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Old 13-01-2020, 03:12 PM   #10
Luddite
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I have two, which I use, but not every time.

There's a Halfords 8-60 Nm, which is good for 95% of the fasteners on the Evo, and an unbranded 28-210 Nm, which only comes out for the rear wheel and sprocket nut.

Being paranoid about stripping a thread, I'll always use one if it's a steel screw into aluminium - crankcases for example. Also, if it's a critical fastener, such as disc rotor and caliper bolts or yoke pinch bolts. Oh, and the single-sided swinging arm pinch bolts too, as it's notoriously easy to damage the eccentric hub if you overtighten them.

(I still make the old man noise though!)
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