Recommendations?

Can anyone recommend a torque wrench for motorcycle applications? I have no idea what to look for....only one I found is at newenough.

http://www.newenough...que_wrench.html

Has anyone found a good deal on an OEM air filter? Its $50.00 at bikebandit.

[image: View Post]ASPHALT04, on Mar 14 2008, 02:43 PM, said:

Can anyone recommend a torque wrench for motorcycle applications? I have no idea what to look for....only one I found is at newenough.

http://www.newenough...que_wrench.html

Has anyone found a good deal on an OEM air filter? Its $50.00 at bikebandit.

Looks good to me, on the first.

As for the air filter, look up member, Cozye. He can get Bcm's Factory spec, cleanable filters. :thumbsup:

Most any should do but I personally wouldn't spend a fortune nor would I buy one for $10. I picked up a Task Force brand 3/8" wrench on closeout at Lowe's that seems pretty good for me. I also have a 1/4" wrench like they're selling at NE but it's pretty cheesy and doesn't feel smooth at all. You might look at Sears.

http://www.homedepot.ca/wcsstore/HomeDepotCanada/images/catalog/7cc2e4e5-a737-407f-9142-4e10c54299fd_4.jpg

the ones you show are fine. only issue i see is both are ft-lbs. i like the fact my small drive is in-lbs for lighter torque apps. i think most mc books do it in ft-lbs so you should be fine.

Hello:

The air filter element is OEM Honda part number 17210-ML7-000.

You can find it here for $31.20 (plus shipping): http://www.cyclepart...r=17210-ml7-000

I have no help on the torque wrench. I too am trying to located a good one, reasonably priced. I have a 1/2" drive Craftsman "beam" style torque wrench, but I'd like to get a "clicker" type. I was all set to get a Craftsman, but was put off by the reviews of the Craftsman torque wrenches on Sears' own web site (buyers are able to post reviews of the tools). So, I'm still looking.

I have reason to believe that the harsh reality on such a thing as a torque wrench is that you get what you pay for.

rctwentyfour

Toolsource has a bunch. They're not particularly cheap, but you get what you pay for.


http://www.toolsourc...he-p-96874.html

[image: View Post]checksix, on Mar 15 2008, 10:44 AM, said:

Toolsource has a bunch. They're not particularly cheap, but you get what you pay for.


http://www.toolsourc...he-p-96874.html

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You're not going to believe this:

Armed with that CDI torque wrench model number (from the link you provided), 752MFR ($135 on that link), I went onto eBay, found a brand new one, never used, with the auction about to end; no bidders. I snagged it for $36 (plus $8.99 shipping)!!! It has already been shipped.

So this is all to say, "Thank You," for pointing me toward that particular torque wrench. I'm about to put my bike back together, may have done just fine with my 1/2" drive "beam" type torque wrench, but wanted a 3/8" drive "clicker."

rctwentyfour

One down, one to go.

You'll need one for the lower scale torques values and one for the big ones..... :P

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n206/Dutchy_748/HPIM4214.jpg

I bought my Husky 3/8" drive torque wrench from Home Depot a few years ago. It was only like $50 or so and it says it has a lifetime warranty.

[image: View Post]Dutchy, on Mar 17 2008, 11:06 AM, said:

One down, one to go.

You'll need one for the lower scale torques values and one for the big ones..... :P

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n206/Dutchy_748/HPIM4214.jpg

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Well, actually, I think I'm covered. The 3/8" drive clicker is from 5 to 75 ft lbs, and the 1/2" drive beam ranges from zero to "much higher" (don't have it handy at the moment to read the max scale on it). This is not to say that I wouldn't mind having a 1/2" drive clicker torque wrench. I have 1/4" drive sockets, 3/8" drive sockets of all kinds (six point, twelve point, deep, and hex drivers) also 1/2" drive sockets and hex drivers and wrenches galore; "T" handle wrenches (1/4" drive, 3/8" drive and 1/2" drive). I've purchased a bunch of tools, lately: a clutch basket holder tool, rotor/flywheel puller, a "castle socket" (for that nut associated with the clutch basket, and, man, was that hard to locate), a complete metric tap and die set (Craftsman), cobalt drills, easy-outs, a snap-ring plier, a mulit-meter, a Honda spark plug wrench, a heat gun (for heat-shrink insulation), and on-and-on.

Why? Although I respect my mechanic, I got tired of his $75/hr labor charges, and decided to do some of this stuff myself. Somewhere I ran across some sage advice, "Don't pay labor; buy tools."

By the way, that is a nice set of tools you have in that photo.

rctwentyfour

[image: View Post]Dutchy, on Mar 17 2008, 02:06 PM, said:

One down, one to go.

You'll need one for the lower scale torques values and one for the big ones..... :P

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n206/Dutchy_748/HPIM4214.jpg
Dutchy,

There's no scotch in the glass! How can you wrench w/o beverage?


:)