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I graduated MMI in 2007 with the dream of wrenching for a privateer and touring the country in a box van. Fast forward 4 years and I'm a service writer at a small BMW motorcycle dealership. I moved to Phoenix from Colorado in 2005 and started working for a local dealership. I moved up through the ranks without ever making a penny turning a wrench. I started out as a lot tech and was an asistant manager before the economy went south. Worked at Mercedes-Benz and then went back to the shop and did the parts side of things for a while before transfering to where I am now. I'm 25 years old and make enough to support myself and the old lady. We're not ballin by any means, but we get the bills paid, she gets to shop and I get to ride. Point being, I got where I am now without the help of MMI. But since I had a dream and part of that dream included MMI, I'm now 20k in debt.
I guees what I'm trying to say is save your money and dissapointment and get a job at a local shop. You'll gain more knowledge and experience there than you will paying 20k to go to school.
I don't think I would let him tighten the gas cap on my bike, let alone anything requiring a wrench. Do not disregard the personal water craft side of the power sports industry. In the summer months , I made way more money on the ski's than the bikes. Be versatile, and you can flag some good money between the bikes,atv,and pwc.
Never went to any schools, but the dealer sent us to several Yamaha tech seminars. Made a good friend who was a veteran mechanic at the shop, who taught me more real world lessons on wrenching that I
will always be grateful for. The shop was the only one in town that would work on the old Triumphs, BSA's ,and Nortons, and John was one of the best at working on them.
He's not around anymore, but I always think about his problem solving methods when I come to a stumbling point when wrenching. RIP, John, and thanks for everything.
Looks like a dope setup....garage full of practice bikes and a race track next to the house. $400 a week is good when everything else is covered..how bad could it have been??
The Shop
Thats gotta suck to be on the receiving end of that....I don't feel bad for the kid but I would be dissapointed if my father ruined something I loved to the point where i just didnt even want to do it anymore..but apparently that is pretty common in this sport.
MX is a tough sport!!
Yeah he was so tough on him even when he won his dad would never say good job or be happy. Only negative comments like, you sucked in this part of the track or why did you only win by 20 seconds. Never once was anyone smiling, joking or happy when the father was around. I actually felt bad for Chad cause you could see how much it effected him. But then after knowing what he has been handed to him his whole life, I no longer felt sorry for him!
So that 250F that I built above, how much do you think it cost, retail price? He got his 250F's for 6K from Keene motorsports new.
I guess long story short, it's all about what you put into it, but don't expect too much.
Anyway, 10K for the A kit and when I totaled up everything the bike came to 35K! He had a bunch of the titanium bolt kits for every bike and those were 5K to save 5 pounds! That bike was the ultimate privateer bike.
I think the average privateer probably has one kit on a race bike that never gets ridden then just rides the piss out of a practice bike LOL
Was it all 250F's or did he have fully worked 450s too???
I'd imagine building a competitive 450 is easier on the wallet ....
Me and Scott were there for one of those in between Nat races later '90s and the track was very cool.
Pit Row
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