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Zorro

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I am joining Monkeyboy beyond Waitrose, towards China and beyond.
The bike (GSA hex 2012) is serviced and generally ready. I am preparing a toolkit and I'd like some advice pls on what to take.
I have:
oil filter tool, oil filter and washer thingy
spark plugs spanner
torx set 20 to 50
allen key set
spanners: 8, 12, 13, 17
sockets: 10 to 19
assortment of pliers and screwdrivers
electrical connectors, fuses, cable,
fuses,
insulating tape, gaffa tape
cable ties all sizes
spare levers
stop & go, pump, valves
inner tube, tire levers
Sense of humour...

What tools would you add?
Any spares I should also take?

Many thanks
 
14mm spanner
Self amalgamating electrical tape
Small bottle of threadlock (blue)
Beach ball adapter for the tyre pump. Great for popping brake pistons out. Obviously you wont need it but its so tiny you'll never notice it.
Fiskars pointed embroidery scissors. Small pointy things with blades about 30mm long. Perfect for trimming insulating tape in hard to reach areas.
Sharp electrical wire cutters as sold for trimming nibs off circuit boards. Great for wire stripping and small to carry.
Put some Puncturesafe in the first set of tyres.

Don't forget the monowheel trailer to carry it all. (Bob Ibex style)
 
Don't laugh, an umbrella. Longest type you can stash. Bloody useful if you find yourself having to work on the bike in the rain or keep something dry (while your gluing/sticking it?).

After my FD bearing went just a few days ago (I'm on am 1150) I'd seriously be thinking about what tools you'd need so you can do it yourself - bit of a show stopper otherwise. I don't know what's involved with the 1200 FD except is different from the 1150 and is more involved to change - maybe it's more reliable?
 
Forget about the final drive. It needs major tools and bench fixtures to strip it down. Just take along your favourite Lithuanian eBay breaker's email address and get one delivered.

The 1150 has a different design FD wheel bearing. There's a thread on AdvRider about a wheel bearing mod to improve reliability on the 1150. It's no help for the 1200.
 
Bendy toy said:
14mm spanner
Self amalgamating electrical tape
Small bottle of threadlock (blue)
Beach ball adapter for the tyre pump. Great for popping brake pistons out. Obviously you wont need it but its so tiny you'll never notice it.
Fiskars pointed embroidery scissors. Small pointy things with blades about 30mm long. Perfect for trimming insulating tape in hard to reach areas.
Sharp electrical wire cutters as sold for trimming nibs off circuit boards. Great for wire stripping and small to carry.
Put some Puncturesafe in the first set of tyres.

Don't forget the monowheel trailer to carry it all. (Bob Ibex style)
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Embroidery scissors....WTF?
 
Bendy toy said:
Forget about the final drive. It needs major tools and bench fixtures to strip it down. Just take along your favourite Lithuanian eBay breaker's email address and get one delivered.

The 1150 has a different design FD wheel bearing. There's a thread on AdvRider about a wheel bearing mod to improve reliability on the 1150. It's no help for the 1200.
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Sounds like a PITA. But are the 1200 FD units more reliable?
 
@ 1m small bore plastic tubing.
Takes up very little space and is great for syphoning fuel. Make sure you have the owners permission first though eh!
 
Zorro, if you haven't had it done, get your FD rebuilt by Mikeyboy as a precaution. I have mine done every 3 years as a matter of course so I know it's 100% and I treat it as a service item. The price of a rebuild is nothing compared with the financial pain you'll have if it goes wallop in Outer Mongolia!!

Don't overload yourselves with a massice toolkit and only take teh stuff which fits your bike. I've seen too many people carring what seems like half a snap on trolley and most of it is useless for their bike.
 
a spare ring antenna or are they all ok now ?
Fuel pump bypass thingy ?
other than that think you have it covered
How long is your trip ?
have a great time :thumby:
 
You all missed the most important tool of them all... A HAMMER!!!!

Because when everything else fails, at least you can bash the shit out of it.
 
Do you have a fuel strip petrol tank gauge? When it packs up you'll be relying on odometer readings. That's all very well until you are riding road types you don't normally cover. If fuel consumption goes up unexpectedly, you can be in the do-do. A Givi TAN-01 bottle will fit on the wheel side of a GSA side case frame without hitting the swing arm/brake. It holds >2.5 litres enough to hopefully find a petrol station.

It's not about carrying extra fuel on a bike that may already have 35 litres of capacity. Its about get out of trouble when the flakey tech lets go.
 
RTV said:
You all missed the most important tool of them all... A HAMMER!!!!

Because when everything else fails, at least you can bash the shit out of it.
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Actually, you're right. That's one thing I realised I didn't have.

What about a decent shifting spanner. Pretty versatile tool.
 
Nippy Normans supply Touratech, Wunderlich, Desert Fox and many other makes of accessories.
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