I bought some bike jump leads from Halfords in a little bag, they fit nicely (together with gaffer tape and cable ties) just tucked inside the RH front fairing. My TDM eats batteries, and if its damp or cold the battery flattens quite quickly. Any nearby biker would stop and help (like they do here), but if you ain't got the tools.
Thinking about it I also had some disposable surgical gloves, just for any of those little dirty jobs (steady!!!) and a head torch, which are feckin brilliant if you're doing stuff with both hands (calm down!!!), a little jar of hand cleaner, and a 50ml alcoholly hand cleaner (which TBH I carrry everywhere with our without bike) its good if you've gotta go miles from nowhere and there's no wash basin.
Just pack some spare cash in a little nook somewhere, just in case you lose your wallet and need to fill up/eat, or in case there's issues with a payment thingy not accepting your card (I had that a few times in Switzerland).
Stick Slime (or equiv) in your tyres, think of it as an insurance policy. always have one extra layer to hand in case it gets chilly (which it often does if you're going up mountains).
Spare pair of gloves for when yours get wet through, or you lose one.
chain lube (or scottoiler)
If you wear glasses take a spare pair (its a legal requirement in some countries)
The rest I guess is obvious maps, (don't rely entirely on a sat nav..they can go wrong, get nicked etc), phrase book, addresses of where you're going.
A sun hat to protect your head when you take your lid off.
Oh and a microfibre cloth and visor cleaner, you CANNOT believe how many bugs live on the continent! And another one for wiping down a wet seat before you start you days riding.
Have fun!!
Thinking about it I also had some disposable surgical gloves, just for any of those little dirty jobs (steady!!!) and a head torch, which are feckin brilliant if you're doing stuff with both hands (calm down!!!), a little jar of hand cleaner, and a 50ml alcoholly hand cleaner (which TBH I carrry everywhere with our without bike) its good if you've gotta go miles from nowhere and there's no wash basin.
Just pack some spare cash in a little nook somewhere, just in case you lose your wallet and need to fill up/eat, or in case there's issues with a payment thingy not accepting your card (I had that a few times in Switzerland).
Stick Slime (or equiv) in your tyres, think of it as an insurance policy. always have one extra layer to hand in case it gets chilly (which it often does if you're going up mountains).
Spare pair of gloves for when yours get wet through, or you lose one.
chain lube (or scottoiler)
If you wear glasses take a spare pair (its a legal requirement in some countries)
The rest I guess is obvious maps, (don't rely entirely on a sat nav..they can go wrong, get nicked etc), phrase book, addresses of where you're going.
A sun hat to protect your head when you take your lid off.
Oh and a microfibre cloth and visor cleaner, you CANNOT believe how many bugs live on the continent! And another one for wiping down a wet seat before you start you days riding.
Have fun!!