I have a service manual coming for my bike and am in the process of gathering some tools. For those of you that do you own maintenance can you tell me which torque wrench I would need the most between these?

1/2 inch 20-150 ft lbs
3/8 inch 5-80 ft lbs
or
1/4 inch 20-200 in. lbs

Thanks everyone

 

Hate to say it but all three. I have the 1/2 and 1/4 but there are times the 3/8 would be a better fit. Some places the 1/2 inch just doesn't fit.

 

all three, i am thinking about getting a 3/4 drive also.

 

Are there any standard maintenance items that require more than 80 ft. lbs?

 

3/8 will get used the most. Also handy to have a 1/4 inch pounds wrench for these bikes. I can't remember ever having to use my big 1/2 torque wrench for the bike.

 

Not that I can think of. The 3/8 wrench I have goes from 10-100 ft lbs.

 

Yep if I didn't have a 3/4" at work I can use I'd buy one too.
You can get by on maintenance without one, but if you are going to do work you will need them all.

 

1/4 and 3/8 are the most popular.

 

What the heck are you guys tightening on a motorcycle that needs a 3/4" torque wrench? It's a Harley not a D8 Cat.

By the way OP, your service manual will have a page listing all torque values at the beginning of each chapter.

 

I would say that torq wrenchs are a must. Then the inch pound torq, and then ft/ pound torq. Some torqs only require 5 in/ pounds. I bought a 3/8 inch/ pound.