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Motorcycle Journeys Through New England: 4th Edition
This all-new fourth edition of the most popular motorcycle touring guide to New England offers more suggested routes than ever, along with fully updated listings of motorcycle-friendly lodgings and great out-of-the-way restaurants. Motojournalist Ken Aiken leads two-wheeled travelers through twisty mountain passes and beautiful valley backroads to scenic, intriguing destinations in six key regions: the rugged Maine coast, the high notches of New Hampshire's White Mountains, the lush gaps of the Green Mountains of Vermont, the Lake Champlain region between upstate New York and Vermont, the rolling Berkshire hills of Massachusetts, and the coastal delights of Rhode Island and Connecticut. Aiken covers well-known motorcycle-touring roads like Vermont's Route 100, the Mohawk Trail, and the Kancamagus Highway, but his inclusion of little known regional roads frequented by local riders sets this guide apart from others. Altogether, Aiken has carefully plotted 28 trips for motorcyclists, most of them taking one day to complete. Multi-day tours can easily be created by linking adjacent trips. Each trip includes a detailed map and specific route directions. The trips are designed to accommodate various riding styles and audiences, from sightseeing two-up travelers to sport riders bending the curves.
Vermont: the Marble Belt, Green Mountain Gaps, the Piedmont, the Northeast Kingdom, Lake Champlain
New Hampshire: the Bronson Hills, Seacoast region, Lake Winnipesaukee, the White Mountains, Coos County
Maine: Mid-coast, Mount Desert Island, Down East, the Great North Woods, Rangeley Lakes
Massachusetts: the Berkshires, Mohawk Trail, Central region
Connecticut: Litchfield Hills, Eastern Connecticut
Rhode Island: the Gilded Age of Newport
Motorcycle Journeys Through the Pacific Northwest (2nd Edition)
An important update to his very popular first edition, Hansen's enthusiasm for exploration comes through in this full-color, fully-detailed tribute and guide to the great roads of America's Pacific Northwest. Both visitors to the region and lifetime locals will enjoy and learn from the 30+ trips that Hansen has planned and perfected. Designed from top to bottom for motorcyclists, this new second edition includes topographical maps for each trip, specific directions, and tips on the best places to eat, sleep, and visit. Hansen guides motorcyclists through the areas around Seattle and Portland, up and down the coats of Washington, Oregon, and northern California, around the volcanos of Mt. Saint Helens, Mt. Hood, and Mt. Ranier, across the desert of Oregon, out to the San Juan Islands, and over the border into parts of British Columbia. Riders will see everything from the most interesting places in the region's history, to the hills, inlets, islands, and valleys that make the American Northwest a favorite among motorcycle enthusiasts.
Motorcycle Journeys through the Pacific Northwest (2nd Edition)
An important update to his very popular first edition, Hansen's enthusiasm for exploration comes through in this full-color, fully-detailed tribute and guide to the great roads of America's Pacific Northwest. Both visitors to the region and lifetime locals will enjoy and learn from the 30+ trips that Hansen has planned and perfected. Designed from top to bottom for motorcyclists, this new second edition includes topographical maps for each trip, specific directions, and tips on the best places to eat, sleep, and visit. Hansen guides motorcyclists through the areas around Seattle and Portland, up and down the coats of Washington, Oregon, and northern California, around the volcanos of Mt. Saint Helens, Mt. Hood, and Mt. Ranier, across the desert of Oregon, out to the San Juan Islands, and over the border into parts of British Columbia. Riders will see everything from the most interesting places in the region's history, to the hills, inlets, islands, and valleys that make the American Northwest a favorite among motorcycle enthusiasts.
Motorcycle Road & Racing Chassis: A Modern Review of the Best Independents
Any kind of competition breeds a desire to gain a performance advantage over the opposition, and motorcycle racing is no exception.
Cutting-edge chassis design is a major factor in motorcycle performance, including that of fast road machines. This book explores the most innovative designs of recent years, to show how motorcycle chassis technology has evolved into today's highly-technical forms which use advanced materials and techniques.
