THE MECHANIC

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.