1 comments about Century of Indian.

1. Got this for my husband, he is an old motorcycle rider, and yes he rides old motorcycles. He loved the book. Had information he did not know. Great pictures, not just good color, but the quality of the paper and picures is nice.

No comments about Superfast Motorcycles (Ultimate Speed).

5 comments about Sportbiking: The Real World 2.

1. I was disapointed and could not learn much from it. I didn't like the writing style - very distracting - and concepts - confusing. Try Twist of the Wrist II from Keith Code and/or Sport Riding Techniques from Nick Ienatsch. Those are good investment.



2. I found a good mixture of riding techniques and suspension setup information in this book. I liked finding the combination all in one place. I hadn't had much luck in gettting my R1 to handle like I'd hoped, even though I tried turning some of the adjusters. I realized I needed help figuring out more about the concepts of how suspension worked and a plan on what I needed to do to get it right.

   I found the chapters on suspension in this book were written in an easy to follow way that I could understand. The suspension setup process was described as step by step, with a lot of good explanation of the whys of how it all worked too. Not having much experience with suspension that was a big plus for me.

   The difference in the handling of my R1 alone after following the suspension setup instuctions, made this book well worth the cost.

   It doesn't rain that much here in Arizona, but if it does the really detailed rain riding section provided in the back of the book certainly has left me better prepared for it. I haven't seen this topic covered in such great detail in any other books.




3. Amazon offers several great books that will help you improve your riding and street survival skills - unfortunately, this book is not one of them. The author's ego and lack of knowledge have produced a book with few meaningful insights into sport riding. You will be better served by any of the excellent instructional books from Keith Code, David L. Hough, Nick Ienatsch or Lee Parks.



4. I'm pretty unsure of where to rank this book. Gary J is not a professional author (and it shows in the copy editing and writing of the book). What he does do, though, is provide a bunch of real world experience and riding tips in both volumes.
   
   It covers riding theory, riding skills, and practical suspension setup - something i've found invaluable as a rider myself. While this doesn't give you an instant background of "how and why" of riding, it will help those who're in the middle range of skill get better. It's not a beginners book by any means. He assumes that you've been on the road or the track for a while, he also assumes you know the basics of riding (experience and MSF course, really).
   
   I have, in the past recommended this book to people, on mailing lists, and in person. It is a very solid investment for your money. It's a quick read, with plain language, and yeah, it can be confusing at times, especially if you don't have the base skills he's talking about or mentioning.
   
   if you're looking for beginner books, look elsewhere. if you're looking for a good book to help you fine tune what you already know or suspect, pick this up and give it a read.



5. I wish there were more books like this one on motorcycles. It worth its weight in gold. Too many of motorcycle books trying to compensate for a lack of originality and content by a gloss paper and meaningless pictures.

No comments about The Motorcycle Industry in New York State : A Concise Encyclopedia of Inventors, Builders, and Manufacturers (New York State Museum Memoir #27) (New York ... (New York State Museum Memoir, Number 27).

1 comments about The Restoration of Vintage & Thoroughbred Motorcycles.

1. This book is a must for anyone considering the restoration of an antique motorcycle. You will be shown strange motorcycle technology that you never thought existed! Jeff Clew does a great job in explaining what manufacturers chose to do why they did it to your bike. You have to give the author credit; explaining British Bike logic is hard to do!

   Sometimes the logic is there, and sometimes the logic is lost, but the author makes that point too, and will tell you when and why something was better. If your own motorcycle has a particularly odd bit of technology integrated into a broken part, you're often stuck with what you've got. Jeff Clew explains how to go about setting it right, and points you in the right direction for a top-notch restoration.

   The book does not cover any one project from start to finish, and rightly so. That is not the intent. Doing a step-by-step restoration of one bike would actually take away from this book. It would ignore other bikes out there and the reader would lose the great overview that this book describes so well.

   So, go elsewhere if you want someone to tell you exactly how to restore your 1914 Douglas from basket to beauty. It will instead tell you what kind of trouble to expect during a restoration project, and help you get a clearer picture of what is necessary to rebuild a classic motorcycle. Sadly, some people just buy a set of Whitworth wrenches and think they can have at it! What they really need is a book like this to give them a dose of reality. Motorcycle restoration is extremely time consuming and takes a lot of patience. This book serves two purposes: It is a beautiful overview of the subject and it is also fair warning for what you might be getting yourself into.

1 comments about The Complete Book of Bicycling.

1. This book gives a lot of good information about the history of cycling as well as a guide to all mechanical work and troubleshooting you will ever need to do on your bicycle, no matter what type it is. Especially helpful are the charts for calculating the gear ratios on your bike. The historical photos are an important part of the book's value. There is also some helpful information on when and how to ride and on conditioning.

No comments about Illustrator Motorcycle Legends: Suzuki (Illustrated Motorcycle Legends).

1 comments about Triumph Bonneville & Tr6 (Motorcycle Color History).

1. I remember attending a vintage car rally organised by the VCCI in Bombay a year back. As I was strolling about camera in hand looking at all the old beauties, I heard the roar of what could only be a twin cylinder thumper. Even before I turned my heard towards the source of the sound my heart was beating faster and I knew that what I would see would be immensely and instantly desirable. Small wonder then that it turned out to be a gleaming red and white Triumph. The Triumph Bonneville caused a similar reaction when it landed on the American shore in 1959. As a matter of fact it started a revolution that would define sportbike performance over the coming decade. Triumph: Bonneville and TR6 by Timothy Remus retraces the evolution of this icon that started of as a 30-horsepower bike and evolved to a 60-horse power screamer. With a delightful number of stunning pictures that will have you wishing you had one of these bikes, the book captures the bike at each step of its developmental journey. There's the 1959 model, the watershed TT bikes and the top-of-the-line 1970 model. The book with its 120 plus photographs and an authoritative text bring the Triumph Bonneville and TR6 back to life. If you are the kind of person who drools over gleaming chrome and the thumpy roar that Triumphs are all about this book is definitely for you.

No comments about Collecting, Restoring, and Riding Classic Motorcycles.

3 comments about Motorcycle Journeys Through California.

1. In this book the author selects an area (san diego, so cal, central ca, san francisco, no cal, high desert, low desert, etc) then shows about 3 detail SCENIC loops (trips) from 50 miles to 200+ miles with great detail and gives options for side trips not listed.

   It is up to date, printed in 4-2000. It makes me want to go on the trips listed!!!

   Happy traveling, keep the rubber side up.




2. I've now taken 2 of the suggested rides and both have been first class. The mileage markers, road tips, and side excursions make for compact & useful information that you need to read carefully. The reward is fast learning in unfamiliar territory.



3. This is a well-written, well-researched book. However it fails in certain areas.
   First, it tries to cover too big of an area. There are more than 35 great rides and roads just in northern California alone. As a result some prime rides are missed. This book is really geared more toward the touring rider than the sport rider.
   Second, the only way to follow the well written riding directions is to copy them long hand because each ride description is too long to bring the book without stopping every 3 miles to check directions in some cases.
   Third, is that many of the rides have pictures or descriptions that promise "on the weekend 100s of bike would be here" but it appears that most of the review rides were done during the week. This is a better time to ride but not a better time to see the bikes.

   When it comes to finding the local spots to eat or visit this book is great. The accomodations are superbly researched and detailed. His inclusion of other riders and people he met while riding is a nice touch. His use of multiple bikes on the review rides was neat. The rides selected are all great rides. But they tend to be well known and can be heavily traveled too. I don't think that you'll find the undiscovered gem that many of us are searching for.