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January 23, 2007
The Motorcycle Mentor
Filed Under (Northwest Cycle News Headlines) by John Davis

Randy Ellis started on his career path in 1970 while serving in the U.S. Army in Thailand.

“I just walked into a motorcycle repair shop and started breaking things,” he said.

Ellis wasn’t on a rampage. He just wasn’t as skilled as he thought he was in handling a wrench. He pulled out his wallet and paid for his mistakes. Ellis ham-handed efforts developed into a voluntary apprenticeship that had him hanging out at the shop every day to learn some real skills.

“Not only did they not pay me, I also had to buy lunch every day,” he said.

Read the rest at HeraldNet.

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