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Proficient Motorcycling: The Ultimate Guide to Riding Well

Publisher: BowTie Press
Authors: David L. Hough

ISBN: 1889540536
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Summary: Great Book - Poor Binding quality
The major problem I have with this book is that the pages separate and fall out. very poor binding quality.

Summary: Great Book but Binding is Terrible
This is a fantastic book. The content is great for beginning motorcyclists. However, the book binding is awful. Pages fell out before I even finished reading the entire book.

Summary: General Info.
This book was an interesting read. I was expecting a more technical format. Good for new bikers and a good reminder for old ones.

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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values

Publisher: Bantam
Authors: Robert Pirsig

ISBN: 0553277472
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I understand that the whole idea of this book is to make the reader think for himself about 'quality', which is a very interesting philisophical concept...this is presumably why Pirsig makes time for the reader to think about it by making 90% of the book as boring as possible. This book falls between reference, fiction and biography and satisfies none of these forms. It's quite amazing how by using the right words Pirsig can make a simple theory seem extremely complicated.

Summary: Excellent read, real quality! It made me take an interest.
This book is appreciated by almost everyone with a desire to think and learn about the world they live in, but it's also misunderstood as to its content...

Phaedrus had issues with the Greek philosophers not because they combined the nature of "truth" and the nature of "good". They did no such thing. He had an issue with them because in their desire to order the world and create a method of looking at the world which could be understood and taught readily, they decided to set priorities: They decided that facts and truth in the scientific sense of the world was of the highest importance. The "good" that had been spoken of by the Sophists and others prior to the debates with Socrates was then called "virtue" and hacked up using the analytical knife of classic thought, with lots of definitions and research expended to figure out what made it tick. The result of this is our Aristotlean world, in which people have created and organized themslves brilliantly, yet don't seem to understand much about themselves and each other.

In some ways, Greek philosophers created the mode of thought for our current sociological thinkers. This mode of thought seems to say understanding the world is more important than creating a better world.

Phaedrus understood that Quality isn't something that can be defined in the sense Aristotle wanted to define everything. The only way to SEE Quality is to see its effect on those who witness it. It is undefinable, because it is always different. Quality is simply what works "better" or "best". People need to understand (even now, today!) that Quality can't be defined like an object can. It's a condition that describes life, art, ideas, actions, creations of any kind, and describing it isn't nearly as important as TRYING for it.

I can only imagine what happened in Phaedrus' mind when simple politics prevented him from sharing his viewpoint academically, but I've read ZAMM and it got me thinking about what people are GOING for in life. Why does it seem like everyone wants something and nobody knows why they want it? normal people don't like to ask these questions anyway, but even our best and brightest dodge the question in all but the most analytical of ways.

In the end, Quality is individual, and Pirsig says that his greatest faith for the future is in quality individuals making quality decisions. I like that.

If this isn't yuor kind of thing, I can sympathize: Sometimes it's very demanding to "think out" all of this books concepts, but it's a BOOK, and that's what it's best for. You can read it over and over, piece by piece until you know exactly what is being talked about. That this book is engaging and well written, creating intelligent, human and interesting characters and situations makes all this possible. Subjects this smart deserve writing this good!

Summary: Entertaining and enjoyable
The author invites us to accompany him on a cross-country motorcycle trip, while he tells stories of previous experiences and discourses on his philosophy. If you've ever taken a long trip, this is the kind of companion you would want, the only difference being that on a real trip, the conversation would go both directions.

Don't take it so seriously. As the author states early on, the book isn't about Zen Buddhism. He probably put that in the title to make it catchy and memorable. "Quality and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" just doesn't have the same ring. Also, don't assume that the character "Phaedrus" is the author. If he'd actually had his entire personality destroyed, he wouldn't have been able to remember his past in such detail, let alone write a book like this. Electro-convulsive therapy doesn't have that effect anyway.

