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[Bogdan Swider]

> > The Knipex Cobras pliers are for that. I highly recommend these > beauties. They're super strong (you can stand on them),

The Knipex Cobras come in various sizes. Which size graces your tool kit, Mark ? Bogdan, who at his age prefers a beautiful set of pliers to a beautiful set of.....never mind, that's not true.

[Tengai Mark Van Horn]

They're 7" Cobras. I paid around $14 for them at some online tool place several years ago. Before I got the Cobras, I carried 10" Knipex Alligators. Mark At 5:55 PM -0700 3/13/05, Bogdan Swider wrote:

>> >> The Knipex Cobras pliers are for that. I highly recommend these >> beauties. They're super strong (you can stand on them), > >The Knipex Cobras come in various sizes. Which size graces your tool kit, >Mark ? > >Bogdan, who at his age prefers a beautiful set of pliers to a beautiful set >of.....never mind, that's not true.

[Erik]

Damn you. Now I've ended up at http://www.crawfordtool.com/knipex.html with a tool lust. I'm trying to REDUCE the balance on my credit card. erik

On Sunday, March 13, 2005, at 05:00 PM, Tengai Mark Van Horn wrote: > > They're 7" Cobras. I paid around $14 for them at some online tool > place several years ago. Before I got the Cobras, I carried 10" > Knipex Alligators. > > Mark > > > At 5:55 PM -0700 3/13/05, Bogdan Swider wrote: >>> >>> The Knipex Cobras pliers are for that. I highly recommend these >>> beauties. They're super strong (you can stand on them), >> >> The Knipex Cobras come in various sizes. Which size graces your tool >> kit, >> Mark ? >> >> Bogdan, who at his age prefers a beautiful set of pliers to a >> beautiful set >> of.....never mind, that's not true.

[gsolo99]

Does anyone know of a complete tool kit made for the KLR? Also, what's the best tire kit for the KLR Thanks, GS

[Matt Smith]

Here's the toolkit http://www.jcwhitney.com/autoparts/Product/tf-Browse/s-10101/Pr-p_Product.CATENTRY_ID:2007990/showCustom-0/p-2007990/N-111+600014255+10211/c-10111 http://www.jcwhitney.com/wcsstore/jcwhitney/images/imagecache/G_17990G_SW_1.gif Cheers,

On 6/28/06, gsolo99 wrote: > > Does anyone know of a complete tool kit made for the KLR? Also, what's > the best tire kit for the KLR > > Thanks, > GS > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Analog Aardvark]

I might suggest that you pack along the tools you use when you work on the bike, that way you know you have what you need. Aside from a couple oddball things you rarely use (a huge socket for sprocket removal, a torque wrench for delicate valve work, etc) everything you need will fit in a small tool roll. Some folks recommend buying cheapo tools to carry, with the logic that you'll lose them. My experience goes the other way, though--snapping a socket or rounding off a nut in the garage is a PIA, but out in the woods or on a trip... now that can ruin your whole day. I've broken more cheap tools than lost nice ones (nice = craftsman for me, SnapOn's out of my range) and the couple I've lost are well worth the trade off. As far as tire kit, whatever you use you ought to carry. If you need a bead breaker to change your tires in the garage, you're going to need it on the trail, too. If 8" levers don't work in the garage, they won't work on the trail. For me, I carry 3 motion pro 8" levers, a little electric pump, a pair of tubes, and a patch kit just in case. I also use the valve caps that have core removers built in, and in the bottom of the tailpack is a mtn bike style pump. Maybe overkill, but I tend to play kind of far from home. -Luke --- gsolo99 wrote:

> Does anyone know of a complete tool kit made for the > KLR? Also, what's > the best tire kit for the KLR > > Thanks, > GS > > > >

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[revmaaatin]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Analog Aardvark wrote:

