THE MECHANIC

Australian Motorcyclist Issue #26

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• AMM TOUR – PART ONE
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• THE MECHANIC
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• TEAR-OUT MAP #11
• HISTORY
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• USED & REVIEWED
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• The BEST of the WEST with AMM Editor Peter “The BEAR” Thoeming Guided USA Tour • 15 – 30 August, 2015
• The BEST of the WEST with AMM Editor Peter “The BEAR” Thoeming Guided USA Tour • 15 – 30 August, 2015
• The BEST of the WEST with AMM Editor Peter “The BEAR” Thoeming Guided USA Tour • 15 – 30 August, 2015
• The BEST of the WEST with AMM Editor Peter “The BEAR” Thoeming Guided USA Tour • 15 – 30 August, 2015
• The BEST of the WEST with AMM Editor Peter “The BEAR” Thoeming Guided USA Tour • 15 – 30 August, 2015
• The BEST of the WEST with AMM Editor Peter “The BEAR” Thoeming Guided USA Tour • 15 – 30 August, 2015
• The BEST of the WEST with AMM Editor Peter “The BEAR” Thoeming Guided USA Tour • 15 – 30 August, 2015
• The BEST of the WEST with AMM Editor Peter “The BEAR” Thoeming Guided USA Tour • 15 – 30 August, 2015
• The BEST of the WEST with AMM Editor Peter “The BEAR” Thoeming Guided USA Tour • 15 – 30 August, 2015
• The BEST of the WEST with AMM Editor Peter “The BEAR” Thoeming Guided USA Tour • 15 – 30 August, 2015
• AMM TOUR – PART ONE
• AMM TOUR – PART ONE
• AMM TOUR – PART ONE
• AMM TOUR – PART ONE
• AMM TOUR – PART ONE
• AMM TOUR – PART ONE
• AMM TOUR – PART ONE
• AMM TOUR – PART ONE
• AMM TOUR – PART ONE
• AMM TOUR – PART ONE
• LAMS BMW INDIAN SUMMER
• LAMS BMW INDIAN SUMMER
• LAMS BMW INDIAN SUMMER
• LAMS BMW INDIAN SUMMER
• LAMS BMW INDIAN SUMMER
• LAMS BMW INDIAN SUMMER
• LAMS BMW INDIAN SUMMER
• LAMS BMW INDIAN SUMMER
• LAMS BMW INDIAN SUMMER
• LAMS BMW INDIAN SUMMER
• READERS’ RIDE
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I am one of those people for whom mechanical work is challenging. It’s not as if I haven’t done it – I owned the Shovelhead from Hell, so it’s not like I had much choice about beating it with spanners, hammers and rocks to keep it going – it’s just that I’m not all that good at it.

Patience is a pre-requisite for being good at tinkering with your motorcycle.

I don’t have that. So are the appropriate tools. I don’t always have them, either.