This book charts the history of fifteen of the most innovative companies. The companies still thriving today, as well as producing modern machines with a wide range of engine options, are finding considerable business rebuilding and maintaining machines built in the earlier years.
Some of the pioneer builders have become household names to the motorcycle fraternity and those written about in this book include: Bakker, Bimota (Italy), Dresda, Egli (Switzerland), Harris Performance Products (United Kingdom), Hejira racing (United Kingdom), Magni (Italy), Maxton Engineering (United Kingdom), P&M, PDQ, Quasar, Rickman UK (United Kingdom), Colin Seeley Racing (United Kingdom), Segale (Italy) and Spondon Engineering (United Kingdom).
With full specifications for many chassis and extensively illustrated throughout, this book is a must for any motorcycle enthusiast and a valuable reference for the trade.
Motorcycle Therapy: A Canadian Adventure in Central America
Jeremy Kroeker has travelled to nearly 30 countries with his motorcycle and done at least one outrageously stupid thing in every one. One October he rode from Canada to Panama in an attempt to flee the pain of a broken relationship. Motorcycle TherapyA Canadian Adventure in Central America rumbles with comic adventure as two men, fleeing failed relationships, test the limits of their motorcycles and their friendship. Join the horn-honking, signal-flashing, wheeliepopping pair as they endure painful bee stings, painful snakebites and (when they talk to girls) painful humiliation.
Motorcycle Touring Bible
Touring on a motorcycle has never been more popular than it is today, but with more and more people hitting the open road, a growing number are doing so without the proper skills and information they need to survive the ordeal. Far too often the trip of a lifetime turns into an unmitigated disaster, leading to expensive breakdowns, arrests, lost wages, broken limbs, death, and even, on more than one occasion, divorce. Most people who travel aboard motorcycles have learned these lessons the hard way, if they've survived long enough, but now readers of the Motorcycle Touring Bible can learn an easier way; they can learn from author Fred Rau's mistakes rather than through the school of hard knocks.
Off-Road Giants!: Heroes of 1960s Motorcycle Sport (Volume 2)
If you remember off-road stars like the Rickman brothers' Vic Eastwood, Lew Coffin, and John Avery, then this is a must-have book for your collection. They're big names who brought the thrills and spills of the golden era of motorcycle sport to a whole generation. For the author, it's a personal trip down memory lane, as he was lucky enough to see many of these men and women at the height of their racing careers. Seventeen of the rider profiles in this book originally appeared over a three-year period in the pages of The Classic Motorcycle magazine, but the profile on the Rickman brothers - two of scrambling's true greats - has never been seen in print before. Accompanied by a totally new set of over 100 stunning photographs, this is a book that will evoke fond memories for all who share the author's love of motorcycle sport in a golden age.
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On Bike Road Race Experience
The hottest compilation of on-bike road racing footage ever seen! Experience the thrill of riding with the world's best racers in this dizzying full-on, action blast collection of the best on-bike footage ever recorded. Trees, hedges, houses and stone walls flash past at astonishing speeds. These guys don't flinch. You will! Get your leathers and racing helmet on for complete laps of:
THE NORTHWEST 200 - The fastest road racing circuit in Europe, nine miles of winding coast roads. Features Michael Rutter (Ducati 996) and Iain Duffus (Honda Fireblade).
THE ISLE OF MAN TT - World famous mountain circuit, 37.73 miles of endurance, speed, skill and total commitment, Starring David Jefferies (Yamaha R1), Blair Degerholm (Kawasaki ZX7RR), Nigel Davies (Yamaha R145), Iain Duffus (Honda Fireblade) and Steve Hislop (HOnda RC45).
THE ULSTER GRAND PRIX - Steeped in history the Dundrod circuit, set high in the hills above Belfast, is seven and a half miles of pure adrenalin! With the legendary Joey Dunlop (Honda RC45) and John Donnan (Yamaha R6).
