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I gotta admit when I take the old bikes out for much distance, I hitch up my trailer to my truck and leave it ready in case I have to call my wife. Last year coming home from Fontana (Superbikes) my Bonnie quit, loose plug on the ignition switch, I was riding down the 15 southbound with my right hand on the throttle and my left wedged between the headlight shell and the switch until it came off completely and I coasted to the side of the road. Didnt have leatherman (Security check to get in the race!) or pliers so I walked up and down the freeway until I found a big bolt and a suitable rock to pound the spade connector down and tight. A flat on the rocket and I will wait for a tow truck.
 
Yeah - big difference in reliability between the modern bikes and the old stuff.
Nostalgia's great - I often lust after my old BSA Gold Star or the Speed Twin I had in the 70's, but truth is, every time I went out, I wasn't sure if I'd get back again without bodging up some kind of fix.
Now, as we said, the only thing I take with me ordinarily is a cell phone and some breakdown insurance, and I've only had to use that for a rear wheel puncture. On long trips I relent and maybe pack some gaffer tape , cable ties and a leatherman, but to be honest, so far they've been dead weight.
 
AND FUSES....Don't forget fuses!
 
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