Sockets and hex wrenches , etc, to carry on 2014VFR800

I did a lot of research and bought the torn wrenches for my BMW 650GS.

But now with my new 2014 VFR800 I have no idea what specific wrenches I need to carry on a trip.
Not the tool kit ( which is meager) that comes with the bike.

I can find no definitive list anywhere. Please chime in for a new VFR owner who was a Boy Scout and wants to be prepared.

Darn I mistakenly (a newbie mistake) put this in the 5th generation bikes forum and it shoul be in 8th generation.

Would a moderator please move this to the 8th generation forum.

 

I'm going to go out on a limb here and suggest the fasteners will be the same size as a 5th gen. 19mm for the back wheel nuts, 22mm for the front, 12mm for the fork axle clamps and calipers, 17mm (IIRC) for the rear axle clamp. Then the standard set of 5 and 6mm hexes, some 8, 10, 12, 14 and 17mm nuts, and a decent phillips screwdriver.

 

Sounds like a good start, Cadbury! Thanks. I'll check some of those I have already tomorrow.
BMW HAS A LOT OF TORX. Any TORX fittings?

 

The only Torx fitting on the 5G is a T40 holding the ignition switch to the triple; not something you're likely to want to remove on the road.


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Omitting the Phillips screwdriver and using a proper JIS screwdriver ( or the one In the toolkit) as those are the type of screws used. Allen key for fairing bolts .

 

The supplied toolkits are well thought out as to sizes and functions. A good start is to replicate the sizes with whatever is affordable. This providing your "friendly dealer" is not trying to sell the supplied toolkits as an aftermarket item. IMO the toolkits that are carried on the bike are for on the road maintenance and adjustments. Is there a need for tools carried on the bike to be the same as Team Ferrari uses in GP racing? I don't think so.

For sure some of the tools in the supplied kits are on the not so pretty side and if ya feel the need to demonstrate chain adjustments at bike nights, then by all means get watcha need. Been using the same old (25 years) supplied tool to loosen that pinch bolt to adjust my chain and it still works. Contrary to poplore. the tools are not made of pot metal.


Cable ties and a tire plug kit? Oh Yes!!! A metric Allen key set? Yep.

 

Don't forget a roll of Gaffa tape (duck, Gorilla, etc).

 

Gorilla tape now comes in two widths and lengths.. Good stuff.. Duct tape can leave a residue. Gaffers tape doesn't.

A little space can be conserved by wrapping one of the better tapes around a pencil or a wrench handle.

Anybody got a pic of AM's tock? Grey's Anatomy (the book) wasn't much help.

 

How about some .032 safety wire and some wire twister pliers?

 

Wow! Great suggestions. Just got the Moto Pump in and it and a tire plugger (rope type) fit neatly under seat.

Picked up safety wire, zip ties, need a good Philips screw driver.
Been looking at threads on jump start but reviews seem mixed as to which is the current starter of choice.

I think I have a metric set of Allen hexes somewhere.

I plan to carry the tools in the new Nelson Rigg tail bag to match the small Mini journey magnetic bag on tank.
Really like the streamline looks on the tail bag and keep it strapped to the pillion seat to just pop on when I go out of town.

Oh, I need to look at gaffers tape. Never heard of it.

 

If you have enough tape you dont need wire & pliers....

However,

You dont mention what / where you are going or what your skill set is ?
Sometimes the best thing to do is just call for help.....

 

Gaffers tape comes mostly in matte black. A gaffer in the movie (ect) biz is usually the head electrician or lighting guy. Some gaffers tape is florescent to mark the stage in a play when the actors have to go to their marks when the stage is not lit. Same deal on exits at the end of a scene. This does not prevent some actors from chewing the scenery. Some bikers too..

 

Maybe a quart of Bondo?

 

For the maintenance junkies oot there, maybe one of those Craftsman roll aways refitted with bike wheels,rigged with a hitch and painted or wrapped to match the bike. Get one big enough and it could be fitted with one of those nifty little Honda four stroke generators.

One could become a legend at bike nights.

 

The mods respond best to monetary offerings, praise and all that touchie-feelie stuff.

 

Well, y'all are right about my mechanical expertise! Very little!!

I've been a member of AAA a long time and very satisfied with their service. In all the years riding, I've never had serious mechanical problems. I clutch cable broke just as I pulled into an Okenagan campground and had another taped aside the original. Easy peasy.

But I've been yo a lot of rallies (BMW) and someone in the group knows how to fix something if they had the tools. I've lent tools to riders on road to fix THEIR bikes.

I usually change oil and filter, adjust chains, install some farkles and leave the heavy lifting to the real mechanics.

 

Think I'm right in saying it's an anti tamper torx

 

What is??