The off road season is nearing and I'm going over my fanny pack tool kit. Here's what I carry, what about you?

Fanny pack:
8, 10, 12, 14 mm sockets
8 and 10 mm open end wrench
adustable wrench
needle nose vise grips
safety wire
zip ties
assorted 8 and 10mm bolts
Fredette racing box wrench that fits front and rear wheel nuts
plug and wrench
Leatherman
spare clutch lever
$20
insurance card and ID
I would carry a master link and chain breaker tool, but this DID X-Ring chain broke my last one

Fender bag:
One tube for the front tire (lighter)
irons
CO2 air with backup hand pump
patch kit
soapy water

What did I miss?

Screwdriver? Cell phone? Truck keys? I also stuff a hunk of old rag in there.

depends on which bag.

my tool bag contains everything to take the bike apart execpt the 1/2" bar torque wrench and air tools. i *could* do anything on the bike, but it wouldn't be to the right "specs". however, i do have the 3/8" clicker torque wrench in it. my tool bag weighs about 60lbs.

if/when i wear a fanny pouch i try to put in only the bare stuff. 1/4" ratchet, 1/4" screwdriver, 8,10,12mm sockets, 4 tip screwdriver, 8,10,12mm box end wenches. sparkplug socket, 2 spare sparkplugs (pre gapped). a dozen zip ties. that's it. a lot will depend on where you are going, who you are with and what the trail conditions are.

> What did I miss?

bring that McGyver guy, then you are all set.





*note to foreign readers... "McGyver" was a TV show in the USA; the main character managed to stupidly get into many bad-guy related jams (usually he was with a woman, a la the typical James Bond predicament). anyway, McGyver's thing was that he was such a wiz he that could build explosives out of the stuff under the sink AND/OR make an anti-tank weapon out of a paperclip and a cardboard toilet paper roll. so he would get into these dangerous situations and then get back out by the end of the hour using whatever happened to be lying around.

and yes, he is the hero of engineers worldwide.


jim aka the wrooster
'01 wr250f

yer show'n yer age, bro.

Yeah Jim, he's a hero alright. Him and Rube Goldberg!
Randy

BTW...I'm also known as McGyver. Always fixing my friends' junk with more junk!

Yeah, McGyver would pull some stuff out his ass. My favorite was when he used bubble gum and the foil wrapper to make a bomb or something. They would get in bind, then he would start searching around franticly, w/ some intense music playing, then he would gather up all his junk and then explain to the chic what he was making and why it would work. Good stuff on TV back then. Better than all the mindless crap on these days.

Geeez guys! How about the kitchen sink. If I am out trail riding or adventure riding sure, then I will pack most of the tools needed and mentioned here. However, if I am racing, I only pack a couple of the basics:
1 allinone screwdriver
1/4 drive rachet w / 8mm,10mm,12mm,14mm sockets.
small set of pliers
Several large zipties
Plug and plugwrench.
This all fits in my small pouch of my Thor drink system.

All the other heavy equipment is left at the pits / gas drop for any major repairs. And if I didn't bring it, someone else did.

When I raced the elkton national two years ago, the pipe on my two smoke broke and I was pretty much done. The medic wagon carted me back to the pits and I pushed my bike back to my rig. When I was almost there I passed Brian Brown and the team green box van. He asked what happened and I told him. He said hang on.... Next thing I knew Reid ? (can't remember his last name) was pulling my pipe off and going to town on it. I was back on the course in no time. It broke again and I dnf'd but it was kool to be a factory guy for a few minutes anyway. They even cheered me on as I came around on my next lap.
Anyway good post. Sorry to ramble on....
Ace

Spark plug, spark plug wrench, a few snacks, a couple wrenches, Car keys, Asthma inhaler, cell phone

As crazy as it sounds, I drop my cell phone down my pants leg as my riding pants don't have pockets. Not a bad place for my billfold either. Keep in mind this is not for racing but for those long trail rides in those places you dont want to be stranded at. I just can't think of what kind of mess it would be to crash out in the boonies or rockies and end up with a broken leg or whatever. Maybe I could call in help like the skiers or rock climbers do so often. My riding buds usually carry the required tools for bike repair.

Mike 01WR250f

contents of my pack for the 2002 six days of michigan:
http://losdos.dyndns...DSC00142_sm.jpg
and the filled up pack:
http://losdos.dyndns...DSC00154_sm.jpg

the only things i had in my camelbak (besides the water, eh?) were my GPS (garmin Etrex) and a couple of food bars.

one thing that i would definitely add next time is a spare bite valve for the drinking tube.

a cut-n-paste from my 2002 six days writeup:
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Since I needed to carry some tools and spares that would not fit in my Camelbak, I mounted a small rear fender bag from http://www.dirt-bike-gear.com/ to carry all the stuff. Here's the contents: T-handles, SOG ParaTool, CruzTools OutbackR M14, Moose CO2 reinflation kit, assorted tie wraps, tow strap, spare AA batts for GPS, fire starter, band-aids, Advil bottle with a couple of different meds in it, a 1.5' 3/8" ID poly tube, a couple of "Wet-Ones" wipes, and that's about it. Note that Ed and had I split up the weight, so while I had various tools he had things like a spare front tube and tire irons. In the pocket of my lightweight riding vest I kept a pair of NutriGrain Bars, the day's map(s), two twenty dollar bills, and my motorcycle license / registration / insurance paperwork. In the CamelBak, which was strapped over my chest protector, were 70oz of water, my Garmin E-trex GPS, another NutriGrain Bar, and some disposable eyeglass wipes in case I muddied my goggles (Ed was wearing his roll-offs). In the classical sense I guess I was riding pretty "light".
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looking back, over the course of six days/~600 miles the two of us had zero flats and about 5 trailside problems that required tools. e.g., my handguard got seriously mangled when i crashed bigtime on a steep rocky uphill. another time my brother-in-law had to cut two broken spokes loose.


jim aka the wrooster
'01 wr250f