Naga Honda

Naga Honda shop – clutch replacement

The worker that takes pride in his work and does a superior job has discovered one of the secrets of life.

Jeremiar Gasga of the Honda shop in Naga, Philippines is one of those guys.

I limped into Naga from Manila with a burned out clutch on a Saturday night on a small Honda TMX motorbike. The Honda shop was open but the parts dept. was closed on Sunday morning.

Jeremiar said that he was willing to replace the clutch linings but I would have to round up the parts in town. He set about taking the bike apart whilst I rounded up the parts.

By the time I got back, he had already removed the old parts and was ready to work. There was not a spot of oil on his white coveralls.

I noticed that he had been a contestant in the Honda Mechanics Olympics and was duly impressed. It is a joy to see someone who really knows what they are doing. He had been working in Calamba, Laguna near Manila, but moved back to Naga to be near his family.