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MotorbikeMike
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NO Pics, not much fun
HI all, well heck, I do NOT have pics of my toolkit, but I can describe the concept easily. A moderate attempt will follow......
#1 always know that NO ONE will have the tools you need on the side of the road.
#2 NO ONE will probably even slow down, nonetheless stop, therefore if they DID have the tools, refer to #1
#3 Remember that nearly NO ONE ever fixes anything themselves, so refer to #1
#4 You may look like a lunatic on the side of the road with some wierd bike, which may or may not have your uncle's weedeater, or your moms lil mini rototiller motor on it, NO ONE will stop for you, refer to #1
#5 IF a Cop stops, you will not get help fixing your bike, and good-grief-lucky not to get a ticket for holding up traffic what with all the rubber-neckers, refer to #1
#6, if it is your ex-GF's new boyfriend, fixing your bike will be the very LEAST of your problems, you guessed it, look at #1
#7, if you are a lady-rider #6 may not apply, but you should get yourself safe before an AX-MURDERER comes along, YUP back to #1
#8 IF you broke down on the bad side of town, don't worry about your bike, they wont steal anything that isn't working (they can't fix it either) BUT now your wallet, and your "Birginity" are at risk, good grief, did you see #1???
#9 IF someone does stop, they will ask,
"are you outta gas",
"do you know who to call?",
"where did you get that thing, it doesn't look like a Honda to me",
"is it flooded, did you try the choke?"
"Is it getting fuel?"
Good Grief Amigo, if you'd looked at #1 you wouldn't be hearing those dumb ideas!
#10 In the rare event that someone would stop, he will probably ask, HMMMM looks like you got some kinda problem here, you got any tools???
OOOHHH DANM, are you thinking #1????
SOOOOOOOOO How in the Wide World Of Sports do I avoid this kinda problem?
Well, Bunky, it ain't as hard as one might think, and rather than trying to sell you a magic elixir that will make you a hit with the girls, and make the guys quit laffing at you in the locker-room, I'll just go right ahead and tell you the truth.
Your Axles, and pedals, take a
#1) 15mm combo wrench
your cruiser stem is a
#2 13mm combo wrench
your motormounts, intake, exhaust, early drive sprocket, head nuts on 48cc, caliper pads, and a few others
#3) 10mm combo
saddle is
#4) 14mm combo
Brake cables typically
#5) 9mm combo
mountain bikes use 3-6 metric allens available as a "Y" wrench(I Sell em)
#6) if needed allen y's
Spark Plug
#7) whatever you need here, some plugs are different sizes
Screwdriver
#8) a 6-way is hard to beat
Backs up any other wrench
#9) 6-8" crescent wrench
Adjust clutch or brake wires
#10) Hemostats
Fix muffler, fender or any other thing that gets loose
#11) A lenght of baling wire
For the baling wire, and anything else
#12) Pliers
use as throttle or whatever needed
#13) "baby" vise-grips
Small amount of electrical, and or Duct tape
SOOOO.... you getting the picture, figure out EVERY nut, bolt and screw, and be sure that you can tighten/adjust whatever you might have happen.
HARDCORE: tube, patches, glue, mini pump or CO2 inflater, spoons, maybe a tire folded up. Chain? Certainly a masterlink for BOTH chains, measure with oil in it for 2-strokers, crankcase oil for 4-stroke, spare sparkplug
I ride Whizzers, on custom American Chassis, and I carry what I need, and when I don't........ I too, get to read #1
Mike
HI all, well heck, I do NOT have pics of my toolkit, but I can describe the concept easily. A moderate attempt will follow......
#1 always know that NO ONE will have the tools you need on the side of the road.
#2 NO ONE will probably even slow down, nonetheless stop, therefore if they DID have the tools, refer to #1
#3 Remember that nearly NO ONE ever fixes anything themselves, so refer to #1
#4 You may look like a lunatic on the side of the road with some wierd bike, which may or may not have your uncle's weedeater, or your moms lil mini rototiller motor on it, NO ONE will stop for you, refer to #1
#5 IF a Cop stops, you will not get help fixing your bike, and good-grief-lucky not to get a ticket for holding up traffic what with all the rubber-neckers, refer to #1
#6, if it is your ex-GF's new boyfriend, fixing your bike will be the very LEAST of your problems, you guessed it, look at #1
#7, if you are a lady-rider #6 may not apply, but you should get yourself safe before an AX-MURDERER comes along, YUP back to #1
#8 IF you broke down on the bad side of town, don't worry about your bike, they wont steal anything that isn't working (they can't fix it either) BUT now your wallet, and your "Birginity" are at risk, good grief, did you see #1???
#9 IF someone does stop, they will ask,
"are you outta gas",
"do you know who to call?",
"where did you get that thing, it doesn't look like a Honda to me",
"is it flooded, did you try the choke?"
"Is it getting fuel?"
Good Grief Amigo, if you'd looked at #1 you wouldn't be hearing those dumb ideas!
#10 In the rare event that someone would stop, he will probably ask, HMMMM looks like you got some kinda problem here, you got any tools???
OOOHHH DANM, are you thinking #1????
SOOOOOOOOO How in the Wide World Of Sports do I avoid this kinda problem?
Well, Bunky, it ain't as hard as one might think, and rather than trying to sell you a magic elixir that will make you a hit with the girls, and make the guys quit laffing at you in the locker-room, I'll just go right ahead and tell you the truth.
Your Axles, and pedals, take a
#1) 15mm combo wrench
your cruiser stem is a
#2 13mm combo wrench
your motormounts, intake, exhaust, early drive sprocket, head nuts on 48cc, caliper pads, and a few others
#3) 10mm combo
saddle is
#4) 14mm combo
Brake cables typically
#5) 9mm combo
mountain bikes use 3-6 metric allens available as a "Y" wrench(I Sell em)
#6) if needed allen y's
Spark Plug
#7) whatever you need here, some plugs are different sizes
Screwdriver
#8) a 6-way is hard to beat
Backs up any other wrench
#9) 6-8" crescent wrench
Adjust clutch or brake wires
#10) Hemostats
Fix muffler, fender or any other thing that gets loose
#11) A lenght of baling wire
For the baling wire, and anything else
#12) Pliers
use as throttle or whatever needed
#13) "baby" vise-grips
Small amount of electrical, and or Duct tape
SOOOO.... you getting the picture, figure out EVERY nut, bolt and screw, and be sure that you can tighten/adjust whatever you might have happen.
HARDCORE: tube, patches, glue, mini pump or CO2 inflater, spoons, maybe a tire folded up. Chain? Certainly a masterlink for BOTH chains, measure with oil in it for 2-strokers, crankcase oil for 4-stroke, spare sparkplug
I ride Whizzers, on custom American Chassis, and I carry what I need, and when I don't........ I too, get to read #1
Mike