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Hi Mick
Did you go to Brid?
Whos was the eibar with legshield toolbox with york saxon scooter club badge on it. Looks a nice scooter. Whats he running in it?

I read on here sometime ago that you should try and change as many things as you can to allen key bolts etc. So you can carry a set of allen keys. Lighter and take up less space in the toolbox.
Mindst not a good idea to do the crankcase side in allen bolts it can strip the threads.
I have spare wheel ...inflated!!
Spare clutch, gear and front brake inner.
Rac card

wrecklessrobbie wrote: ↑Sun Oct 29, 2017 7:23 pm Hi Mick
Did you go to Brid?
Whos was the eibar with legshield toolbox with york saxon scooter club badge on it. Looks a nice scooter. Whats he running in it?

He's running an Avanti kit with a TSR/Taylor exhaust, he;s done quite a few miles on it now, including the German Euro last year and a trip round the Low Countries (including Luxembourg) this year.

For longer trips it's more important to carry the spare parts and the special tools than normal tools. You can normally find someone happy to lend you tools, but something like a CDI or a flywheel puller is hard to come by.

[I've used a piece of rope with a knot in it as a flywheel locking tool in the past. Shove it down the plug hole and turn the engine til it locks. Desperate times call for desperate measures!]

Think about it this way
2 miles from home is a bloody long push
If you can fix it in 10-20 mins using tools and spares available it's better than waiting for the AA or someone to bring the kit.

If you built it you know the spanners, Allen keys and screwdrivers you need .
M7 nuts and a spare set of lamps are worth carrying as most places don't stock them.
Cables and the kit needed to change them ( I carry a throttle, gear and a couple of clutch cables)

For my trip to France I took:

Spanners
7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 19,

Sockets 1/4 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 19,

Spark PLug Socket

1/4 and 3/8 Extension Bars
1/4 to 3/8 Adapter
3/8 to 1/4 Adapter
Adjstable Spanners

Screw Driver flat, flat short, Phillips, and small double
Pliers
Snips
Allen Keys
Mole Grips
Torque wrench
Knife
Circlip pliers

2 gear cables
2 clutch cables
2 throttle cables
Cable trunnions & clutch cable trunnions
solderless nipples

Seals
Circlips
fuel pipe & Fuel pipe clips
Carb hose
Carb hose jubilee clips
HT lead
HT cap
CDI
Woodruff Keys

Carb Jets, needles, Atomisers, Carb Needle Clips

Stator plate
Spark Plugs
Headlight Bulb

Piston
Piston Rings
Piston Circlips

M7 Nuts & Washers
M8 Nuts & Washers
M7 Kickstart Bolt

Nuts & Bolts
Clutch Compressor
Clutch Holder
Flywheel Holder
Flywheel Extractor
Piston Stop Tool

Gearbox oil
Loctite
Gasket Sealant
Insulation Tape
Torch & Head Torch

As well as a layshaft, a hub, and a fuel can.

The best bit about it is, I broke down on the way back in England when my reed block cage came apart. One spare I didn't have, but I managed to get one at the Shipston on Stour 4 Nations Rally to carry on my journey back to Belfast.

Love the knotted rope bodge mentioned earlier, it works! I carry spares similar to BIlko. I use old tobacco tins for things like woodruff keys and screws/bolts. Plastic lunchboxes are handy for things like stator plates. I've got one that takes the regulator and cowling screws too. I wrap tools and sockets with tea towels to stop those worrying rattles than ruin long trips.

I have a CDI unit cable tied to one of the rear footboard brackets. I keep my cable inners under the seat, between the springs and the foam. I don't have a legshield toolbox, so space is limited. Most of my tools are in a black pencil case from Wilkinsons that cost £1.50. It holds a surprising amount and squishes down better than rigid boxes. Doesn't rattle either.