inspectorcritic
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My spares are like nuts and bolts how many times have you lost a motor mount then the entire bike shakes out any nut or bolt it can if a Home Depot is not near your really screwd, best not use locktight agains steel and that soft putter may strip your threads right out I think crazy glue does best job and for inner tubes I say chuck them you can have a blow out at 25MPG+ speeds go smashing on your body solid rubber tire prevent flats also you may have to camp out and the choice places all have cactus or or bullhead thorns, also most likely things to go oout is CDI so I got a spare installed on the bike frame hidden then its best to carry 3 spare master links you can find for under $5 on ebay it may take you twice to correct the problem its not much space or much weight either prevents a week to 2 week wait then will misorder or not got spare magneto there tuff durable but what if it goes out. Also on canpack a spare cylinder or head sounds crazy had one go out on a trip miles from no where.I did 1200 miles round trip once to tail of the dragon, I brought a spare piston with rings on it, some wheel grease, brake pads, wheel bearings, and the normal stuff like a small pump, patch kit, couple extra tubes, sockets, vise grips, screwdrivers, zip ties, etc. all that plus a tarp and paracord, 2 liters of water, and a couple cans of sardines between my backpack and saddle bags.
I ended up not needing the spare piston but it's worth having. I definitely used the wheel grease and brake pads but that's more a factor of where I went than how far I went, as tail of the dragon isn't exactly easy on a bike. I preemptively changed the top end
bearing before and after the trip, it's cheap insurance against getting stranded in Deliverance territory.
I have a spare motor in fact if my new test fire proves succesful s**t 16 lbs should I or should I not that has 2 extra Horse Power. Took the Flying Horse on a 30 mile round trip to 7 Falls ran into power loss and idle problems did not locate it until end of trip again 2 loose bolts in the carb reed half to take the engine off because no room on the frame to pull the reed housing off but every time before it goes out speed increase enourmously because its getting more air so I'm think drillin a hole in the housing give more air to breath.