# Motorcycle Mechanics > Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul motorcycles, scooters, mopeds, dirt bikes, or similar motorized vehicles. - Code: 49-3052.00 (O*NET-SOC; SOC 2018 49-3052) - Family: [Installation, Maintenance & Repair](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations#family-49), one of its 52 occupations - Tasks: 13 tasks (12 core and 1 supplemental) - Page: https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/49-3052.00 - JSON: https://foundation.org.ai/data/tasks/49-3052.00.json ## What the work is made of 1. Mount, balance, change, or check condition or pressure of tires. Core task · Task 20651 · Rated by 51 people who do the job, August 2021 2. Replace defective parts, using hand tools, arbor presses, flexible power presses, or power tools. Core task · Task 8353 · Rated by 51 people who do the job, August 2021 3. Dismantle engines and repair or replace defective parts, such as magnetos, carburetors, or generators. Core task · Task 8357 · Rated by 52 people who do the job, August 2021 4. Connect test panels to engines and measure generator output, ignition timing, or other engine performance indicators. Core task · Task 8354 · Rated by 51 people who do the job, August 2021 5. Listen to engines, examine vehicle frames, or confer with customers to determine nature and extent of malfunction or damage. Core task · Task 8355 · Rated by 52 people who do the job, August 2021 6. Repair or replace other parts, such as headlights, horns, handlebar controls, gasoline or oil tanks, starters, or mufflers. Core task · Task 8359 · Rated by 51 people who do the job, August 2021 7. Disassemble subassembly units and examine condition, movement, or alignment of parts, visually or using gauges. Core task · Task 8360 · Rated by 51 people who do the job, August 2021 8. Repair or adjust motorcycle subassemblies, such as forks, transmissions, brakes, or drive chains, according to specifications. Core task · Task 8352 · Rated by 52 people who do the job, August 2021 9. Reassemble frames and reinstall engines after repairs. Core task · Task 20652 · Rated by 51 people who do the job, August 2021 10. Remove cylinder heads and grind valves to scrape off carbon and replace defective valves, pistons, cylinders, or rings, using hand and power tools. Core task · Task 8358 · Rated by 52 people who do the job, August 2021 11. Install motorcycle accessories. Core task · Task 23934 · Rated by 52 people who do the job, August 2021 12. Reassemble and test subassembly units. Core task · Task 8356 · Rated by 51 people who do the job, August 2021 13. Hammer out dents and bends in frames and weld tears and breaks. Supplemental task · Task 20653 · Rated by 51 people who do the job, August 2021 ## More in Installation, Maintenance & Repair - [Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/49-3011.00): 38 tasks - [Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/49-2097.00): 11 tasks - [Automotive Body and Related Repairers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/49-3021.00): 25 tasks - [Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/49-3022.00): 18 tasks - [Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/49-3023.00): 30 tasks - [Avionics Technicians](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/49-2091.00): 13 tasks - [Bicycle Repairers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/49-3091.00): 14 tasks - [Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/49-3031.00): 26 tasks - [Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/49-9061.00): 15 tasks - 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