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XS500 Tool pouch - what's in yours?
- Thread starter ehud42
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8,10, 12, 14, 17 mm open end wrench. JIS #2 and a straight slot. 22 mm and 27 mm to remove wheels. 5 mm Allen key. This assumes it’s the same as an XS650.
Thanks!
I'm trying to pre-emptively figure out what (reasonable) roadside repairs / adjustments I might need to make. I'll be mainly doing Sunday afternoon rides in the city.
One tool I already have handy: A small slot / flat screwdriver.
My XS500's idle screw seems to need tweaking between warm enough to run without choke and 5+ minutes later when really warm. So I have a small flat blade screwdriver on a break-a-way keychain ring that I can quickly grab to make an adjustment. (Typical pattern is: It will barely idle/stall in the driveway, so tweak the screw up a turn or two, then after driving for 5+ minutes, idle climbs to 3K+, so I pull over, pop the screwdriver off the keychain and dial it back down and carry on)
I'm trying to pre-emptively figure out what (reasonable) roadside repairs / adjustments I might need to make. I'll be mainly doing Sunday afternoon rides in the city.
One tool I already have handy: A small slot / flat screwdriver.
My XS500's idle screw seems to need tweaking between warm enough to run without choke and 5+ minutes later when really warm. So I have a small flat blade screwdriver on a break-a-way keychain ring that I can quickly grab to make an adjustment. (Typical pattern is: It will barely idle/stall in the driveway, so tweak the screw up a turn or two, then after driving for 5+ minutes, idle climbs to 3K+, so I pull over, pop the screwdriver off the keychain and dial it back down and carry on)
A small roll of electrical wire, electrical tape, couple of fuses, a bottle of brandy and a few cigars.
Some money to bribe the border guards.
Some money to bribe the border guards.
The way my bike runs I'd need a trailer with a complete donor bike and tool kit; just in case.......
I carry this kit from HF, and add 8,10,12 and 14mm sockets. It'll fix about anything I'm willing to fix roadside.
It looks to me like you have a lot you don’t need. Are you looking for that damsel in distress?
I'm not going to take stuff out of the kit to get lost. It's not enough extra weight to concern me, plus it's in my backpack. I ride all different bikes so I never know what I might need.
A cellphone to call someone…
I've purchased kits from Cruz Tools available from J&P Cycle. They have tailored tool kits for HD, and various metric bikes
