How do I become certified?
You must first become a member of the IMBBA and keep your membership in good standing. The annual membership fee of $35.00 provides a quarterly newsletter informing you of industry developments, announcements, course information, and IMBBA sanctioned events. Membership also allows for access to the complete site, enrollment in courses and entry in our international members-only database.
How does this work?
The IMBBA has developed the points system of determining experience of the individual much like the points system the IMBBA uses to judge motorcycles. The individual certification process awards points to a member's experience, talents, and creative abilities. The IMBBA certification system awards points to the individual who documents their years of experience, education, skills sets, business practice, industry development, awards earned in bike shows, charity events sponsored, custom equipment certified, and media featuring your work.
As a member’s points increase, he or she is eligible to be certified with the awarding of one of the following titles: "ASSOCIATE", "TECHNICIAN", "BIKE BUILDER", and "MASTER BIKE BUILDER". Each title requires that you document your professional experience in the custom motorcycle industry: Everyone within one of the above categories is equal to all others who have the same title, based on industry experience. For a breakdown of how points relate to each title, download thecertification grid.
It does not matter if you create custom Harleys, restore antiques, build motocross bikes, design drag bikes, or just service motorcycles: The IMBBA has points criteria for all varieties of work experience that are credited to the member seeking certification. The IMBBA's responsibility is to document and maintain the points record that led to certification. An IMBBA certification provides the proof of your commitment to and achievement within the international custom motorcycle industry.
For those individuals that want to progress through the levels of certification, the IMBBA has a correspondence course for each title. Upon completion, a member will receive additional points towards certification at the level of the course. As a regulatory body, the IMBBA uses the certification process to ensure that a member's years of experience, trade skills, and professional development have been documented and demonstrated before awarding the individual a specific title, and guarantees that each member is equal to all other members holding the same title.
Certifications
Member/Associate
Either:
- Individuals must provide proof of their current enrollment in an accredited motorcycle course
- A minimum of one completed year of training in any scholastic area of engineering is required
- Complete and pass the IMBBA's Associate correspondence course
Or:
- Be currently employed at any business which performs repairs to motorcycles, metric and/or imperial
- Complete and pass the IMBBA's Associate correspondence course and be recommended by their employer in writing to the IMBBA
Alternative Route to Associate Certification:
- Attending Bike shows and displaying bikes built
- Details available on the certification grid
- By Joining shows support and belief in IMBBA programs
Examination:
- 150 question multiple-choice test
TECHNICIAN I
Lessons:
- Introduction to Motorcycle makes and models
- Engineering differences and similarities between manufacturers
- Manufacturer-Specific theory and practice of motorcycle operation
Examinations:
- 150 question multiple-choice test
- Oral exam by an IMMBA-accredited Bike Builder
Technician II
Lessons:
- Introduction to motorcycle workshop math and measuring instruments
- Engineering differences and similarities between manufacturers
In-depth lessons:
- Motorcyle components: Naming conventions and history
- Motorcycle repair: Common repairs and associated repair techniques
- Parts: Sourcing parts and decoding parts catalogs
- Tools: Evaluating suppliers and analysing differences between various manunfacturer's hand tools, bench machinery, and fabrication equipment
- Repairs on your choice of imperial or metric motorcycles
Examinations:
- 150 question multiple-choice test
- Oral exam by an IMMBA-accredited Bike Builder
Bike Builder I
In-depth coverage of your choice of Metric or Imperial models (the applicant will choose). Curriculum covers all aspects of rebuilding the chosen model.
Lessons:
- Welding, brazing, soldering
- Shop procedure, shop safety, and first aid
- Hazardous materials identification and disposal based on Government Regulations
- Hydraulics: Theory and Introductory applications
- Industry parts manuals and parts sources
In-depth Lessons:
- Maintenance & Overhaul: Theories and applications
- Overhauling:Motorcycle wiring and trouble shooting
- Drive Train
- Clutch & Transmission
- Brakes
- Electrical repair techniques and procedures
Examinations:
- 200 question multiple-choice test
- Oral exam by Two IMMBA-accredited Master Bike Builders
Bike Builder II
Lessons:
- Trade mathematics used to design and build a custom motorcycle
- CNC Machining: Introduction to designing and programming for parts production
- Painting: Materials and techniques
- Coatings: Chrome plating and powder
- Seating: Materials and techniques
In-depth Lessons:
- Student's choice of metric or imperial motorcycles
- Specific analysis of each certrifiation class, focusing on:
- Angles/lines
- Chassis design & fabrication
- Fuel tank design & fabrication
- Steering components & handlebar design
Examinations:
- 250 question multiple-choice test
- Oral exam by Two IMMBA-accredited Master Bike Builders
Master Bike Builder I
In-depth Lessons:
- Engine, drive train, and frame geometry
- Advanced welding and fabrication techniques
- Comparison between suppliers’ and builders’ approaches to performance components and performance upgrades
- Theoretical and practical approaches to engine and drive train design and operation
- Advanced mathematics and formulas of motorcycle design and fabrication
- The inter-relation of performance engines, drive trains and cerebration/fuel injection: Specific focus on turbo-charging, super-charging, fuel injection, and ignition programming
- Dynamometer tuning, programming, and interpretation of dynamometer output
The Master Bike Builder will demonstrate to the exam board:
- Dynamometer operation
- Engine rebuilding on a Metric or Imperial motorcycle
- A completed assembly of a custom motorcycle
Examinations:
- 250 question multiple-choice test
- Oral exam by Two IMMBA-accredited Master Bike Builders
Master Bike Builder II
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Final leg of remaining requirements and demonstration of skills preparing Applicant for final oral examination. Covering areas of expertise. From Frame geometry to wheel choices. Areas of design. Hardware applications SAE identification, trade charts and manuals, Tap and die, further CNC theories of use and program designing. Final welding identifications and knowledge of tools and skills required to pass Charging and starting systems and components. Troubleshoot theory and applications. Bike Shows and judging, drag racing theories and applications.Garage mens Laws and regulations, by State and Local guidelines, Book keeping and accounting practices. Applicant must pass oral examination of two association board members. And completed 250 questionnaires multiple choice exam. Prior to certification.
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