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Old 09-01-20, 07:56 PM
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Originally Posted by fietsbob
*though after 40 years, a good sensitivity to 'how tight , is right' is developed..
but to tell someone else 'how tight?' that's where the standardized numbers come in....
One of my buddies in a Vincent motorcycle owners' group said the rule is:
"tighten 'er 'til she strips, then back off a hair."
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