Ok all you DIY'ers. I'm hoping for a torque wrench for christmas, which is something I've done without all these years. If not, I'll buy myself one at the after-christmas sales. Now that the bike collection is growing, I'm committed to doing as much as I can of the work myself. So the question is, which torque range is going to be most useful. In addition to the Super Hawk, my other bikes are the GL1800 and a Triumph Bonneville. I noticed Sears sells the Craftsman in 3 different ranges, Ithink 10-75, 20-125 and I forget what the other was.
Any other advise on torque wrenches would be much appreciated as well.

Thanks!!

 

I have a Husky 1/2" adjustable type and am very happy with it... When I was looking for one years ago the Craftsman didn't seem as well made imho and was not warranted forever like their other tools.

 

Being the tool hoard I am, I have 3 torque wrenches.... a Craftsman 3/8" drive (was my first wrench.. is about 10 years old) a Snap On (1/2" drive for big stuff), and a KS micro torque wrench (For all the inch pound valve stuff).

They all work very well, although you can tell the Craftsman is the cheapest of the bunch, things like the lock is a little sloppy since it's been used alot and the fact it doesn't "click" into each setting... but I still use it a ton, and for the money (easily half the price of the others) it's not a bad first buy.

My big suggestion is to look through the owners manual for a few minutes and record the range of torque setting required for the tasks you can see yourself doing... wheel changes, fork stuff, sprocket torques, etc.... write it all down and make sure whichever wrench you buy covers the majority of what you'll need.

I'd also suggest you look at what sockets you have, and get a head (3/8" or 1/2") drive to work with your other tools.

J.