OK we've all been jaming down the slab maybe somewhere out in the middle of no where, and relized .....damn I don't have any tools on me if I break down. So let's just say your headed out on a Sunday for a 200 + mile ride, and you just grabed a couple of road side repair items. What would they be and why. Remember only one tool and one repair aid (ie bailing wire).

For me the tool would be a large blade screw driver, for prying, hammering, and actually a flat head screw.
The road side aid would be a roll of Gorillia Tape. This stuff is tuff as hell and would hold a set of handle bars on if need be.

Let's hear from ya
Dragon

My trusty Leatherman,roll of duct tape and a bunch of .032 Safety Wire

 Heavy duty duct tape and this www.easternperformance.com/products.php.

If I could only have one repair item it would be a flat repair kit and one tool would of corse be the leatherman. In real life I always take my leather roll of tools no matter what bike I am on.

What??? No bottle opener?

For me, it would be my Leatherman and a package of zip ties.

 ......cell phone


. . . ....two summers ago we decided to take a ride to a friends BBQ.....in Texas

......we were making great time heading down the interstate ...estimated speed....80 mph........towing a trailer...


.. ....give ya the..detailed version some other time...for the sake of this post...I,ll keep it short....

.....it was late in the afternoon.....somewhere round 5 pm.....we were headed for Memphis for the night and we were 25 miles out ....


. ..cruisin along at 80 mph had a rear flat.....took the next exit....Osceola Arkansas.....


......sittin in a some shit gas station with a big ol parking lot that doubled for a Truck Stop...Chili n me were rollin round on the ground..


....semis slowly going by one after another.....air filled with dust and disel fumes.....had this shitty litle plug kit ....you know the ones..


. ....rubber strips ya tear off....metal forked tongue tool....and a tube of goop....followed dierctions and located the hole...


...shoved the metal tool in to rough up the rubber and the air came wooshing out 5 times as fast as before.....tire went flat infront of my eyes...


......gooped the rubber plug up and stuffed it in....tried fillin her.....air was commin out as fast as it was goin in....mebbe faster....


....whipped out my cell and called my insurance...Progressive......I was smart enough to call em before I left and added road side assistance..


......then I called my friend in Texas...he hands the phone to another guy who just happened to live in Memphis and told me the ..
....best Honda Dealer to go to. ......course they were closed for the day....called Progressive back and told em were gonna hang in Osceola for 
...the night....call em in the morning......filled the rear tire WAY up and shot 1/4 mile down the road to a shityy little motel....just made it....


....got a room and ordered a pizza from some local place and got a six pack down the road at the truck stop we were just at.....


...in the morning called the Honda Dealer and he had a Dunlop E III in stock....called Progressive and they sent a flatbed....


....guy pulls up an hour later....10 am.....looks at my rig and goes....hook your trailer back up...Im gonna tow the whole rig up on 
...the back...and dont worry....I aint gonna hurt your bike. ........I had a feeling this guy was good...and he was....


...so we rode into Memphis in a flatbed truck my rig on the back....got to the Dealer around noon....he took us right in....


......hour and half later.....1:30 PM....we were pulling out of the parking lot with a brand new rear tire ....and continuing our adventure...


.........my advice ?



. . .. ........never order a pizza in Osceloa Arkansas.. 

My tools are as follows, a leatherman, cell phone, handgun n a a blue handled switch blade...
RandJoe..Ride Strong....

(My tools are as follows, a leatherman, cell phone, handgun n a a blue handled switch blade...
RandJoe..Ride Strong....)

What he said......X2

RandyJoe and Mac117 you guys are my kind of riders. Ride light, ride armed!!!
Night Dragon

 Rex this is a throught provoking question........I know you are always prepaired with all the traveling you do....LOL
By the way Rex where are you now?
Dragon

If I could only have one I've got to go with ND and the flat head screwdriver and tape. I have actually gotten hex heads off with a flat head by hammering it in the side to make a grove and then hammering it to spin it.

The only roadside repairs I've had to make called for a Phillips screwdriver and tape.

Cork screw and a wine glass....... If I break down I'm just gonna sit and get drunk !!!!!!

YES!

I have to go with the leathermen also along with the duck tape. One summer I was camping out and the bike at the next site asked if I had any tools. Red faced I said no, then remember the leatherman i carried and low and behold it was enough to get him back on the road.

OK this post deserves a joke (I've told it before but some time ago). This BMW rider (before you kick the shit out of the Dragon....I have nothing against BMW's) was out for a ride on the back roads of America with his matching leathers, polished bike, and proper poster, when he comes accross this old Harley dude broke down on the side of the road. Feeling the spirit that day the BMW rider stoped to aid assistance......Harley dude said ....got any wrench's? The BMW rider said ...of course I do the best money can buy. What size do you need.
The old Harley dude looked at the BMW rider kind of odd and said....Hell it don't matter, I'm going to use it for a hammer anyway.
Dragon

I carry a leather man tool and if that can't fix it then I pull out my AAA roadside assistance Card which fixes whatever ails my ride

Bottle opener and my phone!