Roger. I thought you mislinked comments, I'm reading sound grad school advice and waiting for the part where you dusted a Scu-- oh there it is! For this next spring and summer, I'm working out the final details now so that I can work at a summer camp for the head of maintenance there. He's an incredible guy, the best boss I've ever had and I only worked for him for less than a month this past August. One of his many hobbies is to fix up motorcycles and then collect or sell them. I don't know a thing about mechanical engines (I can change a tire and changed an oil filter, once). I'm going to make it a point to learn as much as I can from him. I can't wait. Not only for motorcycle maintenance, but to learn so much else.
That sounds pretty dope. The nice thing about motorcycles is they're kind of halfway between lawn mowers and cars. You can work on them as if they were real engines, but you don't need bullshit like A-frame hoists and 2 1/2 ton jacks. Set aside some money and get him to help you build something cool. If you like vintage, an XS650 is a great machine.
I'm not sure what I like yet. Is that expensive? The price seems to range from 1200 to 8000, and I wouldn't know which to buy. But thanks for the starting recommendation. When you say set aside some money, how much would be a good starting point?