What's under your seat?

[Viney]

Multitool
2 nuts and bolts for the rear claiper to torque arm (i lost mine once)
Cargo net
Alarm
3/4 clutch lever
SV toolkit
Cobwebs
Dirt

[TEC]

Originally Posted by benp1

Have you all got sv650's ...

No

Under my seat there is an undertray. Under that there is a wheel. Under that there is the floor.

That is all.

Originally Posted by Ceri JC

Under the rear seat:
Oxford heavy duty lock and chain.
BMF sidestand puck.
Folded up anti-slip matt to prevent scratches to tail unit plastics when using a tailpack.
Scottoiler (used to be a lube tube too).
Small plastic bag containing spare fuses/electrical connectors.

In the tail unit plastics (between plastics and outside of the subframe):
Datatool duo immobiliser.
Small atomiser filled with WD40.
Spare clutch and front brake levers.
Rear brake "get home" peg.
Flat 'roll' of duct tape.

In the toolkit compartment:
Original tookit, minus the rear axle spanners, and stock rear shock preload c-spanner.
Cheap multi-tool pen knife
Halfords Adjustable wrench.

In the front fairing:
Puncture repair kit.
Orange flashing beacon (for when the bike breaks down, means you can effectively have hazards on without flatting the battery).

Planning to add in near future:
Small vaseline tub filled with lithium grease.
Spare clutch cable.
Small waterproof container with 2 spare (old but working) spark plugs.
£20 note for emergencies.
Replace cheap multitool with my old leatherman supertool (once I find it).
Replace chocolate OE tools with better quality equivalents (will probably cannabalise these:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Teng-Mecca-Ros...742.m153.l1262
and
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Teng-Mecca-Ros...742.m153.l1262
)

One question...why all that crap?

I carry my Carole Nash recovery card and the standard toolkit under mine, next to the Scottoiler.

[Littlepeahead]

Nail file, lip salve, lip loss, tissues, pain killers, Autocom kit, spare batteries, wallet, map, visor cleaner, hairbrush, packet of Black Jacks, another nail file - all essential stuff.

Originally Posted by Lozzo

One question...why all that crap?

I carry my Carole Nash recovery card and the standard toolkit under mine, next to the Scottoiler.

Why not? It's not like I'm going to use the space for anything else and there's not a single thing in that list that I've not needed/used when out on the bike on at least one occassion, other than the spare clutch lever and tyre repair kit and it's not likely that I will never need them. I've even been able to use the stuff to help other riders (who didn't have anything more than the basic toolkit on their bikes) on more than one occassion.

I view the AA as a last resort for recovery when I can't fix something rather than as the first port of call. Given your mechanical aptitude, I'm surprised you don't carry more. Do you use the space for carrying other stuff, sandwiches, etc? Bear in mind 90%+ of the time I have at least one bit of soft luggage on the bike, usually a Kriega US-10, I can put other things I need more frequently in that. In terms of weight it can't be more than 1.5kg tops and it's fairly evenly distributed around the bike. I've packed it so it doesn't rattle and unless I'm looking for something, I'm not even aware that it's there, so really can't see any downside to carrying it all.

This thread has spurred me into action. I'm on a mission to see how much useful kit I can get under my seat. Assembling my 'bikers survival kit' at the moment.

I'll let you all know the results.

[KnightRider]

Toolkit
disc lock
bungee

Nothing else will fit.

just a chain and lock, hoping to fit my disk lock in there too when it gets here

Originally Posted by Ceri JC

Given your mechanical aptitude, I'm surprised you don't carry more. .

Maybe, just maybe, it's because of my mechanical aptitude that I don't need to carry that crap around. My bike doesn't develop those niggly little faults you all seem to suffer from.

In the last 15 years I've only needed to use Aunty Carole's breakdown service when the bike has either been crashed or has gone terminal on me. Either way I was never going to fix it at the roadside unless I was carrying a spare engine or forks and the contents of my Snap-On toolchests under the seat.