The XR250/400 came with a combination spanner that does both axles and a spark plug tool, it's very long

Did you get this with the bike?

Echo everything you've said already and I would carry it all

 

Depends on what you are doing just trial riding this is what i take, everybody will be different on this, these stay with me all the time.I personally wouldn't bother with mole grips too big and cumbersome to carry better of with pliers or a leatherman

Allen keys, split link, spare nut bolts screws, brake clutch and gear levers, plug spanner. Towing strap is also very handy

When i did long distance road trials i took extra stuff

cable tied these to the handle bar cross bar/bridge

These go in the front mudguard bag tyre tubes and gas pump maps and mars bars

1 hit the co2 pump will put 15psi into a tube so it should get the tyre on the rim in 1 or 2 hits a footpump won't have the force to do that

 

Hi
Just bought a XR400 yesterday which came with no toolkit and the manual doesn't give sizes of wrenches needed etc. Found this thread - wondering if anyone can post up the size of wrench(es) necessary to remove front and rear wheels etc?

 

Hi Boris,
You will need a phillips driver as it is what the headlight control, kill button are held on by.
A small pair of mole grips / locking pliers can get you out of trouble, doubling as make shift gear levers etc.
The 21 inch inner tube can be used in the rear , but I'd use a proper sized one for the space it takes up. There is a school of thought that says that a 21 inch tube can fail due to friction, for me as said the proper size is best as I wouldn't fancy doing a removal job as soon as I'd got home.
The plug spanner is a thin profile long 18 mm, Honda want a small fortune for OE, however as mine came without anything, I bought a cheap 16 / 18 mm plug box wrench from e bay and cut it down, basically removing the redundant 16 mm end.
I measured the depth required to the base of the plug with a zip tye, making sure that there was enough clearance (rocker cover clearance) to facilitate a T bar, drilled a hole through both sides and voilà.
The often forgotten handy item (s)are the humble bungee hooks, as I found out when I managed to rip off the sump guard on the old GS, luckily one of the boys had a couple to lend so as I could get the parts home for repair.
Another handy item is a 1/2 tea towel or similar, you can lay small parts out on it while on the trails, and wipe your hands on it afterwards.
Hope this helps.

BTW, I noticed one of the pictures above with a fender bag, these things make me paranoid about blocking off the airflow to the oil cooler; has anyone ever had a problem in this regard?

 

BTW, I noticed one of the pictures above with a fender bag, these things make me paranoid about blocking off the airflow to the oil cooler; has anyone ever had a problem in this regard?

I had the Kreiga bag on the front mudguard ( fenderbags, when did we become yanks??) and it gave no issues what so ever

 

From memory 8, 10, 12, 17, 24mm covers most of it, you might want a 13 & 14mm

 

Thanks!

 

How about a tow rope, or tow strap (which rolls up even smaller)??

 

There's one in my second photo, which has seen plenty of action over the years

 

- Machine Mart found this a good alternative to the standard Honda toolkit.

A spare clutch cable is also a good idea. I've recently been stranded & needed a good friend to help me out.