Vehicle maintenance, Thanks Dad!

I've been doing some vehicle maintenance recently. On the truck replacing a bad horn. On the motorcycle, upgrading the fork suspension, changing out the oil and adding farkles. I get a certain feeling of satisfaction doing all the work myself. More so when I work on my motorcycle. That's because if I took my bike to the dealer they would charge a flat shop service rate of $120/per hour. That's if they do anything. They do major work like checking valves, or something as simple as changing the oil. When I got my Race Tech parts to upgrade my front suspesion, I considered on taking my bike to Aftershocks, a local motorcycle suspension shop, to do the upgrade because I lacked a garage. They quoted me $300. That's almost double the cost of the parts. Luckily, my friend, Nick, allowed me the use of his garage (he lives in a house). I went and bought a motorcycle lift at Harbor Freight and tackled the job myself.
I thank my dad for showing me the ropes. He always did the basic maintenance on our cars when I grew up. Stuff like changing oil, a water pump, distributor, shocks, brakes. Disassembling stuff and putting it back together with new parts was fun and satisfying. Helping him out in the garage on weekends was fun and a great learning experience. It made me confident and willing to tackle the same jobs on my own.
Now I just wish I had my own garage to work in.