Motorcycle Maintenance and Repair courses

A girl from my office is taking that course right now and she's enjoying it. She's a newbie and it's helping her a lot.

Hopefully, I won't have to answer as many questions for her after she's done!
 
I wanted to bump this thread as I was looking at this course too. Has anyone else taken this course? Im fairly noob too and would like to develop good habits before taking to the forums for how tos and getting in over my head. One question I have in particular is if they allow you to bring in your own bike so that the projects and learning are specific to it. Any info would be much appreciated.

Thanks
 
For the night school courses they generally do not let you bring your own stuff in. The shops are pretty packed as it is. If you are taking the longer, Motorcycle and Powersports Repair Techniques course, different story. They have made time and space for the students bikes in the past if it will provide good learning value to the class.
 
Alright. I do not plan to invest the time or change careers for the full time course so the night class is what I plan to do. I am going to register for the course starting in May.
 
what are your guys/girls goals, how to do oil changes, valve clearance, and other fluids and adjustments.
sounds like a small price to pay considering how much you'll save doing all the maintenance yourself.

I finally got the chance to work on a cbr600rr i picked up find it fairly simple to work on, I do have a background in automotive repair.
I did the fork seals the other day really easy to do at home I would say almost as simple as changing brakes.
 
I am looking to just get understanding on how the bike works and complete most repairs and maintenance myself. When I had my truck I did alot of the repairs myself follow instructions posted on the internet but I think with the bike I want to get some training. One thing Im looking forward to is how accessible the components are on a bike opposed to a car. I will be taking the course in may. Worst case it will teach me about my bike and make me more comfortable with it.
 
don't see a cost on the page on this? I'd like to learn more about my bike. I've done an oil change and lubed the chain but would like to learn more about tightening it, brake changes and I think one of my fork seals is bad...
 
I've taken the basic maintenance course and honestly, you're better off spending the money on a good set of tools, repair manual and watching youtube videos. There's so much info posted about fixing bikes.
 
There are 6 course to complete the program and they run about 185 each. Looking at about1300 once your finished. It would probably take the year to complete too.

Retro, that is how I got by with my truck. With my bike I want to understand why I am doing what I am as opposed to following the steps.
 
$1300 all in doesnt buy much at the service dept these days. You could meet some nice people, learn some stuff and most important learn some "dont do thats" .

Its not for everybody but I really like courses, you can get a tax tuition break and maybe get smarter.
 
RetroGrouch said:
I've taken the basic maintenance course and honestly, you're better off spending the money on a good set of tools, repair manual and watching youtube videos. There's so much info posted about fixing bikes.
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What about skipping the basic coarce if you already know oil/fluid changes and brake changes.

Something like the remaining 5 below, anyone taken these? any input on the depth and details of these? If they would be beneficial to the mechanically inclined already?

I do my: oil/filter, spark plug, carb adjustments, brake changes my self and am wanting to get into knowing more about possibly the Shaft mechanisms (on shaft driven bikes) as well as suspensions plus any other more detailed areas.

For brake changes and carb adjustments You Tube is awesome with an abundance of videos and possibly for other items too but sometimes learning in a class room hands-on environment can be more beneficial.

So any thoughts on the ones below from those who have taken them?

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[TD="class: mandatory"]CEEN-922[/TD]
[TD]Motorcycle Engines 1[/TD]
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[TD="class: mandatory"]CEEN-923[/TD]
[TD]Motorcycle Engines 2[/TD]
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[TD="class: mandatory"]CEEN-924[/TD]
[TD]Motorcycle Chassis[/TD]
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[TD="class: mandatory"]CEEN-927[/TD]
[TD]Motorcycle Electrical Systems 1[/TD]
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[TD="class: mandatory"]CEEN-928[/TD]
[TD]Motorcycle Electrical Systems 2[/TD]
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I took the Engines 1 course at Centennial and yes, it was very helpful to me. Explained 2-stroke and 4-stroke theories. The info I learned came into use when I rebuilt my first motor. If you understand how a motor actually functions, it's so much easier to work on. Learned electrics on my own which can be very difficult.
 
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