Was HD smoking some good stuff.......
Road Master
Joined: Feb 2008
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From: NYC
I read, most likely here on HDForum, that the Torx were actually Torx+ which are slightly larger than the Torx which are fairly easy to get at stores. That may be why I've shattered 3 Craftsman Torx bits, as large as T-45.
The Torx are actually more frustrating than when I had a 66 Norton that had been through various owners and had SAE, metric, Whitworth and Allen, both SAE and metric, fasteners.
The Torx are actually more frustrating than when I had a 66 Norton that had been through various owners and had SAE, metric, Whitworth and Allen, both SAE and metric, fasteners.
Club Member
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From: Bedford UK
With a modern bike you'll need them before too long. Those metric fasteners are in there, just waiting for the right moment. There is no escape! 
Tourer
Joined: Aug 2009
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From: N/A
+1. They probably took a page from Henry Ford's book. He used to do the same thing with the Model T. Example 13/32" bolt for the torque tube
Cruiser
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Hallelujah! Its not just me! Makes me crazy! But I must say, in my past I worked in a high end yacht manufacturing plant and from that I can see how so many different types make there way into the final product. Part coming from so many different suppliers etc.......
Road Captain
Joined: Mar 2007
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From: Southern Illinois
Went to change the oil pressure sender on my 1988 Toyota pickup the other day the the threads were BSPT. (British Standard Pipe Thread) on a Japanese vehicle. These do not interchange with any other pipe thread even though the diameter might be the same. One of the threads is cut on a 55 deg. angle and the NPT on the 60 deg. angle. So when you think you know all about NPT and Metric they throw in another to the mix. I also have a large tool box with SAE, Metric, and yes, Whitworth. That's my part of the bitch. I can also remember in the supposed changeover when American vehicles had metric fasteners and Euro/Jap had SAE sizes. I do agree that the metric system is superior. Try converting inch measurments to liquid measure. i.e. how many cubic inches in a quart? Stumped? How many cubic centimeters in a liter? 1000. That was easy. As a retired home builder I just have never figured out what to call a 2X4. I now need a whiskey.
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