THE SOUTHERN 100 - Mass starts on a pure road circuit, 4.25 miles long and fantastic speeds! On-board with Tim Leech (Kawasaki 750), Roy Hanks/Dave Wells (Yamaha 600 Outfit) and Blair Degerholm (Kawasaki 750). This is the ultimate road racing experience - it'll blow you away!
Extras exclusive to DVD include more on-bike with Mick Grant and Mad Sunday with David Jefferies.
One More Day Everywhere: Crossing Fifty Borders on the Road to Global Understanding
In November of 2001, Glen Heggstad decided to ride his motorcycle to the tip of South America. His journey was interrupted when he was kidnapped at gunpoint by Colombian rebels and held captive for five weeks. Yet even after his traumatic incarceration, Glen did what few others would finished his trip. Three years later, frustrated by the climate of fear in a media-saturated world and the resulting stranglehold of self-imposed security in the U.S., Glen decided to look for truth on his own terms on the back of his motorcycle. Once more the Striking Viking left the comforts of California as an unofficial emissary with his own message to the world: We are not afraid and we refuse to hate. Starting in Japan, Glen wound his way through Siberia, Mongolia, Europe, the Middle East, South East Asia, and Africa, stopping in over 30 countries. This was not a tourists bus tour Glen battled extreme temperatures, knee-deep mud, bureaucratic roadblocks, health problems, and loneliness, but these problems faded to insignificance with the thrill of the open road and the smiling receptions he received from locals and fellow bikers at every turn. With One More Day Everywhere, readers can share Glen Heggstads vision of a world ungoverned by fear and, like Glen, embrace each experience, with one eye always on the horizon.
Performance Riding Techniques: The MotoGP Manual of Track Riding Skills
An official MotoGP book, the second edition of this practical guide to motorcycle racing technique, aimed at racing and track day enthusiasts at all levels, has been expanded to include extra information as well as many new photographs and up-to-date quotes from today's MotoGP stars. From starting and accelerating to braking, cornering, overtaking and even crashing, this book combines expert guidance from an experienced coach with advice and anecdotes from top riders. This is the authoritative guide to improving your racing technique and performance on the track.
Pikes Peak: Race to the Clouds
A concise history of this historic hillclimb, with period photography, anecdotal text, and a list of winners by year.
Pro Motocross & Off-Road Riding Techniques
Ride to win with the pros, as this updated, third edition of Pro Motocross & Off-Road Riding Techniques puts you in front of the pack.
In addition to pro tips and step-by-step photos on jumping, cornering, braking, starting, training, and more, this popular dirt rider's bible has been fully updated to include the very latest techniques in full-color photos. All-new information features data on four-stroke bikes, as well as updated information on the latest body positions, bar set-ups, and jumping techniques that reflect the current emphasis on front-wheel landings. Up-to-date advice makes this an essential guide for today's off-road racers and riders.
Quando corre Nuvolari …
Tazio Nuvolari hardly needs an introduction; his exploits and racing prowess have become legend throughout the world. In his homeland of Italy, his name is a national icon. His fame reflected in everything from songs to the use of his name to symbolize every kind of daring and recklessness at the wheel. Valerio Moretti's work comprises first of all the Nuvolari biography, followed by more than 300 race reports and concluding a summary of every machine, two-wheeled and four-wheeled, raced by Tazio. The authors research for this volume has been so deep that he was able to find and include contemporary race reports of almost every race - no matter how small - in which the greatest of all race drivers took part.
Rendezvous at the Ring: 1955 German Grand Prix
A look at back in time via two classic motorcycle road racing productions. The 1955 German Grand Prix presents a rare opportunity for viewers to enjoy vintage GP racing. Featuring an all out duel between Geoff Duke and Walter Zeller.
Ride It! The Complete Book of Motocross
Ride It is a look back at the roots of Motocross racing, great pictures with still relevant information on Motocross.
