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**inspiron** · 06-02-2005, 03:02 AM

Rating:

***** = a must read
**** = definitely worth reading
*** = had some valuable information
** = didn't have much that I could relate to
* = waste of money

***** Proficient Motorcycling: The Ultimate Guide to Riding Well by David L. Hough

A must read – describes most everything you need to know about riding on the street.

**** More Proficient Motorcycling : Mastering the Ride by Daivd L. Hough

Definitely worth reading – but not quite as good as the original.

**** Total Control: High-Performance Street Riding Techniques by Lee Parks

Definitely worth reading – has a very good description of the physics of motorcycles, and how the suspension works.

** Soft Science of Road Racing Motorcycles by Keith Code

Didn’t have much that I could relate to – it is very much focused on track racing, how to lower your lap times, etc. As a normal street biker, there wasn’t much that I could relate to in my daily riding.

Gixxerdale · 06-02-2005, 08:15 AM

Reads like a list of LA Bikers!

Hough is very good, so is Parks. You need to be a track junkie (sorry Nut

) for Code!

Fishpart · 06-02-2005, 02:35 PM

Also highly recommend first book on list. Always refering back for refresher information.

trini0 · 06-03-2005, 12:40 AM

I vote for this to be a sticky item...

**inspiron** · 01-05-2008, 11:16 AM

On my table for this winter:

Sport Riding Techniques: How To Develop Real World Skills for Speed, Safety, and Confidence on the Street and Track by Nick Ienatsch

MikeHump · 01-07-2008, 04:22 PM

I just ordered proficient motorcycling. Should be at my door in 3-5 business days.

**Clint** · 01-07-2008, 07:45 PM

This might be a good place to remind everyone that I have a loaner copy of Proficient Motorcycling available for just the cost of postage. PM me.

MikeHump · 01-08-2008, 06:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RowdyRed94

This might be a good place to remind everyone that I have a loaner copy of Proficient Motorcycling available for just the cost of postage. PM me.

That would have been nice to know before I bought the book. Hahaha just kidding, I would have wanted a copy to keep anyways.

**Clint** · 01-08-2008, 08:25 PM

It's in a sticky thread in the Paddock.

omegajim · 01-08-2008, 09:17 PM

what, nobody listed "it takes a village"?

going to have to go to the paddock now.

06-02-2005, 03:02 AM	#1 (permalink)
inspiron Muscle Biker Joined: Jul 2004 Bike: Blue Suzuki GSX 1400 (2003) Location: Canton Basel-Land, Switzerland (47.4493, 7.76536) Posts: 11,785	Recommended Reading List Rating: *** = a must read = definitely worth reading * = had some valuable information ** = didn't have much that I could relate to * = waste of money *** Proficient Motorcycling: The Ultimate Guide to Riding Well by David L. Hough A must read – describes most everything you need to know about riding on the street. More Proficient Motorcycling : Mastering the Ride by Daivd L. Hough Definitely worth reading – but not quite as good as the original. Total Control: High-Performance Street Riding Techniques by Lee Parks Definitely worth reading – has a very good description of the physics of motorcycles, and how the suspension works. Soft Science of Road Racing Motorcycles by Keith Code Didn’t have much that I could relate to – it is very much focused on track racing, how to lower your lap times, etc. As a normal street biker, there wasn’t much that I could relate to in my daily riding. __________________ There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe blog: gsx1400

06-02-2005, 08:15 AM	#2 (permalink)
Gixxerdale Forensic Bug Splatter Analyst. Joined: Mar 2004 Bike: 02 GSXR 1k Location: The warm and twisty roads of SoCal Posts: 3,028	Reads like a list of LA Bikers! Hough is very good, so is Parks. You need to be a track junkie (sorry Nut ) for Code! __________________ Proud Father of a U S Army Soldier... The key to life is to die young...at a very old age... Ride like you own the road...and...someday the road will own you.. My Favorite Ride? Tomorrows!

06-03-2005, 12:40 AM	#4 (permalink)
trini0 Needs an Identity Joined: Jan 2005 Bike: Bad C50 blk Location: Ft. Lauderdale FL, USA Posts: 436	I vote for this to be a sticky item... __________________ Ride to Work, Work to Ride

01-05-2008, 11:16 AM	#5 (permalink)
inspiron Muscle Biker Joined: Jul 2004 Bike: Blue Suzuki GSX 1400 (2003) Location: Canton Basel-Land, Switzerland (47.4493, 7.76536) Posts: 11,785	On my table for this winter: Sport Riding Techniques: How To Develop Real World Skills for Speed, Safety, and Confidence on the Street and Track by Nick Ienatsch __________________ There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe blog: gsx1400

01-08-2008, 09:17 PM	#10 (permalink)
omegajim Omnipotent two-wheeler Joined: Jan 2007 Bike: 1980 Yamaha XS850 Location: Washington County, WI Posts: 5,661	what, nobody listed "it takes a village"? going to have to go to the paddock now. __________________ "FREE TIBET!"* With purchase of one Tibet of equal or greater value.

06-02-2005, 02:35 PM	#3 (permalink)
Fishpart Fourth gear and illegal Joined: Apr 2005 Bike: 2007 Harley Davidson Electa Glide Location: York, Pa Posts: 765	Also highly recommend first book on list. Always refering back for refresher information.

01-07-2008, 04:22 PM	#6 (permalink)
MikeHump Found second gear by accident Joined: Oct 2007 Bike: 2007 GSXR 600 Location: Tracy, CA Posts: 345	I just ordered proficient motorcycling. Should be at my door in 3-5 business days.

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