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From rebuilding vintage Hondas with high-schoolers to teaching adults how to wrench with confidence, Steve Knoble has turned mechanical know-how into a mission. In this episode, Heather Wilson Schiltz sits down with the creator behind Knoble Moto to talk about his journey from millwright and NASA fabricator to YouTube educator, hands-on instructor, and advocate for bringing shop class back to schools through MotoGo Cleveland.

Steve shares how his early days of trial-and-error when wrenching on bikes led to a passion for creating accessible repair tutorials, teaching problem solving through failure, and building community at places like Skidmark Garage. They also dig into V-twin projects, tool preferences, the realities of filming useful how-to content, and what’s next for the Knoble Moto brand.

🎧 What You’ll Hear in This Episode:

• How Steve went from industrial machine repair to building a motorcycle education brand
• The mission behind MotoGo Cleveland and why shop class changes how kids learn
• What inspired the Knoble Moto YouTube channel — and the biggest challenges with filming
• Why simple maintenance tutorials often outperform complex builds online
• How in-person classes boost confidence for new DIY riders
• The most common repair mistakes riders make
• Steve’s go-to tools, favorite project bikes and why torque wrenches matter
• What makes community garages like Skidmark so valuable
• Dream projects, current bikes, and future plans for Knoble Moto
• How he’s expanding into technical writing and install-video production

📲 Connect with Steve Knoble on YouTube, Instagram and Facebook

🌐 Learn more at https://knoblemoto.com

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