Ride It! The Complete Book of Trail Bike Riding
Frank Melling ISBN 10 – 0854292217 Hardcover 160 pages Out of Print. New old stock.
Riding in the Zone: Guide to Increasing Your Riding Confidence
Riding motorcycles is fun but Ken Condon maintains there is a state of being beyond the simple pleasure of rolling down the road, this book was written to help other riders find that state of being. It's the experience of being physically and mentally present in the moment, where every sense is sharply attuned to the ride. Your mind becomes silent to the chatter of daily life and everyday problems seem to dissolve, you feel a deeper appreciation for life. Your body responds to this state of being with precise, fluid movements, you feel in balance, your muscles are relaxed, and it seems as though every input you make is an expression of mastery. This is "the Zone." Condon has identified all the factors that affect entering the Zone and addresses each one individually, from the development of awareness and mental skills to mastering physical control of the motorcycle. At the end of each chapter are drills designed to transform the book's ideas into solid riding skills. A companion DVD is included to demonstrate each concept and technique.
Road Bike Racing & Preparation
Ray Knight Softcover 128 pages Out of Print. New old stock.
Rothmans Grand Prix Motor Cycle Year Book 1987-88
Nick Harris Softcover 336 pages Out of Print. New old stock.
Rothmans Grand Prix Motor Cycle Year Book 1988-89
Nick Harris Softcover 352 pages Out of Print. New old stock.
Savvy Guide to Motorcycles
The wind in your face, the feel of the open road, the sounds of nature. Motorcycling has long been a passion enjoyed, by a select few. In the minds of many, it was associated with danger, either from motorcycling itself or from some of the people the sport tended to attract. That has all changed over the last decade as baby boomers find themselves with time, money, and the desire to enjoy what they couldn't when they were young. With 8.8 million motorcycles on the road today, (a 34% increase since 1998), you are not alone on the road! Whether you are getting back into riding, or are new to cycling, there is much to learn! Shirley Kennedy, (librarian by day but motorcyclist enthusiast and expert whenever possible), demystifies the hobby. Kennedy commutes to work daily on her 2005 Yamaha V-Star, and imparts her knowledge to you, in a very Savvy way. She covers choosing a motorcycle, rules-of-the road, training, maintenance, etiquette and more. Kennedy! wants to enjoy the open road, and wants you to enjoy it with her. Her experience is driven home in this book, designed to help you make good decisions and safely enjoy your time on two wheels.
Topics addressed include:
Buying a Motorcycle
Equipment Needs
Riding Tips & Training Maintenance
Selecting Equipment
Riding Etiquette
Cycling Clubs & Tours
Short Way Up: A Classic Ride Through Southern Africa
When classic motorcycle author Steve Wilson planned his 6,000 mile ride through Africa, perhaps his last real run on two wheels, the journey sounded challenging enough. In this moving account Steve chronicles the entire experience including bike preparation, organization, mechanical mayhem, personal discovery and - one of the reasons for the trip - raising a check for $5,000 for a small school in Kawaza, Zambia.
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Sons of Thunder: Writing from the Fast Lane: A Motorcycling Anthology
Sons of Thunder, Neil Bradfords exhilaratingly high-octane collection of motorcycle writing, makes a persuasive case for the unique excitement and emotional experience offered by one of mankinds greatest inventions.
Featuring full-throttle tales by T.E. Lawrence, Roald Dahl, Melissa Holbrook Pierson, Robert Hughes and many others, and ranging from Hunter S. Thompsons rip-roaring prose to lyrical contributions from Ted Hughes, Thom Gunn and Robert Pirsig, the groundbreaking Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance author, Sons of Thunder is a thrilling tribute to the pleasures and perils of riding this awesome machine.
Street Smarts The Advanced Course in Urban Survival: Volume 2: Lessons From the Track
Street Smarts motorcycle skills is a practical course in two-wheeled street survival. With tips and tactics from experienced street riders and expert road racers, you will learn safety techniques you can apply directly to your street riding.
