From a corner of the garage set up for routine maintenance to a dream shop housing precious classic machines, this book will help motorcyclists make the most of their available space. Packed with easy-to-read practical advice, author C. G. Masi walks the reader through designing, building, and equipping the workshop they need -- whether they plan to restore, repair, and maintain their own bikes or hope to open a small commercial facility. He starts by helping readers determine their work space and storage needs to create a shop layout that matches their budget. He then addresses basics such as providing adequate electrical power, lighting, and heat and air conditioning. With the workshop design in place, the must-have and want-to-have tools to appropriately equip the space, and best of all, how to use them, are identified. This new third edition includes numerous profiles of real world workshops, from small garage spaces to purpose-built restoration and race-prep shops, providing ideas and inspiration for Do-It-Yourselfers. Each profile has a scaled layout of the shop with photos, as well as tips from the owner and designer. It also features a new comprehensive and up-to-date directory of resources for equipment, tools, computers, battery powered tools, and energy saving tips.
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In addition to working as a college professor, scientist, and engineer, Masi has been wrenching on, riding, and writing about motorcycles for three decades. He holds a B.S. degree in Physics and Masters Degrees in Astrophysics and Business Administration.
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Experience based
Sep 5 2011
By Dan
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This book is not trying to sell you a $13k tool chest or a $20 4-pack of soap stone that will somehow make it all happen. It's been put together by the kind of guy who get's dressed up in his best pair of jeans and t-shirt to pose next to the incredible thing he just built. Written in a way that anyone could design their own shop even if all they have is a bucket of loose 1970's no-name sockets, some scrap wood, a 1980's stripped Honda, a pile of half-rusted wrenches, and a garage like those you rent in an apartment complex. I am a pro mechanic, welder, and fabricator and my home shop is a compilation of not so pretty stuff that works great. Half the time I walk through the door of my shop and wonder how anything comes out alive! This book is designed so anyone, regardless of budget, can dream up a shop and not worry about going broke in the process. I enjoy books like this because they remind me that skill and vision trump high-dollar tools and a glistening shop that looks like the only thing that's even been run in it was a mop.
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An In-depth and colorful look at workshop setup
Jun 18 2011
By dirtbikepete
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I greatly enjoyed this in-depth look at the motorcycle workshop. Since I am setting up my own shop, I constantly pictured how the concepts put forth by the author could be applied to my work area. The author is a wealth of information, and is very good at providing some alternate methods when applicable to suit a person's personal taste. There is much more to setting up an efficient workshop than one would think, and this is obvious after the first page or two. How do you set up an efficient and effective motorcycle workshop? The author pretty much slam-dunks that question, with lots of real-life examples, some common pitfalls, and a dry but very funny sense of humor. If you really, really want to know about setting up a shop, look no further. Another excellent book in a high quality series of books.
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Interesting, not authoritative
Sep 29 2011
By Empyreal
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Great book to read. Enjoyable, good hints & information. It is not an authoritative or technical manual by any stretch, though. The book did omit details on many pertinent topics, or provided just one vague paragraph on many important items (especially on equipment required). It is the personal ramblings of an experienced home do-it-yourselfer and the lessons he has learned. They are good ramblings in some cases, and unsubstantiated personal preferences in other cases. Worth reading before you set up a home MC workshop if you just get 4-5 useful hints (which is really all I got out of it, but they were enough to be worth it - barely).
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