MMI/UTI School?
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01-11-2012, 11:09 PM
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MMI/UTI School?
I am new to riding and recently purchased my 2011 Iron 883. I have absolutely fallen in love with riding and have found a new lifelong passion.
That said, I have a full-time career and have no interest in getting work in the auto technician field, however want a way to learn about motorcycle repair form the ground up. I have no mechanical background and do not even know how to change my oil. Is MMI a good option for someone like me, or do you recommend a more economic solution?
That said, I have a full-time career and have no interest in getting work in the auto technician field, however want a way to learn about motorcycle repair form the ground up. I have no mechanical background and do not even know how to change my oil. Is MMI a good option for someone like me, or do you recommend a more economic solution?
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01-11-2012, 11:44 PM
+1. I think if you start with your bike and work on some small things initially (like bolting on some basic aesthetic parts), then work up to an oil change, maybe install an exhaust, and air cleaner, etc, and before you know it, you'll be installing cams and doing your own 883-1200 conversion.
That service manual is really like a how-to guide, and there's always the fine and knowledgeable folks on here to answer your questions.
Go to Sears and get yourself one of the basic like 100 pc craftsman tool sets, make sure you have hex and torx bits for your ratchet (at least I know on the big twins, they're heavily used, I'd have to imagine the same for the sporty's), and add on to your tools as the need comes up.
A year and a half ago, I hd never working on a bike in my life. By the end of the spring, I'll be installing cams, I'm not technical wizard.
YOU CAN DO IT! (in the Rob Schneider voice from Waterboy)
That service manual is really like a how-to guide, and there's always the fine and knowledgeable folks on here to answer your questions.
Go to Sears and get yourself one of the basic like 100 pc craftsman tool sets, make sure you have hex and torx bits for your ratchet (at least I know on the big twins, they're heavily used, I'd have to imagine the same for the sporty's), and add on to your tools as the need comes up.
A year and a half ago, I hd never working on a bike in my life. By the end of the spring, I'll be installing cams, I'm not technical wizard.
YOU CAN DO IT! (in the Rob Schneider voice from Waterboy)
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01-11-2012, 11:52 PM
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+1. I think if you start with your bike and work on some small things initially (like bolting on some basic aesthetic parts), then work up to an oil change, maybe install an exhaust, and air cleaner, etc, and before you know it, you'll be installing cams and doing your own 883-1200 conversion.
That service manual is really like a how-to guide, and there's always the fine and knowledgeable folks on here to answer your questions.
Go to Sears and get yourself one of the basic like 100 pc craftsman tool sets, make sure you have hex and torx bits for your ratchet (at least I know on the big twins, they're heavily used, I'd have to imagine the same for the sporty's), and add on to your tools as the need comes up.
A year and a half ago, I hd never working on a bike in my life. By the end of the spring, I'll be installing cams, I'm not technical wizard.
YOU CAN DO IT! (in the Rob Schneider voice from Waterboy)
That service manual is really like a how-to guide, and there's always the fine and knowledgeable folks on here to answer your questions.
Go to Sears and get yourself one of the basic like 100 pc craftsman tool sets, make sure you have hex and torx bits for your ratchet (at least I know on the big twins, they're heavily used, I'd have to imagine the same for the sporty's), and add on to your tools as the need comes up.
A year and a half ago, I hd never working on a bike in my life. By the end of the spring, I'll be installing cams, I'm not technical wizard.
YOU CAN DO IT! (in the Rob Schneider voice from Waterboy)
#7
01-12-2012, 06:53 AM
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I don't know what manual you were looking in, but the one you need is the Harley SERVICE manual. It will cost you a few bucks, but it's worth every penny. It will show you how to remove and replace just about everything on your bike. The directions are easy to follow. The OWNERS manual isn't much help at all, but the service manual will show you how to do everything you may want to try and tackle including those throttle cables. It's like the bible for your bike.
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01-12-2012, 09:04 AM
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You could completely bork your bike 2-3 and maybe 4 times and buy a new one each time with the cost of the tuition alone.
