How to Set Up Your Motorcycle Workshop: Tips and Tricks for Building and Equipping Your Dream Workshop

by C.G. Masi

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.

Genres: Motorcycle

176 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1996

About the author

Teacher, scientist, engineer, journalist, and author, C.G. Masi writes adventure/mystery novels having multi-layered plots with unconventional characters who apply intelligence, understanding of historical and social issues, and mastery of high technology to resolve the situations they confront.

Masi has advanced degrees in astrophysics and business administration, with hundreds of published articles in magazines as diverse as American Iron and Review of Scientific Instruments.

As an award-winning magazine editor, he has been involved in launches of four successful magazines. His non-fiction book, How to Set Up Your Motorcycle Workshop, is in its third edition.

Reviews

[Brian · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book. A lot of practical advice about tools and lighting. A lot of things you already know, but I still got a lot out of it. It's definitely worth reading before setting up your shop for the first time. I've been working on bikes for many year and I still learned from it. I modified my garage shop a bit because if it as well.