NECESSARY KIT You Need to Pack if You're an Adventure Motorcycle Tour Guide - Everything Dusty Has

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Professional adventure motorcycle tour operator Dusty Wessels @West38Moto breaks down the entire kit of tools and recovery equipment that he relies on to solve problems with a wide variety of bikes and riders for tours and training rides throughout the southwest United States and Baja. Learn which gear Dusty always carries on his R1250GS Adventure and which pieces you might consider packing yourself on solo and group rides anywhere in the world. Be prepared for tire punctures, bent rims, empty fuel, broken cylinder heads, cuts and bruises, recovering your bike from a ditch and much more.
00:00 Dusty Unpacks His Gear
00:30 Welcome to MOTOTREK
00:47 Quick and Easy Tool Roll and Tools
01:30 Mosko Fatty Tool Roll / Tire and Wheel Tools
03:30 Bolt Pack
03:50 Air Pump
04:06 Tubes that fit both tires
05:10 Fuel and Oil Bottles with Syphon
06:03 Extra Miscellaneous Stuff
06:28 Chain Repair
06:45 Zip Ties, Straps
07:03 Battery jumper
07:18 First Aid
07:30 Advanced First Aid Kit
07:45 Motorcycle Recovery Kit
08:18 Wrap-up
#learn #prepare #recover #tim.tyler.cine #bmwmotorrad #west38moto #findMOTOTREK

[@MOTOTREK]

Here's a list with links to the gear Dusty talks about in this video: mototrek.net/adv-news/dustys-tools-recovery-kit/

[@marscastle99]

A solid vid, thks. What is the total weight of the "Tools and Recovery Kit"?

[@JohannesDalen]

Its not the correct chain tool you have linked- cant tell from the video, is it the RK one?

[@rahulpradhan536]

Can you tell me your height

[@BlueADV214]

I built up my own 5:1 pulley system… I’m surprised at how many people venture out without at least one in the group. Awesome video btw.

[@jjustj]

wow ,I want to ride with you so i can leave my 20 pounds of tools etc at home! Miss ya my friend!

[@bvan1970]

You just made odd weird tools and random gear seem really fun and exciting. Kudos to you. I’ve been packing a butane torch and fuel bottle when traveling to help bend back levers. Softening that metal just a bit before bending certainly helps to prevent the snap.

[@bedmac2]

One thing I've added to my tool kit: I took a 1/2 inch diameter plastic tube, cut down to a length just long enough to wrap, side by side, some electrical tape, painter's tape, and duct tape. In each case wrapping more than I probably need of any one of these on any of my trips, stored far more compactly when compared to the rolls they usually come on.

[@LetsrideJ]

need some custom msr fuel tanks and call em Wessels Vessels, sorry was too easy. Great video as always.

[@gssamnotv768]

One other thing you should talk about. Electrical. On my trip at borrega with you, my main 30A fuse blew. You had a spare fuse for me. Also a multimeter is handy.

[@Liberty4Ever]

I'm an electrical engineer and I approve of this message.

[@DiegoAstorga]

I wanted to decide to buy a recovery kit, but now I want a slim wsllet. 😁

[@motot3adventure]

The charms are my favorite!!!

[@kiwiadventurer]

To the point no nonsense informative. Thanks Dusty a well presented video

[@csgodenver]

Well done as always Dusty

[@Mattventuring]

One tip I have is to mark your tools, eg with electrical tape, so you can differentiate them from those of others

[@MOTOTREK]

Good tip, Matt.

[@GORidingADV]

Very well prepared!👌 Thanks for sharing this Dusty.

[@toddwmac]

Great clip Dusty...wish more riders would take some of that advice and think through their standard equipment. Hope to see ya on the trail.

[@neilhutton1528]

A bearded McGiver😏. great video as always.

[@Liberty4Ever]

I have a fairly extensive tool kit optimized for my bike and solo mild (old man) adventure touring. I carry an 8" Crescent adjustable wrench with extra wide jaws for large nuts (axels, etc.) and I wrapped a supply of duct tape and electrical tape on the handle. A hack saw blade can be useful to cut off a broken fender, but also many other repairs. I always have a Gerber MultiPlier multitool in my pocket and it packs a lot of utility into a small space. I opted for a mountain bike hand pump instead of a compressor. It's slower and a lot more work, but smaller, lighter, more reliable and less expensive. There's a very substantial tool roll thread on the ADV Rider forum with great suggestions. Great video. Thanks.

[@fallinginthed33p]

What kind of hand pump? The smaller ones would take hundreds of pumps to get a tire up a few psi

[@riderinsanjose337]

@@fallinginthed33p The smaller ones are primarily for road bikes. Get one that designed for use on mountain bikes. Straight hand pump. No levers . No foot peg. They are typically 10 to 12 in long with about 3/4 to a 1-in bore.

