First Aid Kit

Hopefully all your riding days are sunny and you always keep the shiny side up. Life is unpredictable and it's best to be prepared. It is wise to have some kind of first aid kit stashed on your bike. How extensive a kit you carry is a personal decision. I have a small kit, made by the Bell company, I bought at WalMart. It is a good starter kit. Here are some additional ideas.



Bell first aid kit

Kit contains

# 50 3/4" x 3" adhesive strips
# 10 extra large adhesive strips
# Three 3" x 3" gauze pads
# 5 yards each of 2" and 4" stretch gauze bandages
# 5 yards of 1/2" adhesive tape
# 5 knuckle and 5 fingertip bandages
# 4 iodine swabs and 2 antiseptic wipes
# 2 sting relief pads and 7/8 ounce burn cream
# Instant ice pack
# Tweezers and scissors
# Eye pad and 2 gloves
# First aid guide


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Zenreich systems

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It has an expanded list of items.

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Jake Wilsons additions.

Jake Wilson:

I added:

eye drops
bottle of ibuprofin
insect repellant
sunscreen
insect sting treatment
additional benzoin tincture
Immodium AD (just think about the consequences of NOT having this

~~~Myself, in my Swing unlocked dash box I carry a tube of SPF 30
skin lotion, grease pencil (to write route directions on the inside
of the windscreen)

In the locked dash box, a can of Honda spray cleaner/polish and a
small roll of paper towel. Inside of the paper towel tube I stow my
incidental medical relief kit in a small pill bottle which consists
of: about a dozen or so tabs of ibuprofen, pepto bismal tabs,
mylanta tabs (chewable), with a cotton ball so they stay together.

The antacids are good for those moments on the road when I eat
indiscriminately and or to excess but I will admit to some nights
that I was too damned ill to make it to the scoot to fetch the
remedies, and have often thought about putting an identical stash in
my toiletry bag that always gets carried with my clothes in the Givi
trunk and makes it to the room.

When on the road at the start of the day I make it a habit of
popping one or two ibuprofen caplets just to stave off the physical
effects of riding. At home I take two ibu's at night before bed so
I don't feel as bad in the morning.


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