Hey, I did a little old thing and opened a
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haybaler
Mechanical
Congratulations!
At first glance I thought it might be a crazy thing to do, but then I looked at my own history, and realized I had done something similar.
There I was, perfectly comfortable fixing bikes with a service writer/manager firmly wedged between me and the customers, when I realized that just fixing stuff was not enough, and I wanted the contact with customers. So I opened a shop, and the first thing I did was decide to turn down jobs that didn't fit certain parameters. I looked for bikes where I could successfully make the repairs; I looked for customers who could afford to pay the amount necessary to repair their entire bike; and I avoided folks with negative customer attitudes, and concentrated on folks who appreciated good honest effort.
Good luck, and please let me know if I can assist with any vintage 70's, 80's knowledge on Japanese bikes.
Cheers!
At first glance I thought it might be a crazy thing to do, but then I looked at my own history, and realized I had done something similar.
There I was, perfectly comfortable fixing bikes with a service writer/manager firmly wedged between me and the customers, when I realized that just fixing stuff was not enough, and I wanted the contact with customers. So I opened a shop, and the first thing I did was decide to turn down jobs that didn't fit certain parameters. I looked for bikes where I could successfully make the repairs; I looked for customers who could afford to pay the amount necessary to repair their entire bike; and I avoided folks with negative customer attitudes, and concentrated on folks who appreciated good honest effort.
Good luck, and please let me know if I can assist with any vintage 70's, 80's knowledge on Japanese bikes.
Cheers!
Lucytriple
Wrrrench
Count on that! It's the perfect place to have a party and damn do we all need one!
ortYes I would! :thumbup
Thank you for the guidelines and offer to help! Much appreciated.
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SpicyCactus
Well-known member
Congrats! Maddevill let me know about this new shop. Also, are you the same person that helped me with a valve adjustment on a blue ninja 250 at Moto Guild like, 2 years ago?
Anyhow, been wrenching a ton since then and if it was you, it was awesome to see a woman as a mechanic/teacher Let me know if you need a helping hand. Always keen to learn more
Anyhow, been wrenching a ton since then and if it was you, it was awesome to see a woman as a mechanic/teacher
Let me know if you need a helping hand. Always keen to learn more 
Lucytriple
Wrrrench
Congrats! Maddevill let me know about this new shop. Also, are you the same person that helped me with a valve adjustment on a blue ninja 250 at Moto Guild like, 2 years ago?
Anyhow, been wrenching a ton since then and if it was you, it was awesome to see a woman as a mechanic/teacher
Thanks for the congrats, and sounds like it was me at Moto Guild! Thanks for the offer for help! We can all use that
hophead
Well-known member
NoneMoreBlack
flâneur
Bumping to say that I just got some work done and Lucy did an excellent job, very excited to have an awesome new independent shop in the neighborhood. Thanks again!
Kenny94945
Member
Congrats.
FWIW You may not like this part, paperwork. Yet that is an important part of small business ownership. QuickBooks is inexpensive and easy.
AND in my experiences for a one person shop owner, is to watch the amount of time not wrenching. A wireless telephone headset you can wear while on the shop floor can increase productivity.
Again congrats !!!
FWIW You may not like this part, paperwork. Yet that is an important part of small business ownership. QuickBooks is inexpensive and easy.
AND in my experiences for a one person shop owner, is to watch the amount of time not wrenching. A wireless telephone headset you can wear while on the shop floor can increase productivity.
Again congrats !!!
Lucytriple
Wrrrench
No kidding! I'm on point with both of those suggestions. My kid gave me some airpods for xmas and they have changed everything! I'm trying to become more disciplined about when i actually sit down to do the administrative BS. Work a little, phone call, distracted by stuff on my desk leaves me spinning. Especially now, during this first month, with Covid slowing down all things bureaucratic there is still a ridiculous amount and I find myself doing a lot of it at home actually. I'm addicted to QB :laughing but by next month I better have established some routine and balance.
Marcoose
50-50
That's so sweet! :love
I need to get on this kid's list. I got socks and a jumper. :laughing
Lucytriple
Wrrrench
chrisweir.com
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This site sponsor loves it, congratulations and much support and wishes for a "long as you want it" run.
Z3n
Squid.
Makes sense, I know there’s a lot tied up in dyno work - good luck with the business, and glad I’ve got someone trustworthy to recommend if folks need work done in SF now!
bikewanker
Well-known member
Good news! Lucy did some work on my Husquette last fall and I was quite pleased. I’m planning to take the Tiger to Lucy for rally riding prep!