Day one, basic maintenance class
Tonight was my first session of the Basic Motorcycle Maintenance Class at Subterranean Cycles. What a blast! Yes, I sort of understood the theory behind an internal combustion engine, but I never had any idea how the parts go together or work. I still have only an inkling, but I’ve seen behind the curtain and have been shown the basics of what goes on inside. No longer will I have to stare blankly when people make reference to common concepts such as “four-stroke engine”. Yeah, that’s how far behind the curve I am, but now I know at least suck, squeeze, bang, blow and what that means.
As part of my tuition, I received a copy of Haynes’ Motorcycle Basics Techbook which seems to explain the mechanicals thoroughly enough that each part is clear.
The class was pretty small and I got to ask a lot of questions. I can’t imagine a better way to spend Wednesdays.
