India
Hero MotoCorp
Metric, spanner-based and deliberately simple — a small combination-spanner set does almost everything.
Build a kit for this bikeFastener system
Metric
Cross-head standard
Phillips
Hex (Allen)
4, 5, 6
Torx
Rarely used
Common spanners / sockets
8, 10, 12, 14, 17
Wheels
Tube-type (spoked)
Final drive
chain
Powertrain
Combustion + electric models
Typical segments
Commuter, Adventure (Xpulse)
Before you pack
- — Xpulse 200 is tube-type: patches, tube and levers.
- — Very field-serviceable and parts are cheap and everywhere in South Asia — carry less, buy locally.
Always added for this brand
Combination spanners — 8, 10, 13 mm
You need two wrenches to crack a locknut (chain adjusters, cable adjusters, bar risers) — a socket alone won't do it.
Spoke wrench
One loose spoke turns into a buckled wheel over a few hundred kilometres of piste. Check and re-tension on the road.