Books : The Complete Idiot's Guide to Motorcycles
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 629.2275
EAN: 9780028642581
Edition: 2nd ed
ISBN: 0028642589
Label: Alpha
Manufacturer: Alpha
Number Of Pages: 1
Publication Date: January 24, 2003
Publisher: Alpha
Studio: Alpha
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This is not really for complete idiots, if it was it would have a lot more detail on how to actually ride, practice, and develop good technique. It covers the basics of riding only. This book is more of a wide covering of all aspects of motorcycles.
When I bought this I had never ridden a bike before and it did a good job of introducing me to the motorcycle, culture and lifestyle. It was however not much help in how to ride.
Maybe this book should be subtitled - "A Basic, introductory ... Read More
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An excellent book well written with plenty of good advice. However at least 40% of the book is specific to the U.S. and all assumes driving on the right, add to that the fact that UK cycle law is differant and frankly the only real use to the UK reader is to give an insight into US biker thinking. plus good history sections.
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I found this book to be a great primer. Better still, my wife could read it without going to sleep or just tossing it aside. I've read various sections a number of times as I've gotten to "that phase". I would have liked more specific information about "parking lot" maneuvers for people learning how to ride so that rather than just saying "go out to a parking lot and practise", they give some specific diagrams and dimensions. As well, nothing was mentioned about dos and don'ts of 2-up riding. ... Read More
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The idea, and the effort behind this book was good, however, I found the writing style very hard to follow. The author used several terms before defining them, and some of the definitions were a little iffy at that. There were also some places where the information seemed confusing and maybe even wrong. For example the author refered to a kickstarter being on the left side of a motorcycle, then on the right. In several chapters I felt that the important subjects were glanced over in a paragraph ... Read More
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It's hard to find information on how to ride properly. This book explains it all... How to ride, riding gear, how to choose the right bike for you, maintenance, and a bunch of other things I found very useful. This book is a bible of MC riding.
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