batman wrote on 07/21/19 at 12:11:39:I f you keep your bike serviced ,and you only ride 50 miles , you don't need to carry tools. ( OK , maybe a multi tool on your belt,a cell phone, and a credit card).
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First, off, whether I'm 20 miles from home or 200 miles from home doesn't matter that much -- I'm still stranded.
Second, 20 lbs of tools isn't much of a load -- it's less than 1 cubic foot (12 in x 8 in x 8 in roll)
BTW, I carry a tire plugger kit and CO2 gun (w/cartridges) to fix a flat. Somehow I don't think that regular servicing will prevent flats. Of course, if I get an LS650 with its tubed tires then that won't help me much. But I do carry tire tools, a carryover from my youth on motorcycles when it was possible to repair a flat tire roadside . . . .