What other skills do you have?

[Cooter]

Us Buellers seem to be a special bunch:love_heart: Self starters, hands on, and creative.

That got me thinking. As a Buell-fan, what's our group skillful at? What would you like to be able to do better? Does everyone do the nun-chucking like Bruce BuellyBagger Lee does? Haha

For me, it's purely blue-collar mechanical diagnostics. My mom has stories of Christmas evening all my toys wold be taken apart, much to her chagrin! But eventually it would all be either re-assembled or re-purposed into things like a RF remote control for a servo to the light switch in my room. #stilllazy
Anyone can take something apart, my joy is to assemble a mechanical object correctly.

Currently I'd like to play my guitars better. I get by, but feel like a poser with a bass, banjo, and slide guitar on the wall that are too dusty:upset:

 

[BuellyBagger]

Thanks for the shout out there coot! I'll go first, as a huge asshole, I'm always learning to fix/repair or restore anything I can so I dont have to pay some other hack to f'it up. I'm a pretty good rough carpenter, have installed plenty of doors and windows. Got a bit of plumbing experience as I was a yard sprinkler installer for a few years and do all my own plumbing @ home. I reckon there isn't much I can't learn to do, sometimes it just comes down to whether or not it's cheap enough to pay someone else to do it! I guess I'm also a camper and boat
repairman....

 

[BuellyBagger]

And I can build one hell of a chicken coop addition

Fixed the attachment nj!

 

[njloco]

Too bad you don't know computers, the link don't work !
Don't feel bad, I don't know them either.
Unfortunately, everything I used to be very good at I now suck at, and the older I get, the more I suck. Also , everything I used to do all day, now takes me all day to do !
I'm still pretty good with mechanical things, Shooting was probably number 1, firearms and archery. Physical abilities, very good coordination with exceptional eyesight (That's probably why I could shoot so well) was pretty good at the arts, not so much anymore but I could probably get myself out of trouble if I had to.
I'm trying to teach myself to play the guitar again, I used to play a 12 string acoustic back in the sixties, it's so much harder now.
I used to run a dam smooth train and could get all 7 computers back up and running though I really don't know how I did it. Only got totally stuck a couple of times and that was when the train really had something major wrong with it.
I could still do stuff with a car that would make most cry, ( had a friend that was a stunt man for the movie industry ) and I can still navigate a bike through heavy traffic pretty good.
Speaking of the guitar, let me go practice a little.

 

[The Bob]

You guys are too much for me. But I love work. I can sit and watch it all day.

 

[Lusiphur]

Computer Nerd by Trade here.

 

[nicholas900]

Too bad you don't know computers, the link don't work !
Don't feel bad, I don't know them either.

Lol. I'm pretty close to this guy with my computer skills.

 

[jl551c]

I was always so busy with my jobs and job traveling that I rarely had time to mess around with too much outside of work, but since retiring at 55 I'm slowly moving into a mode where I don't mind tearing into projects. I do have 22 years experience working on aircraft, and am not a stranger to tools, but working on aircraft was pretty structured and easy in comparison to working on motorcycles. I'm not especially curious about taking things apart like Cooter sounds to be. I'm more along the lines of, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" kind of guy.
Anyway, I'm starting to enjoy piddling around the bikes and garage more and more and I sure do appreciate the help available on this website and admire the patience from the knowledgeable ones.

 

[airbozo]

I am a computer geek because I can make more money than construction or the trades with less effort (for me at least). The logical side of me took to electronics, then computers quickly. I can fix just about any computer or electronic device (for the more complicated stuff I need a schematic). My adopted dad started me in electronics by teaching me to repair TV's, mixers, AMP's and stereo's for his shop.

I am also a person who can build just about anything. My drywall and mudding skills are somewhat rusty, but it was a passion when I was young and helped me put food in my mouth when I was 13. I seem to have a knack for construction and have rebuilt my entire house except for the foundation work (my concrete is usually too runny) from just about the ground up. Plumbing, wiring, framing, finishing, etc. I've done it all. Minus the foundation, I have built several houses, sheds and workshops.

I can also wrench. Something I never knew about until I completely tore down and rebuilt a 1975 Rover 3500S (That DeDion Tube was amusing and totally foreign to me). I can fix almost anything, but still prefer to have certain things done by professionals especially my 2 wheeled vehicles.

I also have a knack for all things percussion. I took to drums quickly and with a little practice can learn to play any type of music. I can also play most wind instruments and some stringed instruments (learned violin but struggle with a guitar. Go figure).

Woodworking is also a love of mine, but I have not had the chance to create anything in a long time and I'm getting anxious to start working on something. Once I finish my sportster rebuild I'll have more time to play.

 

[Cooter]

Talent!

 

[loose1]

I'm a machinist. Really helps when working on things that you can't get parts for anymore.
Matt

 

[BuellyBagger]

Wow airbozo! You are I highly talented and well rounded man! Very impressive!

 

[wickedchop]

To put food on my table I'm a Foreman (working foreman) for the carpenters union. Pretty much take the rubber band off the prints to final completion. Been known to be a top notch plastic guy and can spray a little paint. Im no Cody but I can hold my own. Turn the wrenches enough to get myself outta trouble as well, although sometimes I get myself in trouble with them!

 

[wickedchop]

 

[wickedchop]

John, that is the hallway of the museum at St. Peter's church on 5th and Girard in Philadelphia. The end of the hallway will hold a satue. Big museum but the hallway had all the radius work I did. The African midget would be my shadow as I took the pics...lmfao

 

[Silverrider]

I am a CEO of my own company that Designs builds Custom bridges and ships around the world, with distributors such as Amazon,Hayneedle, Houzz,Ivg the list goes on and on. My goal is making my customer happy. I dont like tooting my horn but you asked.

 

[herwawan]

I am a CEO of my own company that Designs builds Custom bridges and ships around the world, with distributors such as Amazon,Hayneedle, Houzz,Ivg the list goes on and on. My goal is making my customer happy. I dont like tooting my horn but you asked.

Call me weird, but I've always been fascinated by bridges. I've ridden some really cool ones in Europe, such as the Øresund Bridge that goes from Denmark to Sweden, and the Millau Viaduct in my homeland France.



My "talent" has always been technology, consumer electronic stuff in particular. I am pretty lucky to be born in the 80s. My parents had a bunch of computers around the house so I started messing around fairly early and it quickly spread to other electronic devices, phones, cameras, drones and so on. No surprise I ended up becoming a journalist in the tech industry, although I do PR now in that same field. Computers keep a special place in my heart, I still spend a good amount of time assembling and disassembling them with new parts just because the more power, the better you now.

Other than that, I'm far from being a seasoned mechanic, but I do like messing around with stuff to understand how it works and get that satisfaction when something didn't work, and then works after you fixed it. Weirdly enough, I find it easier on cars because it's bigger and there's more room haha

 

[Cooter]

You guys are really impressive! Mensa watch out!

 

[BuellyBagger]

wally, I do love that chopper! MMMM glitter...(drool)

 

[The Bob]

You guys are really impressive! Mensa watch out!

We have a shirttail relative whom is supposedly Mensa. You guys here are a good bit more intelligent and talented.