Triumph Bonneville T140 EDC Toolkit
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- What tools do you carry when out riding your Triumph Bonneville T140? Lets get the hive mind together and come up with a definitive EDC tool kit.
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I need to pick up one of those bags. I like to have a couple of the red posilock wire connectors with me. I haven't had to use one yet, but they're tiny and don't take up any room...and if a wire or connector breaks for some reason, you just need to take off a little insulation on each wire you're trying to reconnect and then shove them into the posilock and screw it down. It'll get you home where you can put a proper connector on it.
Fairly complete, but I have to have a plier or two. A needle nose and an arc-joint will serve fine. Also, being as compulsive as I am, an old toothbrush and a roll of paper towels are handy, since I seem to have a need to clean my 140 with near constant regularity.😊
I've had my 78 T140V for 30 years, and built up my tool kit from experience over that time. I have a custom made luggage rack on the back of mine, and, about 20 years ago, made a toolbox from sheet aluminium, which attaches underneath it and is secured with a padlock, so it can stay on the bike all the time.
In addition to what you have, I carry:
15/16" combi spanner for the rear wheel spindle
9/16" box spanner for adjusting the clutch pushrod, with a 1/2" socket welded into the other end for the tank centre bolt
Wire and assorted crimp terminals
Spare bulbs
Spare cables
Small can WD40
My cable ties, PVC tape, Leatherman multitool, spare fuse and spare spark plug are carried in my bike jacket (I'm lucky that my other bike, a 1980 GS550L uses the same size and grade of plug). I've also always got a pair of disposable gloves in the jacket (a lifetime in the motor repair trade taught me the value of that).
For the GS550, I carry a smaller tool kit under the seat, with enough gear to clean plugs, remove and clean carbs (never been necessary at roadside yet), cables, bulbs and fuses.
I reckon, if it can't be fixed with these tools, it can't be fixed at the roadside anyway, so the next most important tool is a phone with the recovery service number.
This list makes a great improvement. Also, I think the screwdrivers in the video need a rethink. In addition I carry a puncture repair kit, a tyre pressure gauge (don't trust forecourt gauges), a pump and tyre irons. I am quite happy to tackle a tube repair on the road.
My suggestion is a torch, called ELECTRALIGHT, which is a small battery operated, magnetic torch with 2 different types of light, I think I bought on Amazon.
Space under the seat is pretty limited. Where do you carry it? Phil
In my panier bag
Selection of fuses
Always got at least 1, 5/8 ×3/8 chain spring clip, spent most of a Sunday afternoon awaiting rescue in the wilds of Northumbria, when the A.A. turned up only had metric spares, another long wait for a tow truck.
I’m guessing it can’t be stored on the bike ?
I carry it on the rear rack
Hello there, Just wondering what’s the longest ride you have made on your T140.👍
So far, week long trip in the UK
I used to go away for a week in the UK on mine every year for a few years in the nineties and noughties, covering well over a thousand miles, but the longest one day ride was 450 miles, to a friend's funeral and back, in March, in heavy rain all the way. I was 20 years younger then and I don't think I could do that any more, but the bike could.
Great kit but needs fuse’s
Disposable gloves in old camera film tub or similar.
Spare clutch cable which fits perfectly around saddle pan or at least a Slinky temporary cable repair kit.
Length of petrol/ oil pipe inside of handlebars.
Use all nooks and crannies of bike for storing stuff away.
I like to carry a bit of cash in my tool kit. Even if its just to offer to someone who helps you out of a situation or buy them a brew
Many thanks to everyone who has made suggestions and comments. Great community spirit. Sharing experience and knowledge is one of the most positive aspects of social media. I have updated the list I have posted on Buy Me A Coffee (as of 12th March 2023) so it is freely available to anyone putting a new tool kit together or adding to an existing one.
I also carry an extra long 13mm socket to remove nut holding tank on and 12 volt test light in leather toll roll attached to rear rack.
