How to create an adventure bike tool kit: basic to advanced!︱Cross Training Adventure
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- crosstrainingenduro.com www.crosstrainingenduro.com How to build the perfect tool kit for adventure riding and dual sport riding. We will cover the basic motorbike tool kit, then the ultimate version for long trips in remote areas. We also have tips for reducing the weight, where to carry your tool kit, and how to bulletproof your adventure bike or dual sport bike. How many tools do you need? That depends on various factors. Are you riding alone? How far are you going? Is it a remote area? The basic adventure tool kit for dual sport riding! Welcome to Cross Training Adventure, we are into all things dual sport and adventure on the east coast of Australia. The standard tool kit for most motorbikes is very simple and is only suitable for short rides. We think it's a good idea to add a few items that aren't heavy or bulky in a motorbike tool kit. A small air pump. Use valve caps that can also remove valves. Carry some spare valves. A spare spark plug in your dual sport tool kit. Clutch and front brake levers. And of course, duct tape, zip ties, and wire. As used by space shuttle engineers. Zip ties can be used as emergency piston rings in your dual sport riding tool kit. Duct tape can be used to silence riding buddies who talk too much. The tool kit of champions. The intermediate tool kit for adventure riders. Venturing further from home? Lets add some more tools. The adventure riding tool kit. Tubeless tyres? Carry a tubeless repair kit. Tubes? Carry spare tubes, tyre irons and a puncture repair kit. To reduce weight, you can just have a front tube which can be used in the rear wheel for an emergency repair. o subscribe. Or don't subscribe to our Cross Training Adventure riding channel. The main thing is get out and ride while you can with dual sport riding or Adventure riding in Australia, Canada, Vietnam, Romania and beyond! So check out Cross Training Adventure. See our video about reducing punctures. Extra nuts and bolts. Spare fuses. A tow rope. Brake pads. A basic first aid kit. A metal epoxy like JB Weld or Quick Steel is good for repairing broken levers or holes in radiators and crankcases. If it's a big hole, you can use the alloy sheet from a soda can to cover larger areas. Chain repairs? Carry a chain breaker, spare links and a master link. The adventure riding ultimate tool kit! Riding for days in remote areas? Lets get serious! Carry enough tools for use on every nut and bolt on your motorbike. Rubber hose can be useful if your fuel line breaks. A universal cable repair kit is handy for broken clutch or throttle cables. Think about spare parts such as fuel pumps and electronics like the regulator and ECU, especially if these are a known issue with your motorbike. Electrical issues? Carry spare wiring and a voltmeter to diagnose issues. Carry a flashlight if your phone doesn't have one. Power packs and/or jumper leads. Some motorbikes can't be clutch-started when the battery dies. Vice grips can be a substitute for broken levers. On motorbikes with dual front brakes, these can clamp off a broken brake line, to let the other brake line function. Super glue can be useful for small holes in radiators, and even be used to close gashes in your skin. An emergency sidestand can be useful if there are no logs or big sticks to lift your motorbike for wheel removal. Extra engine oil, brake fluid, and brake fluid bleeding kit. Water purification tablets or water filters are a great idea if you could be stranded for a long time. A hand saw, knife, insect spray, cigarette lighter, and a pair of walking shoes are handy for the same reason. Consider a more advanced first aid kit, and also a first aid course. A space blanket is very compact but useful in very cold conditions. A winch and pulley system. These are great if you need to pull a big adventure motorbike out of a ditch. A solo rider with back problems can also use this to lift a fallen motorbike. Do you have any tips? Let us know and we'll include them in the pinned first comment. This is one of our three channels, there's also a Cross Training Trials channel, and a Cross Training Enduro channel. All three are equally dodgy. So called dual sport riding reviews are just glossy ads nowdays. All we are saying is there's also the budget option for adventure riding. So the Cross Training Adventure focus is just get out there and have fun on two wheels. What else? Cross Training Adventure actively avoids sponsorship. We like doing seriously critical reviews. Manufacturers make some really bad mistakes. and there is a lot of dodgy crap being sold out there. Instead of glowing dual sport reviews for kickbacks or free product, we will try to keep the buggers honest.