Volume II lets you hear different opinions about how to approach situations such as entering a turn too fast; riding technique for rainy weather; or using your rear brake. Evaluate each answer and incorporate the best of them into your own riding techniques.
These volumes are a valuable resource that will help riders at any level. All are nicely produced, with excellent action footage to demonstrate every important point.
Street Smarts The Advanced Course in Urban Survival: Volume 3: Danger Zones
Street Smarts motorcycle skills is a practical course in two-wheeled street survival. With tips and tactics from experienced street riders and expert road racers, you will learn safety techniques you can apply directly to your street riding.
Volume III shows that knowledge, anticipation, and reflexes are the keys to survival. Whether crossing an intersection, rounding a sharp mountain turn, or lane splitting on the freeway, this will teach you how to anticipate trouble and avoid it.
These volumes are a valuable resource that will help riders at any level. All are nicely produced, with excellent action footage to demonstrate every important point.
Sturgis: Guide to the World’s Greatest Motorcycle Rally
Gerald Foster Softcover 96 pages Out of Print.
Superbike 2015/2016: The Official Book
Since its first release in 2008, the official book of the Superbike World Championship has been an indispensable resource for all fans of the championship reserved for production derived bikes, the championship for bikes you can buy from your local dealer. Like every year, this book opens with a chapter devoted to the winner of the World Championship title. Plenty of space has been devoted to reports on the 12 scheduled races of the 2015 season, and to the bikes and riders that constitute the fundamental pieces in the complex SBK jigsaw. The "strong suit" of the official book, one of the parts that will delight fans of the series, is without doubt the one dealing with the engineering of these authentic jewels, described in the most minute detail - thanks to the contributions of specialists working for the various teams - and illustrated with numerous photos revealing all the secrets of the championship's leading players. The chapters on the "other world championships", Supersport and Superstock 1000 and 600 complete a book that should be on the shelves of every true fan.
Superbike Ducati
The Ducati V-twin is quite simply a phenomenon, a stunning combination of Italian style, power, glamour, performance and superior engineering. No wonder the marque evokes such passion amongst its legions of fans. Here, we explore different aspects of the Ducati legend. From racing successes with the likes of Carl Fogarty to styling triumphs ranging from the 750 of the 1980s to today's 996 superbike; from interviews with key designers and engineers to road and track testing with Alan Cathcart, this is where you can get close to the heart of the Ducati V-twin. We even find time to join thousands of fans at the World Ducati Weekend 2000 as they celebrate the marque they love the best!
Exclusive to DVD features:
Limited Edition Ducatis - See rare bikes like the Duacti MH900E, the 2001 996R, the factory team 996 WSB racer and the unique Apollo V4 in stunning close up detail.
Ducati Legends - Relive Mike Hailwood's epic 1978 victory in the Isle of Man with the Ducati 900 SS and hear from key players in the drama sych as rival Phil Read and Steve Wynne who built the winning Ducati.
Pay tribute to Fabio Taglioni, creator of the desmodromic valve system which distinguishes Ducatis to this day, with our gallery of carefully selected photos.
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Supercross Unleashed: The Joy of SX
If the greatest stars and biggest fans of Supercross put together a scrapbook, it couldn't be any better than this close-up, action-packed celebration of one of the most popular motorsports in America. The greatest moments in Supercross come to vibrant life in essays, photos, and behind-the-scenes glimpses from the sport's current pros and past champs --all framed by the matchless lens of acclaimed motorsport photographer Simon Cudby. From profiles of the hottest names in the sport to insightful takes about the changes in the sport from up and coming young guns, it's all here in the stirring words and images of the biggest names in Supercross.
The AJS 7R
This second volume in the Mick Walker Racing Motorcycles series covers a variety of AJS 7R machines. Chapters discuss the Wolverhampton wonders, Plumstead, Porcupine, 3-valver, record breaking, the engineers behind the bike, and more,