So what gives? Every damn time I got to put a wrench on my bike I have to find Metric. I had to place a placard on my bike for my DOD decal (didn't want it place on my forks) and put it behind the horn on the left side. I had to use my MM sockets because in. did not fit.

Any thoughts or opinions?

 

You need to look closley at that American made machine to realize about half it's parts are foreign made. Check the inside of your front forks, they're made in Japan, & on & on.

Scruffie

 

prob because Harley sell more bikes in Europe now than they do in USA now...suits me though as i have no imperial tools

 

I use pliers for everything.

 

Made In United States simply means assembled in the US. All of the parts could come from foriegn countries as long as the final assembly is done in the US. And because most of the rest of the world uses metric - guess what?

 

Vice grips or channel locks always fit!

 

the bike and that v-twin are assembled here, by American workers in PA, so that's American Made to me.

yes, I have noticed quite a few of the parts are manufactured off shore, but I'm wondering if that's a bad thing.....back in the AMF days when I'm sure most of the parts were made here, was that a good thing?

I merged metrics into my tool garage over the years since many other things I have also require metric tools....

 

And they trash your fasteners.

I have 2 pairs of pliers made by Knipex, got them on the Snap On truck. They are smooth jaw pliers and the pivot point of the pliers are made so they multiply the force applied. They are the only pliers I would recommend using on hardware that you plan to keep and use again. I only use vice grips on something that is already torn up and will be tossed in the trash.

 

For me too....... you're probably shy to admit a hammer too.

 

Don't use a hammer. That's what the back of a crescent wrench is for.