Sandra's Goals - MC Mechanic Wannabe

[LoniJo]

I like your goals! Good luck in meeting them. I'm so in awe of women who do their own wrenching!

[SFW]

Wow! I too want to take a mech class.
20k miles - whoa!!!
Me, I just wanna ride as often as possible, get better, more hgwy time and make a LD trip to Mesquite or Phoenix on my little 600. 600ccs to PHX from Vegas would give me a ture iron butt!!!

[RoseD]

Good luck! I just might make that one of my goals in the next couple of years ... how nice will it be that you can do some maintenance on your own? Have fun!

[trailangel67]

Good luck, Sandra. I'm looking to hearing about it.

[malteseyo]

Way cool Sandra! Now you have me wondering if they offer that course around here.

[WildDaisy]

You go girl!! That's really cool that you took the class and can take care of your bike.

Um... were you going 74mph when you took that picture?

[5thwheel]

Thats a really good idea and good for you for following through on it. Even if you don't do all your work yourself, you'll have a chance at some roadside emergency repairs and you'll understand what the mechanic is talking about when they tell you what they're doing.I said I was going to get hubby to at least show me how to change the oil but I still haven't even done that.

[TorontoRider]

I sort of fumble around, looking in the manuals, checking on line, and then if I feel brave enough, tackle the project.

I think you're underestimating yourself (is that still misunderestimating or are those days gone now?). I've been amazed by what you've got up to!

I did an evening basic mechanics course at a local College. Unfortunately you did all the work on the college bikes in groups - and the guys had a better idea what they were doing and charged in. I was slow, uncertain and fumbly so I tended to stay back. So the key learning I took away from the course was "get my husband to do it all". He was sweet enough to buy me a torque wrench for valentine's day (all he got was a silly bunch of a dozen roses from me!) but he's the one who uses it. Sigh. I really like the list of what you did to your own bike during the course.

As for 20K miles - quality not quantity!

[SFW]

DH finally gave in and will let me do the class as well. Not just because I want to but in today's economy its something to fall back on...a skill that is in demand.

I think its totally awesome you set a goal and did it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The whole board is proud of you.

[WHERE2]

SanNYC,

It was so cool to meet you in Colorado. I had such a great time and hope I am able to attend the AMA Women's Conferences in the future.

I have not been on the board since my trip to CO. ZOOM has been getting on me to get "MY BUTT" back on the site.

You have some great goals. I have always wanted to take a class on mechanics. It used to be about automobiles but now, of course, I would rather take one about motorcycles.

I bet your mileage goal has become closer, to the 20K miles you wanted, as your trip to CO and back was at least 5K.

My yearly goal was to ride more miles than I did last year, which was more the 12K miles. So far, in 2009, I have riden over 21K miles.

Hopefully, I will be able to get some of my CO photos posted.

Loved te photo of you working on your bike.