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What is the worst thing you’ve seen from a bolt not being torqued properly? Handlebar come loose? Fork clamp move mid-corner? Brake issues? This week’s tech tip is all about Torque wrenches.
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For the work that we do on the bike, we always use a torque wrench. You only need two torque wrenches and I have an amazon link on my website (link in bio) for a 3/8 and 1/4 inch torque wrench for 95% of all work on the bike. Using any kind of torque wrench is better than NOT using one. We have a torque wrench for basically all the bolts on the bike. From all the people that I have been fortunate enough to be around, they always use a torque wrench. Some even have a dedicated torque wrench for the most used bolts. We have a torque wrench for almost all the bolts on the bike from the Triple Trees, to Front and Rear axles, to Brake Calipers, etc.
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From starting out in the KTM Cup in the @MotoAmerica paddock to now being in 600 Supersport, the thing that I think most people could benefit more is using a torque wrench. You obviously don’t need to have a dedicated one for each bolt as we do, but having a cheat sheet with them written down (in my opinion) is essential. We use newton-meters, due to the motorcycle being in metric, so we use the metric units just to eliminate confusion.
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Here are all the main torque specs for our current 2015 Yamaha R6:
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Front Axle – 60 NM
Rear Axle – 60 NM
Front Pinch Bolts – 23NM
Zeta Handlebars – 10NM
Evol Tech Rearsets and Shift Lever- 23 NM
Triple Trees – 23NM
Front Brake Caliper – 35NM
Rear Suspension Linkage – 40NM
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