I just looked up the average salery for a H-D mechanic. It's over $37,000, while starting is around $25-30,000. Alot depends on where he would work. I got this off of www.eHow.com. I hope this helps.
Jeff

 

Go to a real school, get a real education and get paid real money.

Work in a Dealership to pay your way through college . . . that'll be two educations for the price of one!

Nothing destroys the love of working on a motorcycle or a car like having to make your living doing it, year, after year after . . . .

 

If the OP is still reading this thread (It's from 2009) I'd be curious as to whether or not his son went and if so, how he's doing?

 

i understand the importance of a good education but your attitude is kind of crappy about working on bikes. lots of guys work on bikes daily and are happy as a lark. who's to say this guy or any guy couldn't be happy too?

 

Thats a fact...Happened to me with flying. Turned my hobbie into a career. Ended up hating to fly all the time. A few years out of flying and I enjoy it again.

 

Exactly what happened to me with the wrenchin thing. Went to MMI (over 20 years ago) and worked in the business for a few years. Got to where I didn't want anything to do with bikes when I got off work. Didn't take too long after I got out of the business until I started enjoying riding and working on my own again.

Now even though I still have a good bit of the knowledge, I really don't want to work on mine much anymore but can if necessary.