davi53@msn.com

Servicing all brands and types of motorcycles, snowmobiles, ATVs, bicycles, and small engine equipment, which includes lawnmowers, tractors, trimmers, tillers, blowers, chain saws, pressure washers, generators, compactors, go karts, mini bikes, snow throwers, and snow blowers.

Estimates are free.

Diagnostic work for estimates is free.

Research for obtaining parts is free.

I diagnose problems, solve them, and fix them.

I do all kinds of repairs on all kinds of machines of any brand in my home garage in Anoka, Minnesota.

I can handle anything from simple adjustments to major rebuilds.

All my customers are satisfied.

I stand behind my work.

Fees are based on a general guideline of $20/hour.

Cash is preferred.

I can transport a machine within 30 miles of Anoka for $20/hour.

History:

I have many years experience in the business of mechanical and electrical repairs. I fell into the role naturally while growing up on a farm and learning to repair and maintain many different kinds of motorized machines and equipment. My main interests were always motorcycles and snowmobiles. I left the farm to work in manufacturing in 1978 in fields completely disconnected from my main interests. When I started, I thought I could apply my multiple talents in one job, but I never could find that job. Today’s world of employment does not recognize multifunctional capabilities in one individual. I started my last job in 1996 and it was a very stressful and frustrating position most of the time. In February, 2009, with the economic downturn, I was laid off. Rather than seek similar employment I decided to start a repair service similar to what I had done on the side several times over the past 30 years.

 Mechanics is my natural talent and I enjoy solving problems. When I was 8 years old in the Summer of 1962 I tried my hand at installing a new V-belt on my dad’s self-propelled lawnmower. The belt had to be twisted 90 degrees in the right direction to make the wheels turn the right direction and it had to be tensioned properly. I got it right with no instructions and my Dad was pretty impressed. He said I was a natural mechanic. He was the type of guy that was practically never impressed, no matter what I did, so this stuck with me. I always loved fixing things, and I did a lot of repairs on lots of different types of motorized equipment while growing up on my dad’s very active and successful farm.

I raced snowmobiles in the 1970s and I did quite well. I did all my own modifications, tuning, and maintenance and the thrill of winning motivated me to learn all I could about the technologies involved.

I left the farm because the majority of the farm work involved a lot of dust and dirt, which I could not stand, so I went to work in manufacturing. During and after the transition, I operated a hobby repair service for a few years in the late 1970s and early 1980s and again in the 1990s where I worked on motorcycles, snowmobiles, and lawnmowers.

I’ve worked in many different areas of manufacturing: tool and die making, sheet metal fabricating, welding, manual machining, CNC machining, and CNC programming. But, repair work has always been my main hobby. I've fixed up quite a few motorcycles. I own two now: a Suzuki GSX-R600 that I run at track days and a Honda V65 Magna that I run on the street. I have grandchildren.