Motorcycle Mechanics

1. 01Mount, balance, change, or check condition or pressure of tires.Mostly human for now
2. 02Replace defective parts, using hand tools, arbor presses, flexible power presses, or power tools.Mostly human for now
3. 03Dismantle engines and repair or replace defective parts, such as magnetos, carburetors, or generators.Mostly human for now
4. 04Connect test panels to engines and measure generator output, ignition timing, or other engine performance indicators.Mostly human for now
5. 05Listen to engines, examine vehicle frames, or confer with customers to determine nature and extent of malfunction or damage.Mostly human for now
6. 06Repair or replace other parts, such as headlights, horns, handlebar controls, gasoline or oil tanks, starters, or mufflers.Mostly human for now
7. 07Disassemble subassembly units and examine condition, movement, or alignment of parts, visually or using gauges.Mostly human for now
8. 08Repair or adjust motorcycle subassemblies, such as forks, transmissions, brakes, or drive chains, according to specifications.Mostly human for now
9. 09Reassemble frames and reinstall engines after repairs.Mostly human for now
10. 10Remove cylinder heads and grind valves to scrape off carbon and replace defective valves, pistons, cylinders, or rings, using hand and power tools.Mostly human for now

Tasks from O*NET® 31.0 (US Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0, changed by us), most important first. “Already use” comes from Anthropic’s data on real work chats with Claude; “could speed up” from task ratings made with GPT-4 in 2023.

The main tasks with no real AI use seen and no big speed-up expected. This is where your skill counts most today.

1. Mount, balance, change, or check condition or pressure of tires.
2. Replace defective parts, using hand tools, arbor presses, flexible power presses, or power tools.
3. Dismantle engines and repair or replace defective parts, such as magnetos, carburetors, or generators.

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