Geezer
Parsimonious Curmudgeon
The steering head bearings are ball bearings. If you want to torque the lock nuts to spec. then you will need the special wrench with the correct size and hole that fits a half in square drive torque wrench. If you are an experienced wrench you can probably use your calibrated wrist to adjust the lock nuts. I have done this successfully on my cars and trucks many times. However, for a motorcycle, I prefer to play it safe and use a torque wrench. Motorcycles seem to have a lot smaller tolerance range for mistakes, and the results can be disastrous.
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