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	The Mouse and the Motorcycle Publisher: HarperTrophy Authors: Beverly Cleary Tracy Dockray
ISBN: 0380709244 List Price: $5.99 Amazon Price: $5.99 Usually ships in 24 hours Buy this book from amazon.com or from amazon.co.uk	Avg Cusomer Rating: 4 Reviews: Summary: Fearless Ralph To a fearless little mouse named Ralph, pb-pb-b-b-b,pb-pb-b-b-b,was the sound he had been waiting to hear all his life. "The sound spoke of highways and speed, of distance and danger, and whiskers blown back by the wind." When Ralph spies Keith's toy motorcycle, his whiskers quiver with excitement. He ventures out of his mouse hole in the wall of his room, up the telephone cord to the bedside table and climbs aboard the toy motorcycle. Startled by the ringing of the telephone, Ralph and the motorcycle fall into the metal wastebasket. Keith not only rescues Ralph from the wastebasket but also teaches Ralph how to ride the motorcycle. His need for adventures soon begins when he tries to prove he is grown up and responsible. Ralph will have you believing that the impossible becomes believable once a three inch mouse learns to ride a motorcycle! Summary: The Mouse and the Motorcycle Imagine you're three inches tall, and you could ride a red, chromed out, motorcycle. Well Ralph the mouse can and he loves it. If you like humorous books and curious mice, you should read The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleverly. This book takes place in an old hotel in room 215. The characters are a young, curious, dare devil mouse Ralph, and a young, lively, kid Keith. Keith has a red motorcycle, and Keith lets Ralph ride it because Keith thinks it's cool, because how many mice do you know that can drive around on a drive. They become good friends fast. Ralph rides the motorcycle all around the Hotel, but Keith comes down with a bad fever what will Ralph do? I recommend this book for all ages, it's funny and entertaining. Ralph was a mixed character; he was funny, happy, sad, serious, and scared through out the whole out the book. This book will be for the family and everyone else. Summary: The Mouse and the Motorcycle V-room, v-room, and v-room. If you can imagine a four-inch rodent driving a motorcycle, well, then, your imagination still isn't powerful enough for Beverly Clearys, The Mouse and the Motorcycle. Keith is a young boy who goes on vacation with his family to Mountain View Inn, in California. There he befriends a mouse named Ralph, who is very friendly and even talks. Then Ralph discovers that Keith has three toys that he brought with him on his trip. He discovers an ambulance, a sports car, and the one that most excited Ralph, a motorcycle. Throughout the book you will follow Ralph and Keith on many glorious adventures. I really enjoyed this book from start to finish. The Mouse and the Motorcycle is a great book for parents to read to their children and have a blast doing it. Summary:

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The Motorcycle Safety Foundation's Guide to Motorcycling Excellence: Skills, Knowledge, and Strategies for Riding Right (2nd Edition)

Publisher: Whitehorse Press
Authors: Motorcycle Safety Foundation

ISBN: 1884313477
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Summary: Superb.
I have many of the how-to books for motorcycle riding. This is by far the best one.

Summary: Buy it, read it, live it!
This book is a must have for anyone considering on buying or riding on a motorcycle for the first time. This book is not a story book, and it not just another motorcycle book. This book has everything you ever wanted to know about motorcyle riding techniques. It is not only a very good how to ride book, but it also puts the reader in the mindset of the rider. You are not wasting your money on this book!

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Summary: Excellent Resource for The Beginner or Seasoned Rider
I found this book to be an excellent source of safety info and real-world road strategies that may just save your life. Great pictures and diagrams. Read this before you take your MSF class and you'll have a huge head start.

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Zinn and the Art of Mountain Bike Maintenance

Publisher: Velo Press
Authors: Lennard Zinn

ISBN: 193138259X
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Summary: Still the best guide, but ...
If this the first Zinn MTB maintenance guide you buy, you'll find tons of useful info. If you own the previous version, you'll see most of the material remains the same. The major (and welcome addendum) is the inclusion of rear shocks. However, few models are covered. For front shocks, there is still major and extended references to old forks, which I am in doubt if people still use them, and superficial reviews for new ones. There are a few new items added like tuning rear shocks, Stan Notubes, slime, tubeless etc - but this info is readily available in web sites. Overall I give this book 4 stars average - five if this is going to be your first copy, three if you have already one.

Summary: Essential
I have to say before getting this book I was a little worried it would be to advanced for someone so mechanically challanged to follow but it details just about every thing you would ever want to do on a bike that even someone like me can follow.

I was at first a little surprised to see that it had no pictures (only drawings) but they are very detailed and explain the moves in a manner which would have been hard to do with photographs.

Well worth the money.

Summary: Benefits for both Veterans and Rookies
As a rookie, I first checked out the second edition Zinn from the local public library - it taught me the basics of adjusting the limit screws on my derailleur and how to replace spokes on my rigid frame mountain bike.

After 10 years of riding in Marin CA, I now have a dual suspension mountain bike. These bikes are expensive and complicated with a lot more things to break and adjust. I now own a third edition copy of Zinn and am glad to have it. It is a good owners manual. The book provides guidance for things I can do and things I am better off not doing. Even when I can't do something I like to know how it works.

The book provides an added level of safety in getting riders familiar with their bikes and providing guidelines for evaluating if things are worn out and what a good replacement schedule is for parts. Unavoidable things in life include death and taxes, mountain biking adds a concept 'everything will break at some point' and when it does you want to be able to consult Zinn.

