XT tool-kit
 

Anybody got any suggestions on what tools to take for an XT600? (Spanner/socket sizes etc). Want to travel light and not drag the whole box with me...

Vince

Hi!

Just crossed Africa on 85 and 89 Tenere with the following toolkit. The toolkit excludes the big sized sockets needed to take the engine apart (crankshaft nut etc).
I did have anything I needed.

Screwdrivers:
phillips small and medium
'normal' small and medium
Spanners:
Small adjustable spanner (must fit to rear axle bolt)
10, 12, 13 mm open ended / ring
Sockets:
1/2" bar
extension bar
sockets 10, 12, 14, 17, 19, 22
Allen keys:
check what you need
Tire repair:
two irons 40 cm (can be shorter)
valve key
1/2 hacksaw blade for roughing up
Electrical:
1 small digital multimeter
Wheels:
1 spoke key - check required size(s)
Miscellaneous:
Small hacksaw with blades
Small hammer 200 grams (also useful for tentpegs)
feeler gauges 0.1, 0.15 (valve clearances), 0.9 (spark plug)
spark plug spanner

We did not carry a chain breaker as we had spare chains and sprockets.

Auke