Last night was pretty much the last official class for the semester and the capstone for me, in that I was able to knock out the entire 20,000 mile service maintenance on my Heritage Classic, “Black Betty”. What a sense of accomplishment over the last 16 weeks; seriously if I was told that I would…Read More…
Week 15 of Motor School
April 25, 2012 by · Leave a Comment
Man, I can’t believe there are only 2 more classes and the semester is over. I don’t recall them going by that fast the first time around; then again I am doing this schooling for a different reason and don’t want it to be done yet. I definitely feel like I have many invaluable skills…Read More…
Week 14 of Motor School
April 18, 2012 by · 2 Comments
Class last night was a blast! I got to school early and was anxious to get working on the lawn mower since I had the parts in hand; really wanted to see if the diagnosis was correct and the mower would run. After about two hours of messing around with rebuilding the carburetor and getting…Read More…
Week 13 of Motor School
April 11, 2012 by · 3 Comments
Okay, before jumping into what I did in school last night. I have to share, hehehehe. While I was in class last night, Suzy Q and the kiddos were at home watching TV and saw a commercial. The commercial didn’t tell a person where to purchase this fine product so Suzy Q used the Googler…Read More…
Week 12 of Motor School
April 4, 2012 by · 2 Comments
Last night was week 12 of motor school, the semester is coming to a close here pretty soon. I have certainly got a lot of great information, skills and the necessary courage to tackle my own projects. I tell ya, I can’t wait until the fall semester when I can jump into the motorcycle repair…Read More…
Week 11 of Motor School
March 28, 2012 by · Leave a Comment
The first half of the semester was designed to expose us to various types of engines, techniques and configurations, while the second half of the semester is practical application of engine problems, i.e. the real world. I guess you can say, the rubber is meeting the road now and it’s cool. I was going to bring…Read More…
Week 10 of Motor School
March 21, 2012 by · 1 Comment
WOW! When I was putting in the blog post description, I hadn’t realized that there had already been 10 weeks of school, it is flying by for sure. It really is amazing how many different types of engines we have been exposed to and of course all of the little tricks and tips for working…Read More…
Spring Break – No Motor School
March 14, 2012 by · 2 Comments
It’s Spring Break this week so, no school. I started thinking, what could I post that deals with something mechanical or motor school related and I came up with….. motorcycle cleaning tips! Yeah, okay I was reaching for something….. busted; however it deals with maintenance and it is Spring, so think of it as Spring…Read More…
Week 8 of Motor School
March 7, 2012 by · Leave a Comment
Last night’s class was super cool! I arrived at Tarrant County Community College around 5:00 PM, which is an hour earlier than our class start time. I like to hang out in the shop and learn extra stuff and it sure beats sitting in Dallas rush hour traffic for 1-1/2 hours and have shot nerves. So I dropped…Read More…
Week 7 of Motor School
February 29, 2012 by · Leave a Comment
Last week I missed class because we were driving back from our little family trip to Pensacola Beach, Florida and I really missed turning a wrench at school. Granted the family trip was awesome and we certainly plan on making another trip later this year when it warms up. Something pretty cool happened over this…Read More…
