Cerviperus Posted February 26, 2009 #1 Posted February 26, 2009 I keep thinking about picking up some books to read now and again, motorcycle related, and there are so many out there!! From journeys to guides, and everything in between. So let's hear it, what are some of your favorite motorcycle-oriented books, and what category would you put them in? Example: Proficient Motorcycling (training/tips/tricks/etc.)
RedRider Posted February 26, 2009 #2 Posted February 26, 2009 Ron Ayers - Riding the Wind - Tale of the Iron Butt Rally Neil Peart (yes, that Neil Peart of Rush) - Ghost Rider. Fabulous book about his recovery from the loss of his wife and daughter in one year. His recover consisted of riding his BMW until the wheels fell off. There are a couple of other books about riding by Mr. Peart also. Enjoy. RR
bryan52577 Posted February 26, 2009 #3 Posted February 26, 2009 National Geographic Atlas (Laminated, Spiral bound)! Do they make OTHER books for motorcycling??
Danimal Posted February 26, 2009 #4 Posted February 26, 2009 Easy-Riders? Located in the smut department. I think:337:I heard this once, never actually seen the magizine though. Danimal
FJR Rider Posted February 26, 2009 #5 Posted February 26, 2009 It's not a motorcycle book, but it's the best road trip book ever written ... Blue Highways: A Journey Across America by William Least Heat Moon. Curt
Venturous Randy Posted February 26, 2009 #6 Posted February 26, 2009 It's not a motorcycle book, but it's the best road trip book ever written ... Blue Highways: A Journey Across America by William Least Heat Moon. Curt Curt, you beat me to it. This has got to be one of the best reads on traveling around the country. I have at least one hard back copy and a couple of paperback copies laying around somewhere. RandyA
FJR Rider Posted February 26, 2009 #7 Posted February 26, 2009 Curt, you beat me to it. This has got to be one of the best reads on traveling around the country. I have at least one hard back copy and a couple of paperback copies laying around somewhere. RandyA I should know most of it by memory by now...I read it cover to cover every couple of years (I've got a tattered paperback I bought back in the late 90s when I was on an AF TDY). It sits on a bookshelf in my basement....if I'm looking for something else, I almost always end up picking it up and reading a chapter or two . Different style writers, but I do the same thing with my Tony Hillerman books as well.
oldandcrotchety Posted February 26, 2009 #8 Posted February 26, 2009 Life is a Road, the Soul is a Motorcycle. Written by Daniel Meyer Life is a Road, Get on it and Ride, Same Author Life is a Road, Ride it Hard, Same Author
Cerviperus Posted February 26, 2009 Author #9 Posted February 26, 2009 Neil Peart (yes, that Neil Peart of Rush) - Ghost Rider. Fabulous book about his recovery from the loss of his wife and daughter in one year. His recover consisted of riding his BMW until the wheels fell off.My grandpa told me at one time to pick this one up. He said it was a really good one. Curt, you beat me to it. This has got to be one of the best reads on traveling around the country. I have at least one hard back copy and a couple of paperback copies laying around somewhere. RandyACool to see some overlap in what people have read. I'll have to check this one out as well. Anyone ever read "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance"?
Venturous Randy Posted February 26, 2009 #10 Posted February 26, 2009 Anyone ever read "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance"? I tried many years ago but just could not get into it. In Blue Highways, The author spent the 3rd day or so in Jonesborough, TN, which is the oldest town in TN, which is also where I graduated high school. He told stories about Jonesborough that I had never heard before. He called it blue highways because in olden days the color of the secondary roads were colored blue and like me, he despises interstates. Any good used book store should have a copy or two. RandyA
KiteSquid Posted February 26, 2009 #11 Posted February 26, 2009 Here are three that will help keep you alive!!!!! They sure helped me become a better rider!!!!! Proficient Motorcycling: The Ultimate Guide to Riding Well (Second Edition) By David L. Hough ISBN-13: 9781933958354 - ISBN-10: 1933958359 More Proficient Motorcycling : Mastering the Ride By Daivd L. Hough ISBN-13: 9781931993036 - ISBN-10: 1931993033 Street Strategies : A Survival Guide for Motorcyclists By David L. Hough ISBN-13: 9781889540696 - ISBN-10: 1889540692
FJR Rider Posted February 26, 2009 #12 Posted February 26, 2009 (edited) Here are three that will help keep you alive!!!!! They sure helped me become a better rider!!!!! Proficient Motorcycling: The Ultimate Guide to Riding Well (Second Edition) By David L. Hough ISBN-13: 9781933958354 - ISBN-10: 1933958359 More Proficient Motorcycling : Mastering the Ride By Daivd L. Hough ISBN-13: 9781931993036 - ISBN-10: 1931993033 Street Strategies : A Survival Guide for Motorcyclists By David L. Hough ISBN-13: 9781889540696 - ISBN-10: 1889540692 +1 ... All in my personal library!! Also, any of the "Twist of the Wrist" series of books by Keith Code. Yes, most lean more to track riding, but you'd be surprised how much actually transfers to street riding. Good stuff in these books! And, if you want to go a little darker...the book about the Hells Angels by Hunter Thompson is a great read as well. Curt Edited February 26, 2009 by FJR Rider
Cerviperus Posted February 27, 2009 Author #13 Posted February 27, 2009 It looks like I'm definitely going to have to pick up Proficient Motorcycling. It's popular enough that I'd heard about it several times before starting this thread, and several of you have all given it thumbs up as well.
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