Spoke Tension on a KX125

[txsteele]

I'm getting mixed messages about the tightness a spoke/nipple should be torqued to. The on-line owners manual for the KX125/250 I found said the nipples should be torqued to 19 in-lbs. The problem is my Tusk torque wrench only goes as low as 30 in-lbs?

Additionally, the other information I have found on-line says the nipples should be torqued anywhere from 40-50 in-lbs?? Quite a difference in poundage.

Anyone care to share their thoughts about how tight the spokes should be torqued to?

[Foxx4Beaver]

I myself, tighten them from hand tight...then between 1 1/2 turn to 2 turns. I've been adjusting them this way since the mid 80's, and have never had a wheel come apart or any other issues, besides regular maintenance of checking them periodically for any that may have loosened up, and just simply re-tightening.
Now that being said...I do not know what I'm actually torqueing them too. They're not extremely tight(which you do not want them to be too tight), and loose enough so they have some "give" when you squeeze them with your fingers.

I was taught doing it this way back in the 80's from one of the mechanics of a local expert rider here in southeast Massachusetts. I'm not saying it's the correct way, but I've never had a problem.