The book is nicely indexed and is set-up in easily understood sections that will allow you to handle specific problems you are having with your bike. Explanations are concise and there are a lot of pictures and figures of various models of equipment. Fun to read even if you don't work on your own bike, and allows you to save some $ if you do.

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	What If I Had Never Tried It: The Autobiography Publisher: Motorbooks Authors: Valentino Rossi
ISBN: 0760326827 List Price: $24.95 Amazon Price: $15.72 Usually ships in 24 hours Buy this book from amazon.com or from amazon.co.uk	Avg Cusomer Rating: 4 Reviews: Summary: Mildly entertaining I expected this book to follow some chronological order of events. It doesn't. It skips around and often doublebacks on itself recounting some facts several times. It sometimes feels like a padded highschool paper, which could easily have been half the size with better editing. However the most interesting tidbits, like Rossi's switch from Honda to Yamaha, rivalry with Biaggi, childish shinnanigans, etc. are all covered. If you are a Rossi fan, you will enjoy this book, however a literal masterpiece it is not. Summary: King Rossi the writer Good book, it is a little fragmented skipping from one thought to another then back to the original thought later in the book, but hey the dood is a motorcycle god not a writer. If you appriciate Rossi and his love for life than you will enjoy hearing his stories. If you are looking for a literary masterpiece move on. Summary: Life at the Top of the Pile Every once in a while a sports figure comes along that completely dominates the sport, raising the bar so that what comes after bears little relationship to what went before. Tiger Woods did this in golf. And Valentino Rossi has done it in motorcycle racing. If such fame, such publicity hadn't come from being the very best in a competitive field, there wouldn't be nearly enough story to justify an autobiography at such an early age. But such fame did come about. And Rossi's story is one of living at the peak of a sport. It is a story of negeotiations involving fortunes. It is a story of dealing with large companies with an awful lot of money, of engineering, of pressure. It's also a story of working with the Japanese. One story he tells is of the Japanese never saying no. I worked for a Japanese company. 'Maybe' means no. 'Yes' means maybe. 'Here it is' means yes. All in all a delightful book. Summary:

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Under and Alone: The True Story of the Undercover Agent Who Infiltrated America's Most Violent Outlaw Motorcycle Gang

Publisher: Fawcett
Authors: William Queen

ISBN: 0345487524
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Summary: Great storytelling, great story.
This is a book difficult to lay down. The only problem with it is that it kept me up at night, and late for work. I dont know what to believe, and I dont care. I'll recommend it to anyone anytime. Great storytelling, great story.

Summary: A MUST THRILLER!!
TALKING ABOUT KEEPING YOU ON THE EDGE OF YOUR SEAT!! THIS BOOK WILL DO IT! THIS MAN SACRIFICED EVERYTHING FOR MORE THAN 2 YEARS TO GET THE SCOOP OF ONE OF THE MOST VICIOUS MOTORCYCLE GANGS IN THE COUNTRY, THE MONGULS. EACH MOMENT OF HIS THOUGHTS, ALONG WITH HIS ALMOST MISSED HEARTBEATS MANY TIMES, IS THERE. EACH THRILLING MOMENT OF HIS INSTINCTS ALONG WITH HIS SHARP THINKING SAVED HIM MANY TIMES. ALSO, THE GRUESOME DETAILS OF MURDERS, THEFTS, DRUGS NEVER STOP. WHAT AN EYEOPENER IF YOU ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH GANG BIKERS!! A MUST READ!! MY HAT IS OFF TO A VERY BRAVE MAN!!

Summary: A peek...
and little more into the Mongols motorcycle club. The facts are obviously limited to what was in court. What's missing is how did he really survive for two years. Are we to believe merely delivering beer and drugs was enough to earn full patch?

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Billy Lane's How to Build Old School Choppers, Bobbers, and Customs (Motorbooks Workshop)

Publisher: Motorbooks
Authors: Billy Lane

ISBN: 076032168X
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Summary: wicked
Look this is not going to show you how to build a bike but it will give you some tips, some advice and imo some more inspiration. The pics are big and glossy, and it is easy to read and understand. Sure i wanted some more info but hey maybe its better not to be shown everything.

Summary: Billy Lane's Book Rocks
This book was very informative on how Billy does his art of chopping. And was helpful in knowing how he does it and why. Also great listing of tools that are needed to pull this stuff off. I can't wait to buy his other book "Chop Ficition".Billy's book has definitely given me the drive to start chopping my own bikes. This book is a must for any bike builder pro or novice...
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Summary: Get out your welder
This book rocks & you should by two....Pictures are the best of any how I've seen....Billy's confidence in showing you how it's done flows out this manual....pf

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