Any thoughts on this blog topic? I posted mine in the comment section...

Death traps causing increased highway fatalities?

 

hmmmm, I field dressed my own weapons....Was I licensed? I work on my own rides because I feel safer and get to choose my own parts....am I licensed? I choose to get my *** kicked on a tear down and rebuild that may have been done a week earlier.....am I licensed. No, but I feel safer when I do my own stuff. I still get to choose what parts I buy, what tools are needed and the right to purchase a how to manual to get the job done right and also the right to ask for help. Does this require a license as well?

 

Yeah; after I read that article, I was itching to call the author and come unglued on him. (seriously.)

 

Yep, author born in the self-important eighties. I've lost count of the number of times I've had to fix what the "qualified" mechanics did to my car or bike and had to deal with the shop owner lying through their teeth about what was replaced and how long it took.
I notice he claims home mechanics are more dangerous than texting while driving. Incidentally, texting has been proven to be more dangerous than driving while drunk ... VERY drunk. I'd suspect his little Gen Y *** got fined for that and he's still sulking and hasn't learned his lesson!

 

I expect he'll have a boo-hoo about my comment as well ... dizzy little brat needs a good paddlin'!

 

(Right there with you, Dark.....)

 

Whether I'm in my car, truck, or the bike, I still see more than half the people around me texting while driving, when will people learn!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

I've had more issues with shops than I ever have had with my own work... and I know I'm an idiot. "Sanding down hubs"... interesting. I would love to watch him sand down my hubs. I wonder how much sandpaper he uses. To his point, there are lots of idiots out there that have no business working on cars. We call them PO's (previous owners) and we know they can't be trusted. The PO did this. The PO did that. I like to buy unmolested vehicles for this very reason. As for the mechanic patting his own back? I wouldn't trust him with my stuff.

 

I learned very quickly that the only way to get things REALLY right was to do it myself. Balancing carbs is a classic example. The shop would always balance them to within spec. I would take the extra time to do a couple of extra passes at it and get them within a quarter of the spec variation, and my bikes always went that little bit better (smoother, crisper response etc) because of it.