> > I might suggest that you pack along the tools you use > when you work on the bike, that way you know you have > what you need. Aside from a couple oddball things > you rarely use (a huge socket for sprocket removal, a > torque wrench for delicate valve work, etc) everything > you need will fit in a small tool roll. Some folks > recommend buying cheapo tools to carry, with the logic > that you'll lose them. My experience goes the other > way, though--snapping a socket or rounding off a nut > in the garage is a PIA, but out in the woods or on a > trip... now that can ruin your whole day. I've > broken more cheap tools than lost nice ones (nice = > craftsman for me, SnapOn's out of my range) and the > couple I've lost are well worth the trade off. > > As far as tire kit, whatever you use you ought to > carry. If you need a bead breaker to change your > tires in the garage, you're going to need it on the > trail, too. If 8" levers don't work in the garage, > they won't work on the trail. For me, I carry 3 > motion pro 8" levers, a little electric pump, a pair > of tubes, and a patch kit just in case. I also use > the valve caps that have core removers built in, and > in the bottom of the tailpack is a mtn bike style > pump. Maybe overkill, but I tend to play kind of far > from home. > > -Luke >

Hi Luke, Nice post. and well written 2. LIST: Speaking of playing far from home, do the folks at home know where to look for the corpse? Tongue in cheek of course, but in lou of my recent experience, a remote riding place does not always = wilderness if falling down/injury is an option and the distance to help is further than you can crawl in one day. Falling down and breaking bones, or being incapacitated are all very realistic if you ride the way we do. THE old 4x4 adage: allows you to get stuck in more remote places.... Riding a KLR allows you to break bones in more remote places. Be sure you have an exit strategy. and of course: ATGATT (all the gear, all the time). revmaaatin. not riding anything but a keyboard this summer.

[revmaaatin]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Analog Aardvark wrote:

> > I might suggest that you pack along the tools you use > when you work on the bike, that way you know you have > what you need. Aside from a couple oddball things > you rarely use (a huge socket for sprocket removal, a > torque wrench for delicate valve work, etc) everything > you need will fit in a small tool roll.

Hi Luke, Really like the idea of the tool roll. Steve Rankin of West(the city), Texas, recent riding campanion of Jeff Saline of DaTour, uses the tool roll concept. Neat, effective, quick, concise. Any idea where to find a premade tool roll, or is it of a self manufacture? Steve, Luke: maybe you could post a picture of your tool roll? and a contents list. It would be helpful to most listers. revmaaatin.

[Rick]

I bought 2 of those cheap home depot aprons, the short ones for nails and the like. Had my wife sew them top to top both face up. Then laid out the tools, marked it up and had her sew the lines I needed that would hold the tools in place. Completed you fold the 2 aprons together then roll it up. Rick

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "revmaaatin" wrote: > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Analog Aardvark wrote: > > > > I might suggest that you pack along the tools you use > > when you work on the bike, that way you know you have > > what you need. Aside from a couple oddball things > > you rarely use (a huge socket for sprocket removal, a > > torque wrench for delicate valve work, etc) everything > > you need will fit in a small tool roll. > > Hi Luke, > Really like the idea of the tool roll. Steve Rankin of West(the city), > Texas, recent riding campanion of Jeff Saline of DaTour, uses the tool > roll concept. Neat, effective, quick, concise. Any idea where to find > a premade tool roll, or is it of a self manufacture? > > Steve, Luke: maybe you could post a picture of your tool roll? and a > contents list. It would be helpful to most listers. > > revmaaatin. >

[revmaaatin]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Rick" wrote:

> > I bought 2 of those cheap home depot aprons, the short ones for nails > and the like. Had my wife sew them top to top both face up. Then > laid out the tools, marked it up and had her sew the lines I needed > that would hold the tools in place. Completed you fold the 2 aprons > together then roll it up. > > Rick >

Hi Rick, Home Depot: I have heard of that. Nail Aprons: I have heard of that. A wife that sews: What's that? revmaaatin. I don't sew either, and (very)glad the kids look like their mother. At least that is what folks keep telling me.