil, and water etc may be a good idea.

[snoobar]

Check out Touring Tips. There's a ton of good info from fellow members.

http://www.bmwmoa.org/features/touringtips.htm

Sure, I know. I've seen it. :D

I just wanted to see what people on this board pack. Get some flow and circulation on the boards, its interesting what some people would consider a "must" and what some people can live with out.


I always carry an extra set of cables, tire plug kit with an aircompressor, JB Weld quick set. It depends also where you travel. If you go off into the wilderness, tires, oil, and water etc may be a good idea.

WOW! air compressor is totally great, but kinda of a luxury( i guess i wouldnt call it luxury, when i am finding myself with a flat or under pressure). What about the Co2 cartridges?


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[88bmwJeff]

What about the Co2 cartridges?
s

They will fill your tire, but not to the proper pressure. There will be enough pressure for you to make it to the next gas station to get some air, but that's about it. I'm sure others will chime in. I've never used them, but I've heard from people who have.

[AnnapolisAirhead]

I haven't gone on any really long voyages, like Alaska, etc. but I carry a lot of these in ziplocks):

Spare cutch cable
Throttle cables
Rubber plugs (like for a small boat)
Tool kit with some extra tools I like
Bulbs (turn signals and 3 H4 bulbs)
Innertubes & hand pump (not sure why, but I do)
2 flash lights (one headband, one with magnetic mount)
1 Quart of oil
Spare grease/lube packed into my swing arm pivots
Chopstick marked at the TDC (stick into spark plug hole until hits piston),
Another mark on the chopstick at 201mm mark (for clutch cable adjustment at tranny)
Work rags
4 spare fuel filters, 3 feet of fuel line, 2 carb diaphrams
2x4 (clear fir, lightweight) to set under the centerstand in order to lift the rear wheel
2 feet of 14g wire
Bike cover (rolled up tightly into a pack)
Swiss Army knife, Leatherman, fist full of nylon zipties
Green Slime (fix-a-flat)
Gatorade, Granola, Cashews, Peanuts
4 cigar humidor, lighter
A candle, hefty bag and a few ziplock freezer bags
Cell Phone
Wallet
A laminated card with my bike's specs (bing 40mm settings, jet sizes, timing (diffs from book, dual plugged, etc.), critical torque settings, etc. Basically anything I'd need to know as reference when fixing on the side of the road of calling to overnight some parts when I might not have access to Clymer's or a computer (for part numbers).
And probably the most important piece of gear: The Anonymous Book

[snoobar]

And probably the most important piece of gear: The Anonymous Book
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Damm! i lost mine!!!

[snoobar]

They will fill your tire, but not to the proper pressure. There will be enough pressure for you to make it to the next gas station to get some air, but that's about it. I'm sure others will chime in. I've never used them, but I've heard from people who have.

yeah i use to work in the bike shop industry and we all felt the same way? its good in a pinch, but not accurate

[shire2000]

Airheads come with a tire pump in it's own little special space under the seat. Don't need no stinkin' compressor. And what is wrong with having the tool kit where it belongs, under the seat? To get at it I only have to remove the right side pannier and open the seat. I don't put anything on the seat except my seat.

If it doesn't fit under the seat, in the saddle bags, in the fairing pockets or one of my pockets, then I definitely do not need it. I have traveled all over North
America that way. If you do it right, you can be away for months and not have to strap anything to the bike. But then I tend to be somewhat minimalistic.

:ca

[snoobar]

Airheads come with a tire pump in it's own little special space under the seat. Don't need no stinkin' compressor. And what is wrong with having the tool kit where it belongs, under the seat? To get at it I only have to remove the right side pannier and open the seat. I don't put anything on the seat except my seat.

If it doesn't fit under the seat, in the saddle bags, in the fairing pockets or one of my pockets, then I definitely do not need it. I have traveled all over North
America that way. If you do it right, you can be away for months and not have to strap anything to the bike. But then I tend to be somewhat minimalistic.

:ca


you know, that's something that i have to work on. In regards to touring on my bicycle, i have always appreciated a minimalistic approach. However, the ability to see through trouble or error on my bicycle seems easier to fix and diagnose.

With my R80, i would say that i would probably over prepare and pack. i have only done day trips, but nothing like most of you have done (cross-country).

I assume though, that the same logic packing for a bicycle tour would be the same, as to pack for a moto tour.

[108625]

They will fill your tire, but not to the proper pressure. There will be enough pressure for you to make it to the next gas station to get some air, but that's about it. I'm sure others will chime in. I've never used them, but I've heard from people who have.

I can tell you from personal experience three Moose brand 16oz cartiridges will fill a rear tire tube to 32PSI. (My wife's R65LS doesn't have the factory tire pump). I would think four 12 oz cartridges would do the same, but we haven't actually used that size. It's an option you might want to carry in case you don't have a safe place to pull over for long.

Have a safe trip,
Bob

[PGlaves]

Tool bag with way too many "essentia"l tools.
12v air pump
tire pressure gauge
big C clamp (bead breaker)
tire irons
patch (or plugging) kit
Headlight bulb
brake light bulb
fuses
3' of 14 gg wire
Posiloc wire connectors
heat-shrink tubing
Hose bandage tape
hydration (water/coffee/drinking) bottle
heated vest
evaporative cool vest
canteen with water
spare inner tube(s) or spare valve stems

That all pretty much goes everywhere - short trips or long trips.

I add a few other goodies when on an extended trip.