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Glade I'm not the only one looking at the laser etched tools at Sears. 
Torqueman
Battle Creek, MI
V-Strom 06
Goldwing 03
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I work with a person 10 years ago who took an electric marker pen and did that to all of his tools. It's unbelievable how much it helps when looking for the right socket. But I think I would spend the money to have it done by someone else. I think he said it took him about 20 to 30 minutes per socket.
Gfurlo
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In response to the original post, I firmly advocate learning about what you ride, and how to maintain/fix it.
I will however caution you to have a healthy respect for the fact that when you get on it, if you forgot to adjust the chain tension for example and it pops off of your sprocket and gets caught up in something while you're doing 90 mph and you end up sliding down the highway on your face it's gonna hurt. 
So, as I said learn all that you can - personally I wouldn't be comfortable on my bike if I didn't understand how it worked - but if you're not sure, leave it to the experts for get some help, this is nothing to risk injury for.
Chris
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| Also check out some of your local community collages and see if any offer a motorcycle maintenance course. The ones I know of offer it in the spring and fall semester but not summer semester.
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One of my brothers should only be allowed to admire tools in someone elses garage without actually being able to touch them. Tight is just before it completey snaps off for him. In competition between bicep and brain his muscle always scores a podium finish - usually with a lot of swearing.
 ME TOO
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What's wrong with you guys - didn't you ever hear of duct tape and WD-40?
Now, let me get this right - is it one down, four up?
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Gfurlo (7/4/2006)
I work with a person 10 years ago who took an electric marker pen and did that to all of his tools. It's unbelievable how much it helps when looking for the right socket. But I think I would spend the money to have it done by someone else. I think he said it took him about 20 to 30 minutes per socket.
A few weeks ago when I was getting the BMW running again and using a timing light (remember them thangs?) I was having difficulty seeing the dang timing marks on the flywheel. The manual suggested that I needed to have a good timing light rather than an el cheapo. I dunno what mine, as free, qualifies as so rather than going and plunking a bunch of hard earned down I bought a little one or two oz bottle of white touch up paint with brush in cap. I applied it to the timing marks and voila, I can see.
I then picked up a socket and smeared some of the paint into the markings. Once again ,voila! Now I just have to get off my duff and clean all my sockets & then paint 'em. I seem to have accumulated a ton of the things over the years.
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