| Author | Message | ||
     Cobra_rookie |
Planning a 4or5 day tour (~3000km) this summer. Is there anything recommended I should bring for the Buell, read that I should always pack fuses, what else? | ||
| Hughlysses |
I'd recommend a spare belt, a set of rear wheel bearings (if you don't have a 2010 rear wheel), a tire plug kit and air compressor. Check your clutch and throttle cables before you leave. If in doubt, carry spares for those too. | ||
| Yo_barry |
10mm wrench (for battery terminals) Siphon hose Assorted plastic cable ties Duct tape 7/8" wrench to remove rear wheel Cell phone Credit card | ||
| Britchri10 |
Flashlight. (You ALWAYS break down in the dark) Cell phone. Copy of BRAN. Credit Card. Bottled water. Snacks. + what is mentioned above, you'll be golden! | ||
| Nillaice |
For snacks I pack 2 protein bars. Long shelf life and good packaging/size The $10 slime 'tire top off' compressor has proven itself invaluable to me | ||
| Ratbuell |
My Uly lives with the following (so I can head out whenever I get a wild hair...and a free day): Underseat: Underseat bag filled with Slime compressor and rope plug kit additional 12v cigarette lighter outlet, wired directly to the battery, for overnight USB charging (no key-on required) Under the top case: Spare used belt, coiled and attached to topcase bracket with zip ties IN the top case: large nylon Buell toolkit (I've changed a belt with it roadside in 45 minutes) 1 quart Syn3 In an operators tube under one saddlebag: Complete first aid kit including matches and flashlight In operators tube under the other saddlebag: 1L MSR fuel bottle with 93 octane (about 17 miles I don't have to push!) I carry a cell phone for anything else  | ||
| Panhead_dan |
beer | ||
| Cobra_rookie |
Thank you, beer will top my list :-). Looks like I will have to do some shopping. | ||
| Ulyjoe60 |
Want. To remove beak,anyone done this? which fender compatible? | ||
| Ulyjoe60 |
Meant to start new thread. Sorry di d not mean to hijack | ||
| General_ulysses |
I would think a pocket multimeter with leads would be a good idea to bring along too. | ||
| Nillaice |
ooh. now that's one I hadn't thought of a little multimeter or a even just a light-bulb test probe could help with some roadside diagnostics now, unless you can order the part and have a place and the tools to swap it out, you're still in the same predicament ... but at least you'd know why, and knowing is half the battle, or at least I've heard  | ||
| Yan |
AAA or AMA membership card to get towing when needed is in my opinion the most important tool apart from that I carry: spare clutch and throttle cables spare belt and a set of tools to install it. I also put the whole belt replacing procedure on a piece of paper and had it laminated and keep it with the tools, this way if I have to replace a belt on the side of the road there is no guessing on my part, everything is there including torque values. Yes, I did have a belt fail on me. I am glad I had my AAA card on me that day spare headlight bulb quart of oil tiny forehead mounted headlight (some say most smart phones have headlight built it but try holding the headlight AND fix something on the bike at the same time) basic toolset that came with the bike duct tape plastic zip-ties canned tire inflator small tire compressor it's a lot of stuff and essentially it takes up an entire side case, but I feel safer this way. (Message edited by Yan on June 02, 2013) |
