Texas Jim
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Joined: 12/15/2005
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There's no doubt about it, working on your car and getting it right is, to me, the "big payoff." Growing up, I remember ALL the guys who had performance cars or bikes turned their own wrenches. When I had different "hot" bikes, I loved changing the oil, setting the carbs and checking everything prior to going to the track or just going out for a Sunday morning scream. Now, when you talk to someone who's driving something hot, they may not even know what a cam is. And how can you ride a fast sport bike safely and not know the mechanics of it to some extent? Or how about going into a parts store and trying to explain something to someone who's never had a wrench in their hand?
When I'm on one of these sites, if I run into someone who doesn't know very much about mechanics, I don't get angry with them for not knowing, I'm delighted that they're willing and trying to learn how to do their own "wrench turning" as atleast they can figure out who's worth taking their car to if it's alittle over their head.. No matter how far I go with a disagreement with someone on the site, I don't feel personal about it in any way because I know we're in the same boat and I always have an unspoken (understood) respect for that person.
"LONG LIVE THE WRENCH TURNERS!!!!!!!"
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