[@davidrahbany]

Definitely appreciate these informative videos. Keep them coming!

[@peterkrarup9222]

There should be a whistle in there somewhere since whistles can produce much louder noise than an injured rider. I've got most of what Dusty has, now I need to cross-check to see what I'm missing. Great video, thanks for being the Boy Scout & sweep needed by every group ride.

[@MOTOTREK]

Good tip, Peter!

[@peterkrarup9222]

@@MOTOTREK, you're welcome! Now tell me the source for the cylinderhead protective plates!! ;-)

[@paulvanhout9695]

Outstanding list of essential adventure tools - I am close but this will be a great list to review my setup.

[@campland2880]

Dusty is awesome! Salud!

[@redrockliving2131]

Thank you so much for making this video. I will probably watch ten more times to get my gear in order.

[@davidbones8947]

Great video Dusty I personally ride alone maybe one other someone i trust with my life I carry alot of the same gear I've so far needed recovery gear so far 👍. You have a great weight of responsibility taking tour groups much respect brother I ride a 2002 Honda xr650l set up for adventure tank seat ect love the thing.

[@benbreckenridge2429]

Awesome man! Thanks!

[@muzzaball]

Good on you Dusty for a great and detailed vid. Cheers mate.

[@butcherknife59knife46]

Lot of tips. Thanks. Around Bend Oregon out!

[@randallsguaranteedsold6361]

Excellent video…. Looks I need to review and add to my kit!

[@adventuremulemoto]

I recognize that place! Great video. See you next week!

[@Brunoxtr]

Impressive tools!

[@stillwater7929]

Thanks Dusty...Really Dig your videos...just picked up the Fatty! Now I know how to fill it! Cheers 🍻

[@BlackThor15]

This is an amazing video Dusty, even though one might not carry tools for different bikes, there quite a good amounf ov very good information and recommendations, well done and thank you for sharing it!! 👍👍

[@MOTOTREK]

Thanks 👍

[@Erwin-P]

As a jumpstarter is just use 2 wires and the battery from any bike in the group. It is not as smooth as your setup, but it is a lot smaller and lighter. The fact i can cut something of those wires to repair some wiring on the bike is a very nice plus.

[@skidzholeshot1316]

you can always bumb start the bike to

[@MKlukowski]

Always great videos from you guys

[@MOTOTREK]

Thanks so much, Mark.

[@jasonbell6019]

Great video ...Thanks

[@chonclark]

great resource thank you.

[@trekOCLVone]

Fantastic video on being able to handle the unexpected.

[@beaunaro]

Thank you. Great video as usual.

[@MOTOTREK]

Glad you enjoyed it, Irv.

[@enduromotorradtouren]

A lot of experience speaks here. Food for thought! I have to gear up a bit. Although Europe is much more densely populated. Thanks, Dusty Günter from Nürnberg/Germany

[@taz473]

Love the channel,great advice and tips! 🤜

[@MOTOTREK]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@jimmybuildstv6610]

my man you smooth af

[@jimgeelan5949]

O man I’m in England, on 1200 gs I would love a couple of weeks with you learning as much as I could in that time and in them surroundings 👍

[@roverman985]

Great video

[@williamstebe3855]

Excellent. Never really thought I needed tubes until I bent both rims after hitting huge pot hole. Ended up riding 50 miles to closest town for phone service with two flat tires on a K bike.

[@MOTOTREK]

That must have been some pothole, William. Those cast aluminum K bike rims are pretty strong.

[@jmoscosop]

Great video as usual.

[@MOTOTREK]

Thanks again!

[@HappyRiderGajananPatil]

Very very good 👍

[@brownies-midlifeadventure5333]

Nice one Dusty 🤠👍

[@bsalvis]

How do you attach the u-haul trailer to the bike so you can take all that stuff with you? 😂. At least I know who I want as my guide to help through the mishaps. Seriously though, you give some good ideas about what may be needed.

[@fouadcherradi7910]

Bonjour. Merci pour la vidéo. 👍👍👍

[@williamgoss6276]

What do you do to lift bike for wheel removal, tire or chain repair etc. Do you carry some kind of trail-side "jack", or just lay the bike down, or what? Thanks.

[@JimmyNewCakes]

Obviously not Dusty, but I've had this problem many times. A collapsible, simple trail jack can be very handy. You basically just lean your bike on its kick stand and slide the trail jack into a pre-determined point on your frame or skid plate, setting it down when stable. Can help to break axle bolts loose just before lifting to not knock it off the stand. Now... That still takes space. Most of the time with my old KLR, I'd look for the nearest little hill and gently set it down on the semi-slope. Easier to pick back up and less tends to flood. I've probably swapped out 5 tubes like this. On a bigger bike that's probably not going to see very harsh trails, just get a center stand. It's always with you and easy to deploy, then rock solid for any maintenance you can think of ever doing.

