What tools/spares do you always carry with you?

[Speedy1959]

Bought some (allegedly) waterproof boots today but had no means of carrying them home..
So bought a cargo net from the same place..
The cargo net now lives under my seat as its very useful for unexpected purchases !

[barbz]

Any photos of how you cram that in there Basil Brush?

[Kiwifruit]

Had to carry some shopping. Had no room in top box or under seat.
Asked the checkout lady to put one bag inside another bag. Oh the look !! (Our govt is going to ban single use plastic bags) And some snotty biker wants TWO bags.
Hung it off my left mirror.....then off to dads. Perfect. 

[gsxbarmy]

I went around my bike to determine exactly what tools I needed to carry as to what I thought I might need for a breakdown by he side of the road (as opposed to catastrophic failure).
So carry standard tool kit to which I have added a couple of bits to, front wheel removal bolt, Pannier rack removal key, spare fuses, air pump, puncture repair kit, small roll of electrical tape, some electric ties and a couple of sachets of sugar (the type you get from motorway services).
Why?
Because if you get greasy hands, assuming you can find a public toilet, a couple of squirts of their liquid soap, add the sugar sachet and you have instant makeshift swarfega fir getting your hands clean which readily washes away. Works a treat.

[Hooli]

Tyre weld, standard tool kit, various Allen keys, 1/4" socket set, puncture kit with co2 canisters, spare bulbs, spare levers, front axle tool, pressure gauge, first aid kit and rag for my hands.

Seems I need to add a stator, reg/rec and test meter to the list!

[grog]

havent checked under seat for a while, did tonite. standard tool kit, allen keys, 1/4 drive socket set, digital tyre gauge, rags, waterproof over jacket, waterproof pants, first aid kit, toilet roll, face wipes, panadol, fr. axle tool, fuses, wire, tie wire, insulation tape, $50 bill, thermal under gloves, head light globe, indicator globe, map. all i can find.

[Tony Nitrous]

Not really a tool, but on one of my bikes I have a battered old iPhone and a 12v charger wired into a ignition only live feed and tucked away out of sight.

It's set up for "find my phone". Let's the wife know where I am on long solo rides, and if the bikes stolen it gives me a little advantage as long as it's not a 1000k's out west or until they spot it.

[Tally]

Standard tool kit plus a 19mm ratchet spanner to go with a front axle hex nut,assorted Allen keys ,disc lock, battery bolt remover digital tyre gauge,tyre inflators,I think that's it.

[Hllowe]

2 x 24mm (I think)  nuts welded together  to slip into the front axle to make it easier to get off...

[Tony Nitrous]

2 x 24mm (I think)  nuts welded together  to slip into the front axle to make it easier to get off...

From Bunnings. We use them to join lengths of threaded bar together. Can't remember the price, cheap! The boss buys them in dozens. Perfect fit and just use a normal ring spanned or socket.

[northern]

Wera toolkit: http://gsx1400owners.org/forum/index.php?topic=2756.msg34321#msg34321
cable ties of different lenght,
few meters of electrical wire,
some soft metal wire,
small roll of duck tape,
turn-signal/side-stand/starter-engine relay: have a theory, what I had engine starting problem because of this relay, so I decide to carry it with me for just in case.

And most important tool - Leatherman Charge TI: carry it almost everywhere with me (only not on planes and when I wear suit ) I consider, this is a best tool of all tool's I ever had.

[Speedy1959]

I too own a Leatherman..
Fantastic quality and the blades are almost too sharp.
Mine would be well over £100 in the UK..
I paid the equivalent of £31 when on a blind date in the USA
(Yes seriously)..

[Notty]

I paid the equivalent of £31 when on a blind date in the USA
(Yes seriously)..

was she that frightening Simon? 

[KiwiCol]

Seriously the blind date, or seriously, the 31 pound?    We don't have pound symbols on our keyboard & I can't remember the ascii number for it. £,  ah, there it is, it's Alt156.

[grog]

Tony, any chance of telling where i find that joiner in bunnings. a code number maybe. much neater than my homemade.