I'm looking at doing some traveling on my 83 R100RS. Most of my trips will be 2-3 days, probably no more that 300 miles away from home.
I've just purchased an OEM toolkit as my bike didn't have one when I bought it. My question is what spares should I carry? Sparkplug, clutch cable? What else?
Fuses, tire repair kit including battery powered compressor, zip ties, wire, thread lock, flashlight and vice grips. MOA Anonymous Book.
Float bowl gaskets !
Owning an old Airhead is easy.
Keeping an old Airhead running great is the true test.
A good video to watch. I had just about all this, clutch cable and carb bowl gasket. I was able to also pick up an original tool kit and manual air pump.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTxiAbu59ys&list=PL9zc1l5tX2okoh0dip2pn7drfVT0XcGnD&index=23&t=3s
I carry a backup hand pump to my 12 volt mini pump. This is an excellent product.
https://www.motopumps.com/shop/air-shot-2
Thanks for the input. And Eric, great video.
A pocket voltage/continuity tester.
An elec connection scraper/cleaner (tiny wire brush or steel wool:
A piece of wire and elec tape.
Also a fuse or two.
etc…. etc………….
Why float bowl gaskets? Do those fail often?
Why float bowl gaskets? Do those fail often?
Because it's the one gasket you can't make even with a pair of scissors. And, like many riders, there is a high likelihood that you will at some point manipulate the bowl retaining strap with your boot and dislodge the float bowl.
Owning an old Airhead is easy.
Keeping an old Airhead running great is the true test.
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