January 10th, 2010, 09:45 PM | #1 |
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Ninja Tool Kit
My Ninja250 came with a tool kit under the rear seat. I thought this kit came with every new Ninja250 but I can't seem to find it mentioned anywhere on the internet. Did anyone else buy a new Ninja that came with a tool kit? or a used one that still had the tool kit?(if it even comes with it)
Here's what was in mine: I'm not sure what the names of some of these things are or what uses they have on the Ninja, so if anyone knows that would be greatly appreciated as well! (some of these things I've never seen before in my life nor could I even begin to guess what they are )
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January 10th, 2010, 09:55 PM | #2 |
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Every bike should have come with a tool kit.
Top row: pliers, lug wrench, combination wrench 2nd row: Spark plug wrench 3rd row: Lug wrench extension 4th row: combination wrench, screw driver, shock adjuster 5th row: Allen wrenches Hope that helps. The most useful tool in the kit is the spark plug tool. I actually use that one.
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January 10th, 2010, 10:02 PM | #3 |
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I thought every bike came with something similiar to this.. but I really couldn't find any information anywhere about the tools included in the kit, so I began to think maybe I was wrong..
Is there anyone that doesn't keep this kit under their tail seat? keep other tools under there? I keep my tire pressure gauge under there but I didnt have it strapped down and it made its way under the front seat ... that wasn't a fun first time removing the front seat.
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January 10th, 2010, 11:10 PM | #4 |
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Yes every new bike comes with a tool kit. They are not the best but they can come in handy in a pinch. Mine came in handy when the bolts that hold the foot pegs on backed out. I was able to get the bike back home instead of being stranded.
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January 11th, 2010, 12:28 AM | #5 | |
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January 11th, 2010, 06:35 AM | #6 |
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January 11th, 2010, 06:44 AM | #7 |
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I added a 6" crescent wrench wrapped in a shop rag, a good 10mm wrench in the same rag, some waterproof matches in a small case with shock absorbing padding so they'll actually work in an emergency, a 99 cent rain poncho and an emergency blanket to the stock tool kit. Also a battery tender wire back there, the battery tender jumper cable wire, and a few more rags.
All this aside from the manual and riding instruction book and my disk lock fits too. I'll have to get pics or it didn't happen right? |
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January 11th, 2010, 09:01 AM | #8 |
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That spark plug wrench is about the only way to get a plug out unless you want to pretty much disassemble the entire bike.
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January 11th, 2010, 09:04 AM | #9 |
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Also, those pliers are NOT for removing any kind of nut/bolt, etc. The are only in the kit to remove the cotter pins on the castle nuts on the axle bolts.
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January 11th, 2010, 09:32 AM | #10 | |
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January 11th, 2010, 09:43 AM | #11 |
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I add a leatherman multi tool to my bikes for times when I gotta pull a MacGyver along the road
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January 11th, 2010, 09:59 AM | #12 |
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January 11th, 2010, 10:27 AM | #13 | |
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January 11th, 2010, 10:28 AM | #14 |
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So Far I just have the tool kit and the wire for my Batter Tender. the Screwdriver sucks in my opinion. So maybe add a good screwdriver just in case. I also replaced the Black phillip screws on the side panels with allen head screws. That way I wouldn't have to use a phillips. A lot easier to remove now with an Allen wrench. I may get a waterproof bag for a couple more items as well, like an air gauge, and other little tools I come across that I may need. Maybe wanna throw in some extra screws as well, never know when you might lose one.
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January 11th, 2010, 11:21 AM | #15 |
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I had even more stuff in my emergency kit than I originally thought. Quarters for emergency calls, vacuum caps, vacuum hose clamps etc.
Pics coming. Will edit this post shortly. |
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January 11th, 2010, 11:47 AM | #16 |
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OK.
Here is my ninja tool kit. This is how it was before this thread began as well. I like to be prepared and I do take my bike offroad, so some of the stuff in here might seem a little extreme but I could get stuck 3 miles back in the mountains in the snow one day so I think forward. Empty tail box with battery tender wire. Here was all the stuff in my tail piled up from when I had the bike apart for modification recently. Here is the stock tool kit with all the included tools, even the screwdriver. I push it off to the side some so I still have half the storage area left. This bag takes up most of the other half of the storage. It contains a piece of sand paper, and emergency blanket, a stack of quarters (about $3 worth) vacuum caps, those vacuum hose clamps, a folding mini box cutter, waterproof matches with shock packing, the whole thing is double bagged to keep water out too. Here's the bag placed in the box. Now I shove the tender jumper cable in there for the heck of it or maybe I have to jump the bike one day away from home. Then strap the bottom box of stuff down. Now for the owner's manual, riding instructions booklet, warranty, rain poncho, crescent wrench, 10mm (can never have too many of these) and a bunch of rags for emergency. Here they are installed in the bike. Not really smashed in there either or hard to remove at all. A rag fits in the fender on this side.. my disk lock reminder cable fits in the fender in the other side.. And there you have it. Now you just have to learn the trick for closing the tail lid effortlessly. Ready for California street warfare |
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January 15th, 2010, 01:57 AM | #17 |
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Just out of curiosity, KC, why do you keep a motorcycle riding manual in your tail box? Does it have mechanical instructions for roadside maintenance or something?
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January 15th, 2010, 03:01 AM | #18 |
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Couple of things I carry that aren't mentioned above:
Spare fairing bolt and well nut Bungee cord & some small cotton rope Small squashed roll of electrical tape Pocket tire plugger from Stop & Go http://faq.ninja250.org/wiki/What_ca...on_the_road%3F CO2 cartridges & filler for refilling after the flat (plus 6 12g cartridges) http://www.aerostich.com/ultraflate-tire-inflator.html Available from most bicycle shops. You'll want to carry lots of cartridges if you go this route. I decided to use this instead of a pocket compressor since I already had a spare filler and cartridges them on hand from my bicycle. Between the two flat-tire items, they're just too big to reasonably fit in the tail in one package with my packing method. So, I double bagged them and zip-tied it under the battery box VERY securely after removing the airbox. Pictures of the final placement forthcoming in the (later) morning. Agree the screwdriver sucks hard. Hadn't thought about replacing it though... Need to replace the combination wrenches too; previous owner seems to have filched them. Good ideas here folks, thanks for sharing!
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January 15th, 2010, 06:05 AM | #19 |
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Ooh I like the pocket plugger kit. Thanks for the link Will have to get that one for my adventures in the back woods. In the dirt is a good place to get a flat. Along with a little folding bike pump or something. Very nice addition! Thanks again!
Oh about the riding instruction book.. Just keeping it in there with the manual for the heck of it. Maybe someone will need it one day if I drop my bike and go to the hospital so they can ride it home for me or something crazy like that. I dunno why I keep that in there. Maybe for the next owner if I decide to sell it or something. That's not gonna be for a long time though. I guess I could take it out, just wanted to keep it in with the rest of the stuff that came in there. (the regular manual is the same size and shape so they go good sitting with each other) So I guess that means I can fit more! lol Oh yeah, also, the seat lid kinda chaffs on the riding instruction book since I do have a lot packed in there. Better to tear up the instruction book over the owner's manual or my registration and insurance papers and poncho that go between the two books. |
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