[@YouMotorcycle]

Not even through it yet and had to leave a comment on what a great video it is

[@waldo_s]

I always seem to be the one overloaded with tools, but it has come in handy for other people 👊

[@MOTOTREK]

You're a good person, Waldo!

[@49Roadmaster]

@Waldo I too carry a lot of tools and get jokingly laughed at, but when something breaks guess who everyone is looking for?

[@waldo_s]

@@49Roadmaster haha! Yip. Should charge them for it :)

[@49Roadmaster]

@@waldo_s LOL I wonder what the going service rate out in the bush is these days? Maybe a full tank of gas at the next stop and a steak dinner?

[@waldo_s]

@@49Roadmaster I guess you have free reign :)

[@0HARE]

Let’s ride!

[@LookattheBiggerPic]

...I'm a little curious the total weight of your kit - not including you or the GSA? I love the completeness of your kit and your care of your clients - speaks good volumes - I do something similar, often riding sweep position in group rides and so make sure I can handle most emergencies - only once had I had to do that in a good many years ADV riding - thankfully - Much thanks for all you do!

[@JuanPabloGallego1969]

With all that safety and rescue gear where do you carry your lunch? Nice video, thank you for the information

[@brianlarsen6242]

I must be doing something right, I carry darn near the same stuff. In fact that Green Chili z-drag kit just save me and a buddies bacon...

[@soloadvtravel]

Awesome video thanks! Hey can I ask what tires you prefer to run?

[@cjk911]

You mentioned that the recovery kit is a 5:1. In general for these big adventure bikes, do you find that a 5:1 is just right, or do you think you could make do with a 3:1?

[@chetan2232]

I don’t carry any tools..... coz i don’t know how to use them

[@howlinhog]

Paused the video, found green chile adv gear, signed up, bought the recovery kit, tow strap and medical ID tag. $189.99. Done did dat. I ride alone on a 901 and I'm 61. I'll take all the help I can get.

[@MOTOTREK]

Right on!

[@ladduro]

Is that toolbox hitting the brake caliper and/or rear mud guard when driving hard off road?

[@richernandez9628]

Just saw Tire Repair Screws on the web. Looks like they would be good to have in motorcycle tire repair kits as they don't require much room or specialized tools. Any experience using those? Thanks.

[@Dalton5042]

Can I get a link to that syphon hose. I have a larger version of it in the shop, but I have no idea where it came from, as a parts guy ordered it for me when I was a moto tech.

[@gogogeedus]

There used to be this stuff,I dont know what it was called but you could fix a leaking fuel tank with it, it was just like two sticks of gum that you kneaded together and stuck on the hole, I patched the fuel tank in my car with it and the patch was on there for years until I sold the car.

[@JohannesDalen]

JB weld?

[@skidzholeshot1316]

plumbers putty is brilliant

[@alelectric2767]

Kitchen sink? Kidding lol.

[@daltonrose8087]

Two is one and one is none!

[@JahanzaibQU]

The right guy

[@jayhom449]

Do you tours with Urals and sidecar?

[@a.m3820]

The Best service emergenc ,. 1.Silicon Gasket 2.After the servic ,Whisky-

[@lucimoto2922]

What weight the tool kit?

[@jackalay23]

I thought you were loading out a recovery vehicle like a jeep. Impressive load out for a bike. Its not for me but I know beluga class ADV is a thing.

[@johnnyidahoan4182]

When touring is this on top of gear for camping, cooking, clothes, toiletries, etc?

[@peterkrarup9222]

All weight should be graduated from heaviest on the bottom to lightest on the top, in a perfect world/environment, keeping the COG as low as possible. Your mileage and needs may vary and I'm not Dusty, so find what works for you. Personally, I keep my tool rolls (www.motohansa.com.au/adv-bmw-tool-kit and another with SAE, plus tire irons & other stuff) at the bottom of my Bumot Xtremada panniers.

[@hungwasson1399]

Dusty, could you list out everything that is in your first aid kit your ER Nurse wife packed for you? Or perhaps MotoTrek can make a separate video where you unpack it?

[@MOTOTREK]

Great idea, Hung. In the meantime, we made a Trauma Kit video a few months ago that includes a breakdown of all the first aids kit's ingredients in the video's description kzbin.info/www/bejne/bXKuq2V8f5uMirc

[@fabiansuarez523]

I could ride around the world with a companion like him.

[@dafebeme2]

I did a 25.000 Km trip around south america and only had the under seat factory tool bag with me. I can't understand why I could do it on a 2013 bike (Tiger 800 XC) but people on new motorcycles with longer service intervals need to pack this insane amount of sh*t.

