Motorcycle Mechanics

Tasks

Core Tasks Include:

• Repair or adjust motorcycle subassemblies, such as forks, transmissions, brakes, or drive chains, according to specifications.
• Replace defective parts, using hand tools, arbor presses, flexible power presses, or power tools.
• Connect test panels to engines and measure generator output, ignition timing, or other engine performance indicators.
• Listen to engines, examine vehicle frames, or confer with customers to determine nature and extent of malfunction or damage.
• Reassemble and test subassembly units.
• Dismantle engines and repair or replace defective parts, such as magnetos, carburetors, or generators.
• Remove cylinder heads and grind valves to scrape off carbon and replace defective valves, pistons, cylinders, or rings, using hand and power tools.
• Repair or replace other parts, such as headlights, horns, handlebar controls, gasoline or oil tanks, starters, or mufflers.
• Disassemble subassembly units and examine condition, movement, or alignment of parts, visually or using gauges.

Supplemental Tasks Include:

• Hammer out dents and bends in frames, weld tears and breaks; then reassemble frames and reinstall engines.

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