There are more dealerships to sale motorcycles than schools to train individuals to become motorcycle mechanics.
Motorcycle riders purchase a motorcycle only to have a difficult time to schedule maintenance service due to higher rider to mechanic ratio especially during fair-weather rider season.
There is nothing more frustrating to a motorcycle rider than waiting days, weeks or months for a motorcycle mechanic to service their motorcycle to include waiting for parts or waiting for a warranty inspection.
In 2017, the number of motorcycles registered in the United States was around 9 million according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety http://www.iihs.org/frontend/iihs/documents/masterfiledocs.ashx?id=2145. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes493052.htm, the median hourly wage for motorcycle mechanics was $17.15 and the median annual salary was $35,680. The top paying states for motorcycle mechanics were California, New Jersey, Washington, New Hampshire and Nevada. The states with the highest employment number of motorcycle mechanics were California, Texas, Florida, Pennsylvania and New York.
It’s not too much to ask the motorcycle industry to start a motorcycle mechanic recruitment campaign starting at high schools in states with the highest number of registered motorcycles.
Motorcycle riders want qualified motorcycle mechanics to repair their motorcycle, so they can ride.