[@mtscott]

So if you only take GS’s out you could half that toolkit 😏 Good video...thanks. 👍🏻

[@gilvietor1918]

I finally ordered one of these wallets, it is embarrassing how long it takes for me to pull things out of my high dollar leather wallet, especially under stress (people holding guns whilst asking for ID for example).

[@MOTOTREK]

LOL

[@clivedarwell5732]

Weight?

[@dtrex392]

Hm, no mention of the Dude Wipes...... 😆

[@alwinbenjamin]

😍👏🏻

[@lefterisbampaidis5446]

Riding a BMW , makes sense needing all these.

[@MOTOTREK]

Ha!

[@lefterisbampaidis5446]

@@MOTOTREK good to see you received it as a joke. We love you and we have nothing but good intentions. Teasing is love. Keep it up.

[@gwolt]

That guy is a desert fox no doubt

[@tangowiskey4740]

Didnt see a PLB or Sat phine , zolio ect

[@jcee2259]

I do not do tours. Ride with a Glock 20 and 10.2 oz. aerosol beasr pepperr spray. To discover Karst, excavate, and explore where none of our species has been. Starting 30 miles from residence off nature reclaimed state forestry roads into sub-alpine temperate rain forest. I ride a Suzuki DR650SE up to summit views. Reside above the Salish Sea. At minus tides I can ride wet sea bottom sand.

[@nickthompson7895]

I know these are essential but so much weight to carry

[@tengairoad5007]

👍🏼🇪🇦

[@SKIDSnSTUFF]

Plastic bottle will do as an empty vessel for fuel transfer. Crushes down to take up next to no room while empty.

[@MOTOTREK]

Good tip!

[@fijijakes]

How about a back brace after lifting my bike up about 100 times?!?!?🤣🤣🤣

[@obstinatejack]

this is very much against my minimalistic style of riding philosophy, but i can understand why you carry them, as you are a tour organizer, and if you got a group of people, the probability of at least one in the group needing help is higher than solo trips

[@nobodyinparticular709]

For solo riders..... I use 2x ratchet tie downs as my recovery gear.

[@wv4life375]

Do you see any advantages/disadvantages of an electric air pump vs a small hand pump for inflating a tire?

[@MOTOTREK]

Have you ever used a hand pump to inflate a motorcycle tire? It will drain the life out of you.

[@wv4life375]

@@MOTOTREK Just last week. Yes it was miserable but got the job done. Thinking of switching but have had a few riding buddies have their electric ones crap out when needed.

[@MOTOTREK]

The electric pumps are fairly simple machines. I recommend what Bret and I have done: buy a cheap Slime pump (WITHOUT the probably inaccurate PSI gauge) and remove the bulky plastic case to save space and improve heat dissipation. Refit the 12v plug with an SAE connector that will fit your trickle-charger connector on the battery. If the pump stops working it will be easy to see why, probably just a break in the wiring. Spray the moving parts with WD-40 a couple of times a year. So far, so good for me after ten years on the same pump. Give the pump a break if you need to run it longer than a few minutes and allow it to cool down.

[@jalex19100]

@@MOTOTREK I can attest to pumping up a mountain bike tire with one of those very small hand pumps and even that takes like 20 minutes and hundreds of pumps (don't do it). The size of a (usable) manual pump you would need to carry could end up twice the size of a small electric pump and take much longer.

[@servicenervice2395]

Tools = 100kg !?

[@waltertansini8603]

Might this be sponsored by Mosko...?

[@MOTOTREK]

Nope. Sponsored entirely by Ridge Wallets. We do love Mosko though, Walter.

[@waltertansini8603]

@@MOTOTREK Good comeback :-). Keep up the great content, don't overdo it on the promotions. Do you have a Patreon or similar?

[@MOTOTREK]

Viewers can help out using the KZbin JOIN button under all our videos, Walter. The Ridge sponsorship on this shoot was very helpful since it paid the crew travel expenses from WA to southern CA and a nice dinner everyday.

[@themoffettman]

I. Feel. Inadequate. I'd better get to work.

[@fernandourrutia2566]

[@nylonbelt.official4268]

Hey MotorTrek are you interest to Collab with our brand. We might have the product that suit your channel. Thanksss

[@standupmoto]

👍🇦🇺🦘 S10

[@chaojiang3133]

I feel you carry a store

[@oosteveo315]

Damn. That's alot of weight.

[@ishtiaqali6955]

one question...is it BAJA....or ..BAHA....if BAHA then why there is J..

[@macexpert7247]

Add a $1.99 magnetic dish to collect nuts and bolts so you don’t loose them in the dirt

[@dirkstuff5820]

Paid for by Mosko

[@dirkstuff5820]

…oh, and Ridge Wallet, lol.

[@zavlov]

I went back and checked twice .. and still somehow missed the tractor-trailer you have hauling all that shit.

[@MOTOTREK]

LOL