If you have a dirtbike and are like most off-road riders, you probably aren’t worried about your bike’s polished or anodized aluminum rims getting a bit nicked up when you’re changing tires. Why should you? Due to the basic nature of off-roading, a dirtbike’s wheels are subjected to a lot [...]
I call it the First Law of Funnelomics: No matter how many different funnels you have on hand, you often can’t find one that will get the job done properly. One has a spout that’s too large to fit into the filler opening, another’s spout is too short to reach [...]
I have no documentation to back this up, but I think it’s safe to assume that many more Harley-Davidson owners perform some level of engine work on their bikes than do owners of any other brand. After all, millions of Harleys have been sold over the years, a large percentage [...]
Normally, I never include conventional tools in this section; things like socket sets and ratchets are as common as houseflies, so you don’t need me to tell you of their existence. Unless, of course, there is something special about them. Well, Kobalt’s 63-Piece Standard/Metric Mechanics Tool Set (part #338513) has [...]
There’s nothing new about the concept of taps and dies. Such tools have been in use since sometime early in the 18th century when blacksmiths began making threaded fasteners out of metal instead of wood. But there have been countless improvements and innovations in tap-and-die design over the years, and [...]
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