[MDairheads] The almost ultimate minimalist Airhead toolkit ?

[Mac Kirkpatrick]

Will, nice list and a great presentation. I did not see a spare headlight
bulb or the alternator bulb or did I miss them? The alternator bulb would
be easy to miss in your picture.

I also carry float needles, the cross bar that holds them and the little
hair spring, plus JB Weld and carb floats, and have used both!

BTW I DID break down recently, in Ensenada, Mexico, could not fix the bike,
arranged an Uber with a truck to bring me back all the way to Phoenix.

Waiting word on what caused it, I'm guessing the coil went bad.

And IF my coil went bad (it was new BTW, but there is more to that story),
that will be the second coil that has gone bad on a airhead trip where I
was present.

SO.... now carry a spare coil? The list gets longer and longer.

​You guys have fun at TechnoBarn.​


Mac Kirkpatrick
Glenmoore, PA

"After all, what is adventure, but inconvenience, properly regarded?"
C. Donahue

On Thu, Apr 12, 2018 at 12:09 PM, Will Andalora via MDAirheads <
mdairheads at casano.com> wrote:

> I don't differentiate between what I need for local or distance- other
> than for a thousand mile trip I'll carry a spare rotor and diode board.
> Everything else lives on the bike.  I keep it well tuned and work on it
> proactively to avoid the maintenance issues that will cause problems.  Of
> course, things go wrong still on these bikes and I have generally been able
> to get myself and my bike home with what I had on hand (or purchased). Most
> of what I carry has been used for other riders along the way- spare clutch
> cables, spark plugs, points, tubes, etc..
>
>
> I don't dislike tool rolls, but I find the tray under the seat will hold a
> lot more tools when they are not in a tool roll.  My bike also has storage
> under the cowl seat which I use as well.
>
>
> I did a presentation at Supertech in 2017 about this.  If anyone is
> interested, the link to the presentation is below. It includes a list of
> tool and spares I carry. I don't always have all of this with me, but a lot
> of it lives on the bike and rests packed in travel cases I take on longer
> trips.
>
>
> It is not the ultimate minimalist tool kit.  That would be a credit card
> and a cell phone!
>
>
> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_8qs6fSJQh153MjHVw2ietJcLooveHR
> n/view?usp=sharing
>
> [https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/aipXeW3CsPOWHYNrX4z1LnZb2v54AN
> xNhy0ahksTtpGhF9p_myL5iWrml6o=w1200-h630-p]<https://drive.
> google.com/file/d/1_8qs6fSJQh153MjHVw2ietJcLooveHRn/view?usp=sharing>
>
> Airheads on the Road.pdf<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_
> 8qs6fSJQh153MjHVw2ietJcLooveHRn/view?usp=sharing>
> drive.google.com
>
>
>
>
>
> See you in about a week at Technobarn!
>
>
> Will
>
> ________________________________
> From: MDAirheads <mdairheads-bounces+will_andalora=hotmail.com at casano.com>
> on behalf of Jim Wilson via MDAirheads <mdairheads at casano.com>
> Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2018 11:12 AM
> To: MD airheads
> Subject: Re: [MDairheads] The almost ultimate minimalist Airhead toolkit ?
>
> the stock toolkit imho is fairly worthless.
>
> so what tools you use in your garage to _ _ _  _ _  _ _  _  _ _ _  fix the
> bike should bee in your tool kit.
> ps i don't like toolrolls , they take up more room.
>
>  adjust the valves,
>   change a tire flat - front and rear,
>
> fix a broken wire,   make any # of emergency repairs,
>  torque the heads,
> tighten a mirror
> shorting tools for a tune up
> VOM
> test lamp
> bottle /can /wine opener
>
> *tools to remove / replace the ::*
>  battery,
> H/L reflector assy to replace a fuse
> air cleaner assy,
> carbs   /  floats  /  clean a clogged jet   adjust
> the exhaust /or tighten the headers
> a spark plug to gap it
>  the gas tank,
> tail lamp assy bulb replacement
>
>
> *fix a broken *
> pannier rack assy.
> windshield
> seat
>
> Lubrication of ::
> all oil / fluid reservoirs
>
>
> tie downs /rope tyedowns
>
> this is a start    butt because i can see you are a minimalist, buy a honda
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