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Balance of Passion and Pay – Technicians in Powersports

A perspective on the technician shortage and how dealers can get beyond it.

During a rest stop at Buc-ees in Royse City, Texas, our 2 Wheels 2 Ways crew met up with David Bigbee, a motorcycle enthusiast and blogger, to get his perspective on the technician shortage facing the powersports industry and the ways dealers can get beyond it.

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