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Few other things to consider… Loctite, tyre pressure gauge, leatherman, spoke wrench, spare luggage straps, Paracord
Condoms, Barry, you forgot condoms! 😂 You know? For when you're really F****d!!!😂
I carry a small tarp also, to cover the bike and my self for repairs in the rain.
I carry a portable air compressor with small air tank attached, a 50 ft air hose, air tools, a generator to run the air compressor, a wheel truing stand, a spare motorcycle mechanic, 25 gallons of coolant, 15 gallons of oil, a 50 gallon drum of premium high octane fuel and because it's the U.S. and sometimes I have to ride through a city I carry a full battle rattle kit and a 50 caliber machine gun. 🤣🤣🤣
Seriously though you have some good tips to add to my kit.
You don't carry a spare bike?! 😎
@@crosstrainingadventure Darn it!! One more thing to add to my pack list, spare bike.
spare bike in the spare truck ? 😊
That Xiaomi portable tire inflator is MAGIC. Trust me. MUST have. Asphalt? Tire pressure up. Back on dirt? Tire pressure down. Done and done, no questions asked. Comes with a neat light too.
Most trips don't require that extent of tools. But if you are on a trip that can make or break your ability to stay alive if you don't have enough tools it is important to prepare properly. I am sure this list looks crazy complicated to many. And to many, or most, they will never need this many tools being that a rescue is a phone call away. One thing that we do on serious trips is layout all the tools for everyone's bikes and only take bike specific tools and divide up the rest so we are not all carrying a full set of tools.
Sharing is always a great idea... if my brother has the tool kit I was always leave mine and bring the first aid kit, tow rope and jumper leads instead.
A branch in the road can stop the trip...a bahco laplander and the trip continues...it is not a tool for the motorcycle but it is light and small...BRAAP BRAAAAP!!!!....PURA VIDA!!!!
I carried a foot pump ( large, heavy) with big piston. I was able to pump up the tire at 4200m. I don't know about the electrical compressors, but my MTB pump has high and low volume settings. TT wheels are a low speed tire IMO. You need skill and or low speed to ride with a front pinch flat.🎯
I cable tie levers onto the bark busters. Tie the brake lever on the clutch side and tie the clutch lever on the brake side so it you hit a tree you won’t brake your lever and your spare. Also use a thick cable tie that can be reused somewhere else if needed cheers
A very comprehensive list with a lot of good information. Though I will never carry all of those items, I will certainly update my kit after watching this. I ride alone, so that is why I prefer Japanese motorcycles.
same when far away honda for remote-husky for more accessible
Yep there's nothing like good old fashioned Japanese reliability...
Kawasaki's and Yammys for me
Create your first tool kit, then try to always work on your bike using just that toolkit (maintenance and small fixes, not taking your bike apart). Add items you needed but you didn't have. Remove items you had but never used.
Thank you for confirming my opinion on bikes: older, carburated bikes, without much electronics are better. This was confirmed during my last trip this summer: my side stand switch crapped out in Croatia. Bike showed weird signs, engine working with interruptions, made me first think of ignition issues. In the end I found the problem and fixed it (permanently connected the two wires going to the switch). Now, this is a 2003 KTM 950 Adv. A few years later, KTM installed a Hall sensor. You can't fix it by just connecting the two wires. You need to connect them with a resistor of a certain Ohm value and there are after market kits you can buy to bypass that sensor. One extra item in the tool kit? Who the hell thought this is going to happen? In my case, a bit of elbow grease and a piece of duct tape and I'm back riding.
Though it never happened to me, I have seen a kick stand switch fail on a KTM 990.
