skyrider

To someone with experience a torque wrench is not essential but to someone with limited or no experience i would think a torque wrench would be beneficial . especially on things that if loose can cause stability issues like axle nuts . A torque wrench can also be a dangerous tool in the wrong hands that could easily lead to stripped threads especially if they are already worn,damaged or greasy .There is no substitute for " Touch" and that is the only way that experience can be gained . a few years ago i bought a yam as3 125 and i decided to change the plugs after much struggling with the plug spanner i attached a short length of car exhaust pipe to the spanner and hoped like hell that the plugs wouldnt break off in the cylinder heads anyway they didnt and they finally came out, which gorilla put them in god knows but those sort of people shouldnt be left alone with tools in a workshop

Thanks for the link old-codger I have just had a look at it and I have to say that the more I look at them the more im drawn to them I have noticed that most of them seem to be in grey/silver colour but I don't mind that, the thing im thinking at the moment is if a mag like classic mechanics does an article on them and then their popularity will rocket and so will the price of them :

its probably right when they say be careful what you wish for

well the reason im thinking about an srx is because as Snod Blatter has said they do look well with the underslung short silencer, the oil cooler and the fact that they are light which is what I need because of my arthritis in my shoulders so its either one of those or a modern supermoto which would be ok but wouldn't have the classic look

the first one I had was a 1976 fs1e in baja brown with the speed blocks and I still have it

Hi have any of you guys had a Yamaha srx 400 or had any reports about them as im thinking of getting one this year thanks

your adjustable throttle stopper is your right hand