What kind of mechanic am I?

Okay, since someone else thought today was a good day to ask silly
questions I thought I would ask my own. <g>

First a little background. While I would have rather gone to work for
a Honda dealership as a mechanic the first one that would give me a
chance was a Harley shop in Alaska. I spent the better part of a year
working for them until the Air Force made us leave Alaska and sent us
to Virginia. Once here I was picked up by another Harley shop that was
about 35 miles away (the local Honda dealer didn't want to talk to me)
and continued working for them for a year till I decided to quit to be
a Mr. Mom. That was a year and a half ago. A couple of months back I
decided to stop by a shop that is much closer then the last place I
worked (it's the closest bike shop to where I live) and asked them if
they needed a mechanic. They sold ATV's and PWC's along with
motorcycles. Since it was well in to summer I figured it was a long
shot but it turned out they did need one and I was hired. They already
have two other guys to do the ATV and watercraft work so I am their
primary street bike guy. I work on their lineup of Victory's along
with custom choppers by Swift and Ironworks which are powered by
either S&S or Rev-Tech copies of the Harley Evo engine. Plus I still
have all my tools from working on Harleys and have helped a lot of
people with mods to their Harleys when ever I can. So I still have a
tendency to think of myself as being a Harley mechanic even though I
no longer work for a Harley dealership.

Anyhow, the other day I was out riding with a friend of mine. I was
riding my '81 Honda GL500 while my friend was on a Kawasaki 650 dual
sport (KLR650?). While we were getting fuel a gent riding an Evo
powered Harley Softail pulled up to the pump on the other side. After
looking over his bike I complemented the guy on some of the mods he
had done and asked him a question. He gave me a look as if to say "why
is this Jap riding bozo bothering me?". To put him at ease I added
that I was a Harley mechanic and was trying to build a Harley
Sportail. My friend spoke up and said I was a Victory mechanic and not
a Harley mechanic anymore. This got the other guy's attention and he
asked me which of the local Harley dealers did I work for. It turned
out he got his bike from the same place while I worked there and he
was happy with the service he has had done by them.

Okay, now on to my trick question. <g> Can I still call myself a
Harley mechanic since I work on Evo copies in custom choppers or have
I lost the right to do that since the dealership I now work for is
mainly a Victory shop? <sfsf>

Ruppster
sportster at dodge-semis dot com

 

Why don't you just call yourself a motorcycle mechanic and leave it at that.
'Course the advice you get is what you paid for. Nada.

 

: Okay, now on to my trick question. <g> Can I still call myself a
: Harley mechanic since I work on Evo copies in custom choppers or have
: I lost the right to do that since the dealership I now work for is
: mainly a Victory shop? <sfsf>

Call yourself what you will, it matters not to me.

As the old fella in Scotland told me, "drive a nail, they don't call you a
carpenter. Build a brick wall. they don't call you a mason. But ****
ONE goat..."

 

‘‘Ruppster posts a Harley subject’’
and asks? Okay, now on to my trick question. <g> Can I still call myself
a Harley mechanic since I work on Evo copies in custom choppers or have
I lost the right to do that since the dealership I now work for is
mainly a Victory shop? <sfsf>
(Ruppster)

‘‘Ruppster, now, since I know your credentials, from your
interesting moto On Topic post, I frankly say, Hell yeah, once a Harley
Mechanic, always one. I'm missing something aren't I? This is a trick
question, right? I'll probably be the only one that missed the Kicker to
your post topic, I bet.?. (g) Bjay!

 

‘‘ Ruppster,call yourself what you will, it matters not to me.
As the old fella in Scotland told me, "drive a nail, they don't call you
a carpenter. Build a brick wall. they don't call you a mason. But ****
ONE goat..."

George Pollard!!

‘‘George, that is so funny.’ ask an odd question, and get an
odd answer, Grin!’’
(bjay)