How To Set Up Your Motorcycle Workshop
"How to set up your Motorcycle Workshop" is an unusual motorcycle mechanics book in that it deals solely with creating an efficient working environment. That subject is usually given the short shift or ignored completely in other books, so the attention is welcome. Having attempted rebuilds myself in damp, leaky garages with too-short workbenches and too-little light I think the subject's important enough to deserve its own book.
"After reading Masi's extensive rant on storage space versus work space, I immediately rearranged my own workbench."
After reading Masi's extensive rant on storage space versus work space, and why they shouldn't be mixed, I immediately rearranged my own workbench. I moved my Maico engine from its prime real estate on top of the workbench and banished it underneath. Further tips came from his chapter on lighting, which helped explain why my garage is too dim even though I put in lots of lights -- I hung them too close to the high ceiling.
Masi's chapter on basic tools didn't impress me as much, possibly because it's oriented towards Harleys and I have yet to own one. His sections on advanced tools like lathes and milling machines are quick outlines of what those tools can do, because, as he explains, any work with them will require books and further instruction specific to their operation.
If you wrench on motorcycles, especially for a living, this book is worthwhile reading.
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