...but it's not just the gas tank, it's like if 60% of all the repairs to your vw required you to remove that front end..... and discharge the A/C...and remove the entire wiring harness.
I hear ya but still... putting the "lock carrier in the service position" on a VW takes a couple hours, I don't mind removing the gas tank on my motorcycle every time I work on it if it only takes 15 minutes. Hell it almost takes that long just to get a car up on jackstands and you have to do that for like 80% of car repairs. Not trying to argue i'm just trying to get a better idea of what it's like to work on a bike. I hear people complain about it and I just think "OK I've rebuilt like 5 car engines by now and swapped just as many, also rebuilt multiple entire front suspensions (a few Mopars and our VW) and done multiple rear axle swaps..." After teaching myself how to do all that stuff and going through the suffering of newbie mistakes, I can't see a motorcycle being anywhere near as intimidating or complex to work on as a car.