Van Posted December 18, 2005 Share Posted December 18, 2005 Greetings all !! Best complements of the Season After finding about v50man's unfortunate accident and his pending surgery and down time, l got to thinking about what's a guy to do when you really can't ride The best bike book l've read in a long while is a book by Ted Bishop, a Canadian English Professor who rides ( Duc. Monster) "RIDING WITH RILKE", "reflections on motorcycles and books", a very good read, well written. "MOTORCYCLE DIARY'S" l sort of enjoyed, not enough good stuff about the bike trip!! "HOG WILD" a story about the Harley thing, but written with so much enthusiasm that it's still a decent read Any other good bike type books/reads out there ?? Cheers Van Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ramon61 Posted December 18, 2005 Share Posted December 18, 2005 "The Perfect Vehicle", by M. H. pierson. I got a copy last Christmas. It is a rumination about motorcycles by a woman who fell in love with an old Guzzi V50. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orson Posted December 18, 2005 Share Posted December 18, 2005 "The Perfect Vehicle", by M. H. pierson. 71040[/snapback] I also enjoyed reading it. She does a good job of conveying the mystique of motorcycling that many of us feel but can't put into words. Great book to give to a non-motorcyclist to explain why it is that we are attracted to motorcycles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guzzirider Posted December 18, 2005 Share Posted December 18, 2005 Jupiters Travels by Ted Simon Moto Guzzi Big Twins by Greg Field (I also enjoyed his book about HD Softails but I better keep quiet about that!) Motorcycle Journeys In The Alps And Corsica by John Hermann The Motorcycle Adventure Handbook by Chris Scott A few to keep you going! Guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big J Posted December 18, 2005 Share Posted December 18, 2005 Stephen Donaldson's books on the road racing scene are pretty good. He's a photographer, and some of his pictures are simply stunning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldButNotDead Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 Try "Touching the Void" by Joe Simpson. Really no petrol involved, but it's a gripping tale of what motivates some of us nutters to get out and in harm's way to hang it out in the breeze. A good reminder that it ain't over til its over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrt Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 From a different perspective, try David Hough's books 'Proficient Riding' and Nick Ienatsch 'Sport Riding Techniques' (which, incidentally has a couple good pictures of a '99 or '00 green V11 Sport ). Oh, and I just orded 'Long way round' on DVD from amazon here in the US. Apparently, it just came out...so we'll see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Field Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 Don't blow my cover like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jihem Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 The Keith Code books are very good to get into the nitty gritty of fast and efficient riding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docc Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 One of the best books on technique: "Toatl Control", by Lee Parks. An speaking of us nutters: "On the Road" by Jack Kerouac. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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