Dakar tool kit

[boboneleg]

Hi,

when I bought my Dakar it had the tool-roll with it but only a couple of tools in there.

Can someone tell me exactly what tools are in the standard tool kit or even better take a photo?

cheers, Bob.

 

[boboneleg]

Bump

surely someone has an original toolkit and a camera, please

pretty please with knobs on

 

[rc mad]

What year is the bike, before a certain year they came with a proper toolkit, with seperate pockets in the toolroll. if your tool roll is just one big pouch i can help otherwise i can't

The newer bikes don't even have the spanners necessary to adjust the chain

i'll snap a pic tomorrow night. Not going out to the bike now, it's too bloody cold and i haven't got any socks on

 

[Micky]

What year is the bike, before a certain year they came with a proper toolkit, with seperate pockets in the toolroll. if your tool roll is just one big pouch i can help otherwise i can't

The newer bikes don't even have the spanners necessary to adjust the chain

i'll snap a pic tomorrow night. Not going out to the bike now, it's too bloody cold and i haven't got any socks on

Don't you be going and getting a chill now will ya John

Best thing to do Bob is make up your own toolkit.... a toolkit that coincides with your mechanical knowledge and ability to work on the 'bike!



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[rc mad]

cheeky bugger

micky is right tho, no point in getting all tooled up if you know nothing. Bare mnimum i'd carry is enough to adjust the chain, spare fuses, cable ties and electrical tape.

 

[Micky]

cheeky bugger

micky is right tho, no point in getting all tooled up if you know nothing. Bare mnimum i'd carry is enough to adjust the chain, spare fuses, cable ties and electrical tape.

errrr mmmm aaaagh mmmmm in a 20,000 miles six month double crossing of Asia, including the Gobi desert... that's just about all we needed John

Oh... I forgot... I used my Swiss Army knife to strip down the GPS Navigator II when it got jet washed in Omsk ....

Otherwise, in Europe, this will do nicely....

 

[rc mad]

Alright, micky guilted me into going and getting the toolkit

first pic is basically what came with the bike, minus a few torx keys and fuses.

18mm sparkplug spanner, flathead / philips screwdriver, small philips screwdriver, 14 & 15mm spanners (only use i found for them was adjusting the mirrors) You can do the square root of feck all with that lot. Apart from adjust the mirrors that is

second pic is what i added

19 & 24mm spanners to loosen the rear axle, 6/5/4/3mm alan keys, cheap multitool for the pliers, adjustable spanner, t 10 - t40 torx bits & driver, 5 - 10mm sockets, all that's missing is a t45 torx bit for the front wheel. That is in the little storage box at the back end of the bike, along with eletrical tape and cable ties.

All that stuff is on the bike at all times Mainly cos its out of the way in a tool tube. I figure i'll at least be able to take all the panels off to get to the battery / airbox, remove the wheels to repair punctures if needed and fix broken wires / loose stuff. Having said that i use the tools at home more than when i'm out. (or on my mates ducatti but we'l not go there )


Before anyone calls me a heathen for having an adjustable spanner, that thing saved my butt in the lake district. One of the 3 bolts holding the footpeg mount on decided to part ways, cue me standing on the pegs and bending the mount

Using the spanner as a mini clamp (and a long piece of hollow bar) we bent the mount back into shape enough to be able to put in the bolt we'd borrowed off the local farmer

I'm looking into getting a puncture repair kit and a set of tyre lever for my trip upto scotland, already got the pump, freebie from work duuno if its worth it tho.

I've got one of those cards micky, runs out in may i think (dunno where it is tho)

 

[Micky]

You don't need the card John as long as you are covered... just 'phone with your reg. no. or chassis number... they know if you're covered. It's an ace system... know lotsa people who've used it and swear by it.

Couple of lightweight tyre levers and spare tubes if you're away for a few days... so long as you know how to use 'em Puncture outfit OK but if you have a puncture pop a new tube in and then repair the punctured innertube back at base. No good trying to mend a puncture in the rain. Again, on our trip, two bikes, 20,000 miles..... no punctures

Hope you didn't get a chill now, what with popping out to the 'bike in bare feet... now that's dedication to the cause

 

[boboneleg]

John,

thanks a lot you're a star. I hope you didn't get you feet wet

Well, the o/e kit isn't much kop is it? I have some torx keys on the way so I'll start building up a kit.

cheers, Bob.

 

[rc mad]

me feet are fine, warmed em up on the cat when i got back in

The standard kit is a bit on the useless side but at least its a start.

micky i can remove and fit truck tires using two tyre levers fairly easily, surely the dakar's tyres are easier than them to fit.