Tech – Essential tools

Adventure Rider Issue #21

• Fit out
• Checkout
• Tech – Essential tools
• Preparing For Adventure with Andrea Box
• How To Ride with Miles Davis
• Ready For Anything with Karen Ramsay
• Thailand – Baht busters
• KTM Rallye NZ – Aussies cross The Ditch
• Major Mitchell Trail – History lesson
• Cherry Pickin’ – Choose just one 2017 bike
• Ubuntu – Life-changing Africa
• Bali By The Backroads: Another winner from Britton Adventures
• Suzuki Freewind – Ahead of its time and still a great option
• Tech – Tubeless repair
• 2017 BMW F800GSA – A great bike made even better
• The Stirling – Riding south-western WA
• The Sultanate Of Oman – Exotic riding at its best
• Crossing Record – John Hudson sets a new mark
• It’s What We Do
• Yamaha WR250R – Another Greg Yager special

It’s a real pain to have a ride interrupted by a problem when you know what needs to be done, but you don’t have the tools to do it. Here’s a few essentials for every adventure rider. These are only the core of a toolkit. Every bike has different special bits and pieces it needs. Some need specific drivers to remove axles. The Euro bikes often need Torx drivers to remove panels and fittings. Even a plug spanner can be a highly specialised item.

Try doing your regular bike maintenance in the shed using only the tools carried on your bike and you’ll soon learn what’s important.

The trick is to refine the list of tools you carry to cover the essentials, and to try and have each tool suited to more than one task. This group is by no means comprehensive. It’s a starting point, hopefully to get you thinking about what you personally need to carry.