Good point, Cosmin. I read about all the electronics on new bikes and I'm doing my best to avoid it all. I foolishly bought a KTM 690 years ago without doing my research first. I wasn't game to take it into seriously remote areas after I found out how many complex issues could occur.... I was searching for a new car recently and ran into the same issues. So much electronic wizardry that I can't help feeling could be a nightmare years down the track.
Motion pro trail tool is the best thing ever invented , leather man tool is pretty handy, DRC tyre irons with ring spanner end to suit both front and rear axle nuts.
Preventive maintenance is the key, clutch cable’s don’t just break, they wear a weak spot, normally where the cable goes into the lever, occasionally lubricate the pivot and look for wear, when you see wear replace the cable, if a sprocket looks worn, replace it.
Give the bike a good look over first, fix something that could be an issue before you go, saves a lot of stress later on.
Best thing is work on your own bike, don’t use mechanics, they won’t be there to fix it out the back of beyond.
Give the bike a good look over first, fix something that could be an issue before you go, saves a lot of stress later on... I keep telling myself I should do this but I tend to only go over the bike a few times a year. Thankfully I haven't been caught out yet. Although when I wash the bike I do tend to look for things like broken spokes etc.
I have an alloy adjustable wrench made for gas techs it is much lighter and fits most big nuts .
good info, thanks
I missed an essential item: Self sealing silicone tape. This is essential for watercooled engines. I would also suggest a piece of suitable silicone hose. Many use 18mm for example.
Duct tape b ok?
@@empiresrikesfat No! Duct tape is not the same.
If you are riding in the middle of Mongolia maybe carry; quart of oil, extra throttle and clutch cables, set of clutch disks if your bike is easy to work on.
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Glad you like them!
I saw the boys from North and Left a Bit smoke a clutch in a bog in Kyrgyzstan recently. So a clutch kit might be a good idea for the advanced kit.
I allways have a hoverboard under my bashguard and a Pitbike in my 67gallon topcase 😄 no....i understand that a lot of your stuff is nessesary when away more than a big amount of miles from next zivilisation. That's why three quaters of my middle leg are laying somewhere in the woods....
Very interesting topic mate we all carry bike specific tools so there ends up being a tool for every job all my bikes have a kit onboard it’s remarkable what can be fixed out bush just gotta think great vid Baz cheers
Duct tape and a hammer!
@@crosstrainingadventure yep we got em , I fixed a stripped headbolt with bloody tree sap and a minty wrapper once hehe who knew it’d last all day and be almost unremovable once baked by the screaming engine it’s unreal mate
Cheers for the cable repair kits tip. Had no idea they existed. Anyone got any feedback on them?
A high quality utility knife/boxcutter, such as an OLFA, is very useful. I saw the channel locks in the thumbnail, along with the ever useful prostate thingy. Oh, nice to see the HST quote!
Always good to check your prostate mid-ride, Tim. 🤣
I run my spare brake and clutch levers zip tied to my bark busters quick and easy to get to and out of the way. I also have zip ties on my forks between the triple clamps once again easy and quick to get to. Run tape on all of my spanners so i have more than one supply
Good tips!
... JB weld using metal from a "soda" can. Sure, sure... barley soda maybe! :)
Good list! I also carry a usb rechargeable headlight. Some places I ride bear spray would be a good idea but I know it doesn’t apply for much or the world.
I remember in Canada the guys stopped to watch a bear cub run across the track then we just sat there talking about it. I said aren't these those situations the mum is probably around and we should keep moving? They shrugged their shoulders, talked a bit more and we finally got going lol.
I know an old guy, very careful to hang food/etc away (bears etc).. Toothpaste in his tent maybe attracted the bear, but bear spray only po'd the bear, he got mauled (brown bear).. may work, may be worse (my brother's can burst in his house)
How did I ever survive the 80s/90s. We had a few things, but nothing like that.😃
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A good toolkit takes time and experience to create- what do you need for different rides, whats overkill, whats a necessity for your bike, where do you store it conveniently or out of the way. And then it evolves as new kit comes to the market. You also need to know how to use those tools out on the trails, which again takes time and experience.
