Trained at the base in industrial drawing with pencil, tracing paper and Rotring, this technical education also brought me machining (turning, milling, etc.), the study of materials, automation and pneumatics. Nothing digital in the 90s, but this school training necessarily led me later towards industrial mechanics professions. Always motivated to dismantle, repair or design machines or mechanical parts, I continue to apply what I learned. No vehicle that I have ever owned has been in the hands of a professional. Dismantling when you have the right tools and the necessary documents has never been a problem for me.
Bought for €300, this 2003 model had a few problems: stored in a garage for two years, it wouldn't start. A new battery, an oil change, a new air filter, a good carb cleaning and the replacement of the starter relay and here I am, the owner of a nice…