Touring tool kit.

[STRAMASHER]

A plastic side-stand puck thingy.

Especially if you are camping and there is a torrential downpour at night and you find your bike, sunk and on its side in the morning with the indicator broke.

Not me of course, I had a centre-stand.*smug smilie*

So what do you do about chain adjustment if your doing a tour of say 1500 miles?

I would hope that if your chain is in good condition and adjusted properly to begin with that it would not need adjustment within 2-3000 mile,if it did something is drastically wrong somewhere.
As a general note I often see chains that are overtightened which increases chain stretch and wear,better to be a smidgen loose than over tight.

[Luckypants]

Basically a mixture of KG's and Rictus's list. The most useful things are spare levers and fixer-peg(s) as these can be broken in a car park drop and so need replacements.

Spare levers is something I've never bothered to carry which I probably should, I've always just decided I'll manage without if the worst happens as the bike is still rideable. True enough that clutch is a major pain in the rssss as you have to bypass the wiring to start some bikes, then either get off and run, or paddle the bike forwards like a duck in a panic at every stop to get going before knocking it into first

A good tip if you are touring with somebody else, is only take one set of tools between you, then you can take a bigger selection of tools and carry half each.

Originally Posted by STRAMASHER

A plastic side-stand puck thingy.

Especially if you are camping and there is a torrential downpour at night and you find your bike, sunk and on its side in the morning with the indicator broke.

Not me of course, I had a centre-stand.*smug smilie*

Open can of beer, down said can of beer, crush now empty can of beer, use a puck!

Cheaper than a puck and more enjoyable!

Having six or seven stops during the day the above would be disastrous but parking up half a dozen bikes at night and being an obliging mate is a different story

Originally Posted by -Ralph-

A good tip if you are touring with somebody else, is only take one set of tools between you, then you can take a bigger selection of tools and carry half each.

This and...

Try and imagine all the jobs you'd be likely to do in general maintenance and a possible small drop scenario and lay out the tools you'd need to complete these tasks, these are what I'd take.

[yorkie_chris]

Getting RAC'd is a bit of an ignominious end to you holiday so it's worth having crash bungs and any other bits to limit damage in a little spill too. All the gaffer tape in the world won't help if you rip the rad in half.

Fixer peg.
Levers.
Spare rearset footpeg (they snap rather than folding...)

For longer stuff I'd possibly add the scrag end of a tube of sealant, a little lighter fuel soldering torch and a small handful of bits of wire, fuses, crimps etc. Total weight probably not over 100g and ask XxBadgerXx about why it would be worth carrying!