What do you do (for work) when you're not riding?

AND AFTER:

So I am responsible for maintenance and new work in a small company which belongs to an American group specializing in lead. I am an industrial electrician and I have spent most of my career in large companies as an installer, site manager, works manager. now, I have fun programming the automatons and screens that equip the factory machines.

We sure have some real talent amongst our group.

Auto mechanic. Currently at Volvo. No specialization, do a bit of everything (except transmission teardowns, that's mainly a trans shop or domestic brand thing now a days). 

Was at BMW for a few years but then Covid hit and I was part of the downsizing. I suspect that's due to my inability to work with the foreman...but probably more likely about some of the things I said to him in regards to that

Worked at a variety of other dealers over the years; Ford, Honda, Toyota. A couple of independent shops. 

I know alot of the old guard here are always talking about how the industry is awful and you should do something else, but I'm happy doing it. There's good days and theres shit days but that's anything you do. The pay is great, I'm not going to be replaced by a robot anytime soon, and I'd rather be chasing weird electrical problems or elbow deep in an engine than sitting at a desk and smashing a keyboard.

Plus I get to buy tools. Not as much as I used to...but there's an immense amount of satisfaction ripping open a big drawer filled with things. Especially when someone says "I don't know how to get that" and you say "I have the tool for that."

Doesn't mean you have to lend them, but you can at least let them know you have it

In 2005 I took my first Team Oregon motorcycle safety class. In 2009 I tried to volunteer as a new instructor only to find that they don't work with volunteers. I'd have to become an employee of Oregon State University. I managed to complete my apprenticeship and intern assignments in the first season and rolled out as a full instructor late that year. Since then I've filled several roles including that of Site Specialist which means that I'm responsible to see that 37 motorcycles start every Saturday and Sunday morning, whether or not I'm teaching. I've forgotten which year I became a Mentor responsible for training new instructors, probably somewhere about 2014. 
At this point I've completed 16 years as a Team Oregon member and I can assuredly say that it's the most rewarding job I can imagine. I taught 20 classes this past season, half of which were two day classes.
My wife and I spent the weekend at the Instructor Awards Banquet over in Salem, Oregon where I scored this plaque.
 
Team Oregon employs nearly two hundred instructors at 26 training ranges across the state.
Thanks for listening.
Bill 
 

Awesome Bill !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You should be real proud 
Quite a Honor

Dave

Wait, what? Motorcycle instructor is a job? I just handed in my resignation and am going back to school!