I am very interested to know what people think about Wyotech. Since I am currently planning on going to the Daytona campus next year when my enlistment is up. I have looked at several threads about different schools on here and none of the are very recent or have much information pertaining to the actual school. I've heard good things and I've heard a few bad things too I guess that could go with any school though. I just want to know is it a worthwhile school to put my GI Bill into? I know the pay isn't great but, I'd rather do something I love than keep doing a job that I've lost my love for. I've also posted this in the general section but, I would also like to get the opinions of my fellow Sportster owners. Since several of you know who I am and I value your guy's opinions more than most others. All information is appreciated.

 

Went to uti. Entry techs dont make ****.

 

Just tossing it out there, but the average Salary for a motorcycle tech in my area is $26,000 a year. Entry level techs only make around $17,000 a year and veterans with 10+ years get around $35-$37,000. Also, I've seen high attrition rate of mechs at almost all of the dealers around me.

I understand wanting to be working in a field that you love, but my advice would to leave the motorcycle in the hobby world. Use that GI-Bill and earn an engineering degree and design the next generation of bikes and earn enough to own them all!

 

As others have said motorcycle mechanics don't make much. If wrenching is your thing I'd become an auto mechanic.

Oh wait...

 

Having done a mechanic program myself (1 year accelerated race car mechanic program) and not sticking in the field, it's a costly mistake to make.

In this day and age a general business degree or something else of the like transfers well to so many different fields, even running the parts department if you really want to work on motorcycles.

If you are injured, laid off etc with a non-union vocational school, your schooling is essentially useless.

That being said, if you really want to turn a wrench, i would look at a diesel mechanic program. Average salary is about 10k higher than a shop mechanic. Friend of mine did the Wyotech program for it, landed a decent job doing repairs on Cat's for a couple years, now he's got a great union job with the city as a fleet mechanic.

Bobbing a 74 honda in his garage in his spare time as well.


If you have your heart set on a mechanic program, wyotech is a good school. But i would reccomend the Diesel school with a G.I. Bill.

 

My close friend went to MMI in Orlando. He went to work for a couple years at a local HD dealer. He loved the work, but the money just wasn't enough for a married guy w/ a child.

I do know some guys making a decent living as motorcycle mechanics. These guys have shops beside their house, keep the overhead low, and charge significantly less for their work than the dealers.