Since the early 1970s I have made a living in the powersports industry. Trained at what was at the time the nation's most respected two-year mechanics school; followed by Honda and Kawasaki factory certification (1983 and 2005, respectively, Honda re-certification in 2003 and Kawasaki certification in 2005), as well as scores of Yamaha, Suzuki, and Harley-Davidson courses; a three and a half year stint in corporate Honda's warranty department; twice found behind Honda dealer parts counters; a metro L.A. and Phoenix authorized dealer mechanic and independent mechanic for more than twenty years; for five years a trainer for the well-known Motorcycle Mechanics Institute; afterward for a number of years MMI's system-wide curriculum developer with oversight over both campuses and more than 4,000 hours of content; for a while a hot-rod Harley builder; later for eight years an instructional designer at Kawasaki's U.S. headquarters as well as a roving trainer that traveled across the country delivering instruction at venues of many types; and for three more years acting manager of Kawasaki dealer training tasked with the operation of six full-time hands-on training centers, fifty seminar locations, eight travelling trainers, equipment, vehicles, supplies, technician certification, training logistics, and the creation of training content both live and online for Kawasaki's entire U.S. 2,000-dealer community, including the dealer training for the superlative Ninja H2 and H2R. What a cool thing that was! My passion is 1960s through 1980s big bore Honda roadbikes, most of all the 70s SOHC fours, but also the big CBX six, the GL1000 and GL1100 Gold Wings, and the first-gen Honda V4s. Though I love fettling these significant motorcycles, in semi-retirement I now focus specifically on their carburetors. I encourage you to start your inquiry at my website home page, and if interested visit my customer testimonial page. And here is some insight on how my website got started.