Great video. I carry pretty much exactly the same things in my daily kit (wrench sizes may vary slightly) with just 3 differences. I carry a small assortment of fuses, a spare spark plug and about 3 feet of uninsulated copper wire coiled up just incase something comes loose that a zip tie cant temporarily hold on. That being said, I frequently ride on back roads and in areas that dont have cell service and could be 50 miles or more from home. Thanks for sharing what you carry.
i recently bought a T140 from a deceased estate.... it had plugs wrapped in foam tucked into the gap in the fuel tank and oil filler. spare cables had been cable tied to the rear rack as well as a comprehensive toolkit in the topbox
Breakdown membership details and phone number.
Great video - keep up the good work!
The way to acquire a good tool kit is to regularly use the one you have and that way you will refine it.
Very true!
a spare fuse
It’s a great idea to do this, I’m very interested to hear what others come up with. Can I mention puncture repair products? Also, I would be interested to know where owners keep their tool kit as space in the tool roll area under the seat is very limited.
What puncture repair kit do you recommend? As I run tubed tyres I cannot use a plug kit. I would therefore need to carry tyre levers and a spare inner tube, or a patch kit. To be frank, I can't be bothered with this as I have breakdown cover.
@@SongsFromTheSaddle it’s a good question, but one I cannot answer as I am in the same situation as you. Agreed, to carry repair kit, levers long enough to get the tyre off, some means of inflation, and have a suitable centre stand all seems difficult to achieve. I am interested to see if anyone comes up with any ideas we can all use. It’s actually many years since I had a puncture whilst riding so for now it’s the RAC for me.
When I used to do long distance trials I carried two tyre levers in a length of pushbike inner tube and a pushbike pump that plus tubes would sort it both on and off road
Looking for ages about what to carry on my new T100. This helps a bit but what would you recommend I carry, bearing in mind I have very little mechanical knowledge. I do own a nice set of Harley Davidson roadside Snap-On tools ( I had a Harley) but guessing I cannot use these? Many thanks.
I suggest you check my separate video on putting together a touring tool kit for my modern Triumph Scrambler. In that video I try to explain the rationale for how I chose what to carry or what not to carry.
@@SongsFromTheSaddle thanks.
I need to put a kit together for my T140 for this season also. Having just finished a top end rebuild I can tighten or fettle on my run in rides if needed. Good selection and as someone else mentioned I always travel with a Leatherman, regardless if it’s the T140 or my Street Scarmbler. Do you double up on these tools (buy a second set aside from what you have in workshop)? Would make sense I guess! I’d also sling in a fuse, not really a tool but ya know…! Thanks again for your great videos, I’m rebuilding my calipers following your tutorial, always easier to watch first! Thanks, Andy
Love your videos- always interesting and well done. Suggestion on the tool roll...don't know if anyone mentioned this already but how about a spare fuse or two? Thanks again, Frank.
I would add some metal bailing/tie wire, as wire ties and/or tape don't work well for some things. Your Leatherman can be used to easily cut and manipulate the wire.
cheers simon just printed your tool thoughts out always have a rag in there plus 2 new gapped plugs with porcelan parts in garden hose so dont shatter on u plus always have feeler gauges maybe a chargeing lead for your phone my god the list keeps growing ,spare wire wrapped around the frame spare clutch,throttle cables tied to the old ones, lol
I always carry a length of stainless steel wire folded up and the pliers on my leatherman so i can twist it to hold on stray exhausts etc should you lose a mounting bolt or whatever
Apart from the standard "tighten" or "tape", AAA motor club membership. 😉
Hi, I also keep an angled tyre valve adapter in the tool kit. Best regards Steve
Well, thank you so much for answering my question with this video. It was a nice surprise whilst interrupting my 'first morning light' ride with a McDonald's breakfast here in the Isle of Man. Looking forward to reading viewers' responses. Best wishes.
Thanks for the inspiration. Hopefully with some viewer input we will arrive at a useful and comprehensive tool kit