DOSE LUV Posted February 5, 2009 Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 not really a tech question but is there any schools to learn motorcycle mechanics other than psi or mmi that dont cost 35000 dollars or more????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinjaNick Posted February 5, 2009 Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 Those are it man. You have to leave the state to get good certification. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinjaNick Posted February 5, 2009 Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 (edited) Dustin3485, he has graduated from MMI. Edited February 5, 2009 by NinjaNick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustinsn3485 Posted February 5, 2009 Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 I did. And for the education it was decent, but if you're going thinking you are going to have a good paying career and future...keep looking.I gained some knowledge from it and should you ever need someone to work on your bike for a cheap reasonable price please look me up, but don't waste your money on MMI unless you have the insatiable urge to learn about bikes and have lots of money to blow.Dustin2145 (I don't know the numbers after his name) but he is on my friend list. He has graduated from MMI.3485 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinjaNick Posted February 5, 2009 Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 3485Corrected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtremef4i Posted February 5, 2009 Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 This is the reason I never went to MMI. I was looking into it after High School, but for the price it costs to go there, plus housing costs, vs the low income you will make working at a shop, its not worth it. I talked to a service manager at a local shop when I was thinking about this and he said the school wasnt really worth it either. Take Dustin's advice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilTwin Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 So is there another recommended course as opposed to MMI, if your dead set on becoming a Motorcycle Tech? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBRzach Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 I'm currently taking the Motorcycle Repair Technician course from Penn Foster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exSRAaron Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 I'm currently taking the Motorcycle Repair Technician course from Penn Foster.i was gonna take that or the ME course from PF then i did a little research and everyone kept saying PF was a fraud. that made me very very Wyotech, PSI, MMI...meh. everything ive heard about MMI is that its not worth it and it was too easy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirAlienJ Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 I looked into MMI. Their programs seem like they could be worthwhile but $35k is almost as much as I spent on 4 years of college and my earning potential is much higher. If you are eligible for the GI Bill, MMI would be sweet because you wouldn't have to come up with the cash. But for most people, to have to move to Orlando or Phoenix for one to two years, spend $35K + expenses and be eligible for a job paying $10/hr after you finish is hardly worth it.You'd be better off talking your way into working at a shop for the same money by offering to sweep floors and change oil and hope that they teach you stuff along the way. Hell, if you are good enough maybe your shop would eventually want to send you off for more training and pay some of the bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilTwin Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 (edited) I just got a quote from MMI and tuition for me would be $27,950. That's about the same amount I'm looking at spending to finish my college education, only with my current college path jobs are uncertain and so is pay.Do dealers and shops like MMI grads, I know their are some dumb asses who come out of there, but I'm much more mechanically inclined and have already taught myself how to do some things on my own bike. I guess I just want to know what the market out their is like for motorcycle techs. Edited May 7, 2009 by EvilTwin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBRzach Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 i was gonna take that or the ME course from PF then i did a little research and everyone kept saying PF was a fraud. that made me very very Wyotech, PSI, MMI...meh. everything ive heard about MMI is that its not worth it and it was too easyHmm not sure on that one. It seems legit so far. I'm not paying a dime though lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBRzach Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 i was gonna take that or the ME course from PF then i did a little research and everyone kept saying PF was a fraud. that made me very very Wyotech, PSI, MMI...meh. everything ive heard about MMI is that its not worth it and it was too easyHmm not sure on that one. It seems legit so far. I'm not paying a dime though lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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