Motorcycle Mechanic

Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul motorcycles, scooters, mopeds, dirt bikes, or similar motorized vehicles.

O*NET reports this occupation under titles such as: All Terrain Vehicle Technician (ATV Technician); Custom Bike Builder; Motorcycle Mechanic; Motorcycle Service Technician; Motorcycle Technician; Motorsports Technician; Scooter Mechanic; Service Technician

Tasks

• Mount, balance, change, or check condition or pressure of tires.
• Replace defective parts, using hand tools, arbor presses, flexible power presses, or power tools.
• Dismantle engines and repair or replace defective parts, such as magnetos, carburetors, or generators.
• 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.
• 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.
• Repair or adjust motorcycle subassemblies, such as forks, transmissions, brakes, or drive chains, according to specifications.
• Reassemble frames and reinstall engines after repairs.
• Remove cylinder heads and grind valves to scrape off carbon and replace defective valves, pistons, cylinders, or rings, using hand and power tools.
• Install motorcycle accessories.
• Reassemble and test subassembly units.

Knowledge

• Mechanical
• English Language
• Customer and Personal Service
• Computers and Electronics
• Mathematics
• Education and Training

Skills

• Active Listening
• Speaking
• Critical Thinking
• Active Learning
• Monitoring
• Reading Comprehension

Abilities

• Deductive Reasoning
• Inductive Reasoning
• Manual Dexterity
• Finger Dexterity
• Oral Comprehension
• Arm-Hand Steadiness
• Near Vision
• Hearing Sensitivity
• Problem Sensitivity
• Control Precision
• Oral Expression
• Fluency of Ideas
• Information Ordering
• Category Flexibility
• Visualization
• Selective Attention
• Multilimb Coordination
• Static Strength
• Trunk Strength
• Extent Flexibility
• Auditory Attention
• Written Comprehension
• Originality
• Speech Recognition
• Speech Clarity