whats in your kit?

[Jonesy]

Bags travelling with Ev

[steptoe]

even on the longest, most demanding trip,,7500klm 4 up {outfit with mum and 2 kids } and trailer, carried the 5 size spanners we need and the same in sockets, some electrical paraphenalia and a pen soldering iron,  a couple of screw drivers, an air compressor and jammed in a corner under the rags is a bit of luck if all else fails,,

apart from a clutch cable last year, I,ve never needed any of it,,,,,, BECAUSE I RIDE AN XS 1100

[Eveready1100]

Here's my "essentials" for big days out.
Spare throttle, clutch and speedo cables, plus a universal cable repair kit (you never know who you'll see stranded on the side of the road and it's nice to be able to help out), 2 packs of fuses,spark plugs, which are typically the set I've just taken out of the motor prior to the trip, test light, insulation tape, spare headlight bulb and ballast, and a can of Finilec stuff for my tubeless tyres.
Plus my XSIVE electrical rescue kit which holds my pickup coil assembly, TCI unit, reg/ rectifier and some smaller items.
Having replaced and lubed the hell out of my tailshaft recently, I don't think it's liable to fail on me in the near future, but I have just pulled the uni joint off my spare bike and popped it into the box too.
One new addition to my tools I carry is a tube of Quicksteel metal putty. On last years run, I ran over something that flicked up and really hit the bike so hard that I immediately pulled over to make sure it hadn't smashed any of the engine cases. All looked good so I continued on. After the rally, I went to give the bike an oil change and found that the oil filter housing bolt had its head half sheared off. I hate to think what could've happened if it had hit a couple of centimetres either side of the bolt, hence the putty.
And since my bike uses a bit of oil, I normally carry a 5 litre container with me for more $$$$ concious top ups on the road, which would do for a total refill if I holed the cases.

Never been in the boyscouts but their motto kinda fits me.

[XSNT999]

That's food for thought, well done for bringing it up.

On trips I've done in the past I generally carry extra tools, tyre levers, spare tubes, throttle or clutch cable, rubber mallet and fuses & elec wiring, plus multi meter, crimping tool, spare spark plugs and T handle plug spanner.

I've never had a spare tail shaft to even consider carrying one.  I think you're right though it will be interesting to see what things blokes carry.

Cheers

[Jonesy]

Just wondering what sort of spares you blokes carry when on an extended trip such as bourke or phillip island(going this year) when its a bit too far away to get someone to come and pick you and the bike up.
I've got a spare tail shaft that goes in the bottom of the saddle bag and a complete plug n play pick up coil assembly that lives in the tank bag. be interesting to see what spares might be able to help a mate out at the next gathering

EDIT
after reading Paul's reply I've got a full set of cables and vacuum caps for the inlet manifolds too