So true.
V useful content, thanks. One comment, no gloves while bush bashing? See 2:40 and on
On a friend's property. I think we were tuning the carb after doing the BST mods? Just doing a 100 metre loop then adjusting air/fuel mix from memory.
Think the pink tool is for more nautical, man in the boat, situations.
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Never forget your gat in case ya gotta requisition another bike. Don't forget extra rounds. People can be really inconsiderate about maintaining their bikes for the next "owner."
I've broke a throttle cable a while back I turn the idle all the way up as high as it would go then I would reach down and work the throttle with my fingers when I could .... I've had to ride home with them missing levers a few times too
Well done! I think one of the hard enduro guys had to do something like that recently... Johnny Walker?
I ended up snapping my XR throttle cable on my Fraser island. I managed to route the 2nd return throttle cable to actuate the throttle, BUT Opposite direction. Ie, rolling wrist forwards was accelerate, rolling backwards was off. Worked fine for the flat sections, but scary trying to slow down for the water ditches, and accelerating forwards when you had mental vs muscle memory kick in. Was like learning to ride a backwards bike.
@@noc0v uh-oh trouble in sandy K'gari Paradise .. good thing you had a spare cable 😁👍
I have roadside assistance, came with the bike... But in the places where I might need it there is no cellphone signal...
Don’t forget to get the same model of bike as your buddy so you can be sure to find the “extra” parts you’ll need!
Any recommendation on a winch and pulley system? I dropped my bike today on a water crossings and through my back out picking it up so sound like a worthwhile investment.
Not really, Daniel. I've always focused on bikes light enough to be pulled out with just a tow rope. But I've seen interesting discussions about this on the adventure rider forum.
A long line (say 30m) of spectra (6mm), and two light sailing turning blocks - anchor line to tree, down to bike with turning block, back up line to another turning block …. and start pulling from adjacent to the bike.
I noticed the adventure repair kit featured on the cover of this video was for BMW and KTM riders only!🤣
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Gender-neutral almond milk 😂
Tool kit of champions 🤣
Ultimately you can’t take everything. It’s always a trade off because at some point you might not be able to recover your bike. So the question is what will get you out of most pickles. Firstly, keep your bike well maintained and check your bike before you leave. That can eliminate the need for things like brake pads or you might see your clutch cable is wearing through or your chain needs adjustment. The most common problems are usually tyres. You can fix them on the side of the road and no amount of prep can avoid a flat so always carry a repair kit when away from help.
I hate punctures and tyre changes, Simon. TUbliss on the dirt bikes makes using plugs easy, but the DR650 has that dreaded 17 inch rear wheel. 😢
I wonder what that pink C-shapped thing is for... 🤣
Recommended by riders waiting for rescue and getting bored after their TPI has failed, Luis.... so I'm told.
For Bush Pigs
@@crosstrainingadventure Lady riders most likely hahaha
When I finally get my gf riding. 100 percent lol
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You forgot to mention the kitchen sink.
Disposable gloves!
I think you missed a salient point-
No what or how many tools you carry, the one you really REALLY need is the one you said “Ah, I’ll need that one” as you packed your kit.
And guess what- - -
Murphy's Law!
People travel the world with less than you mentioned here...
Yep. If you are never far from mechanics and support then you can scrap a lot of this stuff. I think the age and choice of bike is important too. Riding a fairly new Japanese bike? You can probably trust its reliability more than some of its Euro cousins...
"Soda" can... at least you didn't "aluminum"
🤣 Yes all those little compromises so I don't have Americans asking "What the hell is that?"
just carry an extra 40 liters of parts bro
Liquid parts....?
@@crosstrainingadventure Think Terminator 2......
Honestly at this point it's simpler just to take a spare bike
Especially if it's a TPI, Dima. 😂
A fleet of support 4WDs more like it.....
Holy crap, just take the RV...
Or stay at home and play motocross computer game.
Cigarette lighter
so much gear! might as well buy a jeep!