M.M.I. Week 9 (Done) & the start of Week 10

Course 1 (Precision Measurements) DONE!


We finished up Friday night with our final exam and finishing up our projects. I had to finish tearing down and measuring the top, bottom and primary of a Sportster and a Big Twin engine and set the cam timing on a few engines then rebuild them all. It was a little intimidating at first but I got it all done.


I got a 96 on the final exam. I missed one question on what the meaning of the caution label in a service manual is. I said it mean possible bodily injury or death but I according to the answer key it was just possible mechanical damage.

I made it through the entire class without getting one wrong answer on anything. Until the final that is and it's a stupid question like that one that gets me. Ugh!

My final score for the class was 99.86% or something close to that number. I won't get the final results paper till about Friday this week. I do know that I tied with one other student in the class for "Student of the Course". It's nice but the award isn't a make or break deal for me. I'm just happy that I feel comfortable with the subjects we covered. That's my top priority, being able to actually know, understand and put to use all this information.

Tonight is the start of week 10 - (Course 2)Chassis and Suspension. We're gonna be learning how to put together laced wheels and mount tires. We'll also be building front and rear ends and learnging to adjust and repair damaged ones. From talking with the other half of our class that went to Course 2 first, this course is really a "get your hands dirty" class and I can't wait.