I can’t say for certain that my life would be any easier working on modern Japanese bikes or scooters; it would certainly be less interesting, though probably less stressful too! The garage is very busy, with lots of jobs coming in and out and the last thing I need are ‘snags’. In an ideal world it would be a steady flow of work that goes smoothly, but in the world of scooters that utopia doesn’t exist; it’s more a case of standard practice that something will go wrong. It’s a good job I can take it all in my stride and just crack on, otherwise, I’d pull all my hair out, throw my hands in the air and give up!
Over before it began…
The quickest component failure of the month award goes to Dave with his Mugello 198cc Lambretta. He’d only just arrived and wanted to put a fresh spark plug in before the dyno session, when
