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Discussion in 'Pull up a chair and sit for a spell' started by Fatboy128, Aug 22, 2011.

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  1. Fatboy128

    Fatboy128 Well-Known Member

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    #3 son informed me that he is enrolling in MMI in Phoenix. He wants to be a bike mechanic.

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    Fatboy128, Aug 22, 2011
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    That's cool,if he does something he likes he will never have a job.
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    Fatboy128 Well-Known Member

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    That is true.
    Fatboy128, Aug 22, 2011
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    hotroadking Super Moderator Staff Member

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    So did ya offer up the fatboy for test oil changes lol.

    Good fir him


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    hotroadking, Aug 22, 2011
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    cowboy Moderator Staff Member

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    Cool now you bring him in to up date all the new bike's & efi :) Congrats to him
    cowboy, Aug 22, 2011
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    That is cool, when he graduates we could get him to do some mods on CB's bike. :)
    I'll bet he will really enjoy it. :)
    FLHTbiker, Aug 22, 2011
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    Fatboy128 Well-Known Member

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    He wants to learn about T-Max!
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    Fatboy128, Aug 22, 2011
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    They ain't gonna teach him at MMI

    Know a dude that went to MMI, he had HD to come and git him and take him to HD performance for like 3 yrs cause he was so good.
    He worked at a HD dealer 50 miles from me. Best HD mechanic I know and he's a good dyno man it you can git him free for dyno time.
    This past winter it was so slow, he couldn't make any money.
    He went to work for the Conroe Maintanance dept to work on their cars so he has a steady job, and health benefits.
    And he has all the weekends off and the holidays. Lot better than he was gittin as a HD mechanic. He worked all weekends.

    The MMI is expensive and by the time you go there and buy a lot of the tools you need you got a heck of a monthly payment.

    Wish yer son all the luck in the world.
    cardboard, Aug 22, 2011
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    hotroadking Super Moderator Staff Member

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    tell him to learn HD's SESPT Tuner which is similar to a better program TTS Mastertune
    and he needs to learn it too...
    hotroadking, Aug 22, 2011
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    Won't they teach him all brands of bikes ? The kaw, suz, Honda all have more to learn many of them have to split cases to do any major work on them , ie trans work & such
    cowboy, Aug 23, 2011
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    cardboard Well-Known Member

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    What had you rather work on..........:rant:
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    cowboy Moderator Staff Member

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    Non if I had my choice ,lol but HD is Easier cause unless you have to split cases it all inframe work
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    cardboard Well-Known Member

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    If you split the cases what you got
    A flywheel and bearings inside
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    cowboy Moderator Staff Member

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    yep a lot easier to work on :cool:
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    Well I was jokin about the T-Max. The first 9 months is general MC repair. You learn a little about all bikes. Mainly it's engine education. After the first nine you have a choice of specialty. Kawa, 4 months, Yama, 4 months, Honda, 12 months, Harley, 12 months. Honda is ALL Honda motors, outboard, mower bike, etc. He want's Kawa. then what is left on GI bill he may go for Yama. I tried to discourage him a little. I was a full auto in my youth. Much better pay now for auto mechs. What are ya gonna do wid yooseths deese days!
    Fatboy128, Aug 23, 2011
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    When I was selling MAC Tools I had a Honda/Yamaha shop and a Harley shop I called on in Beaverton OR. The HD shop always seemed more organized and better flowing. The Honda/Yamaha is the largest in Oregon but yet they went through mechanics like running water. Winter time the Honda/Yamaha guys always got laid off worse than the HD guys. If he gets into an area where there is a lot of winter sports to he could have good employment year round.
    FLHTbiker, Aug 23, 2011
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    Learn 4 wheelers and snowmobiles for the winter
    and HD for the spring and summer.
    hotroadking, Aug 23, 2011
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    Not many snowmobiles in Phoenix but I'm with you!

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    Fatboy128, Aug 23, 2011
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    lots of 4 wheelers and sand buggies...............
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