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Sep 25, 2008 | 02:04 PM

#11

CrawdadAZ

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Originally Posted by oldgeezer

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

'Cept my cresent wrench ain't metric............ see my problem?

Sep 25, 2008 | 02:11 PM

#12

Bluesssman

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From: Reno, Nevada

I love the metric system, so much easier to work with overall. But you are right the bikes are now a mix of both.

Sep 25, 2008 | 03:51 PM

#13

zoood

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Quote:

Originally Posted by oldgeezer

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

Nothin like the knowledge of "old school tools"

Sep 25, 2008 | 04:40 PM

#14

Jerseytwin

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I've been using metric since I was a little kid (I'm 46 now) My father started teaching me how to do my own maintenance on my Honda Z50 when I was 8 and I've wrenched on every bike there after. My 1980 Ford F250 4X4 had metric and ASE hardware..... I believe that was the first purchased which had both and that was 28 years ago. How is this even relevant in the 21 Century?

Sep 26, 2008 | 10:29 PM

#15

tk353

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From: Leander Texas

yes i got custody of the crescent in the divorce

Sep 26, 2008 | 10:43 PM

#16

donr101395

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From: NWFL

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Originally Posted by Jerseytwin

That's funny, I often say working on a new HD is like working on an early 80's Ford.

Sep 27, 2008 | 02:30 AM

#17

Prot

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From: Lafayette, Louisiana

FWIW, my 2007 Jeep Wrangler has both standard and metric fasteners along with a good sprinkling of torx fasteners for good measure. We periodically have live question and answer sessions with Jeep Engineers on jeepforum and the question was put to them, why the mix of metric and standard. The answer was the Jeep is put together by parts made by numerous manufacturers in numerous countries. It seems like Jeep could have demanded all fasteners be metric or all fasteners be standard but I guess they didn't have that kind of leverage to strong arm the suppliers into doing that. I suspect it is a similar situation with Harleys. Here is a picture of Jeep if anyone cares. It's got a fair number of modifications, some of which are not obvious until a person drives like 5.13 gears in the differentials.

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Sep 27, 2008 | 05:26 AM

#18

texas tom

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Thats odd ive done a ton of stuff to my 07 egc dont remember have to grab any metric tools yet? All the steel is stamped out right here in usa bars fenders engines etc most of the electrics switches etc are not made by harley they are sourced out to various manufacturers if they didn`t do that there would be no more HD`s....