1. Hex keys exist in three shapes and sizes; too small, too big and the missing one.
2. When you crawl underneath your motorcycle with a handful of hex keys, the one you actually need is still in your tool box.
3. When you get the one you need and crawl back underneath your bike, you always end up lying on top of that particular hex key.
4. When a construction lamp is placed properly under your motorcycle, it always shines in your eyes.
5. Trust the torque wrench. It really is more accurate than your arm.
6. “Universal” means that the part described is designed not to fit anywhere, except after major modifications and the use of foul language.
7. When you rummage through your stock of bolts and nuts during some maintenance on the bike, you can never fin that one suitable bolt or nut among that impressive collection.
8. Murphy’s Law regarding repairs in combination with gravity; things that fall always roll in the least acceptable direction.
9. To calculatie how long a bike restoration will take, you can use the following formula: the number of parts x (the number of children per household / the average number of free hours per day) x total number of vehicles owned x current number of projects. Divide this number by the number of years of experience with doing maintenance yourself.