I want to be a HD Motorcycle mechanic but...?

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ya you'll be alright, they try to make those types of schools made to teach people that know nothing to begin with, same with car schools, you'll be alright, just might take a little bit more to learn and understand things
 
MMI is a wonderful school, although, so is Wyotech (formerly American Motorcycle Institute) in Daytona Beach Florida (check out their website) and AMI is probably cheaper. However, if you want to work on bikes just buy one (or two, or three) and start working on them, DO IT AS A HOBBY, because you really don't want to do this as a living, TRUST ME ON THIS, there are countless better ways to make a living.
 
I know NOTHING about motorcycles. If I went to MMI knowing nothing at first would I be alright?
 
MMI is a wonderful school, although, so is Wyotech (formerly American Motorcycle Institute) in Daytona Beach Florida (check out their website) and AMI is probably cheaper. However, if you want to work on bikes just buy one (or two, or three) and start working on them, DO IT AS A HOBBY, because you really don't want to do this as a living, TRUST ME ON THIS, there are countless better ways to make a living.
 
you will be fine i went to M.M.I. in phoenix your firs 6 weeks are 4stroke and two stroke THEORY classes and your first clinic is Measuring. Followed by several more clinics before you start your actuall elective class. GREAT SCHOOL!
 
Wish I would have specialized in Harleys, I could have retired by now. No instead years ago I specialized in Japanese bikes which have gotten so reliable that they rarely need repair.

But Harleys-thankfully the big HD has not changed its basic engine design since God was a teenager and they vibrate like crazy which means things fall off all the time. It also subjects certain components to more stress fractures.

All in all i don't blame you for getting into Harleys.

Oh by the way, most wrenches at the Harley shops make about $10 an hour or less. So you will have your school loan to pay off and tools to buy as well as any and all other basic expenses-food rent etc that that big $10/hr paycheck will have to cover. You have to start somewhere, so figure on getting your feet wet for a couple of years at a dealership before you move out and open your own shop where you can make maybe $15/hr but doing what you love to do.
 
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