[naeem]

Just finished Ted Simon's Jupiter's Travels book - was a great read and inspiration, a little long in places, but amazing journey of riding a Triumph around the world for 4 years.

Am now reading http://www.amazon.com/Proficient-Motorcycling-Ultimate-Guide-Riding/dp/1889540536"]Proficient Motorcycling for improving my skills, but am also looking for a good non-instructional book.

Am thinking about buying this one, The Longest Ride: My Ten-Year 500,000 Mile Motorcycle Journey, it got good reviews.

Anyone have another suggestion instead, let me know. Thanks!

_naeem

 

[User Name]

I recently finished 2003 Suzuki GSX1300R Hayabusa Owners Manual, and I must say, it was fascinating!

J/K, unfortunately, I haven't read many books lately. Do magazines count? :slaugh

 

[OreoGaborio]

Riding in the Zone
by Ken Condon, author of The Proficient Motorcycling and Street Strategies columns for Motorcycle Consumer News.
(David Hough passed him the torch when he retired)

www.Riding in the Zone.com

It's a great refresher of all the basics... Stuff that most everyone can improve on. Physical as well as mental skills.
We use his stuff and his teaching approach a lot in our classroom at the track, cuz.... well... he's our Chief Instructor

Watching his DVD cracks me up... seeing him up on the "big screen"

 

[NattyDrez]

I must say, I get bored reading motorcycle books. I wish there were more non-fiction novels about riding and life, kind of like 'On the Road' except in a motorcycle version.

'Total Control' and 'Sport Riding Techniques' are my favorite learning books, but I read them once and then go back every now and then. Its not like my favorite novels where I read them once every few months.

 

[miztic]

Not motorcycle books:
Speed secrets 1 & 2
Going faster..

on order (hopefully gets here tomorrow):
Total Control
Inner Speed secrets

 

[jk750]

Top Dead Center - Kevin Cameron


For great excitement, look elsewhere.

 

[binx_19]

I recently finished 2003 Suzuki GSX1300R Hayabusa Owners Manual, and I must say, it was fascinating!

J/K, unfortunately, I haven't read many books lately. Do magazines count? :slaugh

no, because you only "read" the ones with naked women.

 

[R1100S-Rider]

Just finished Ted Simon's Jupiter's Travels book - was a great read and inspiration, a little long in places, but amazing journey of riding a Triumph around the world for 4 years.

Anyone have another suggestion instead, let me know. Thanks!

_naeem

I have some friends who know him, he stops by their place every once and a while over in Germany. I missed seeing him by about 6 hours when I was over there in July. Pissed me off, I almost took a train back.

Have you read his other books? He took the same route back in 2001 on a BMW R100GS (I think). Then He has a more detailed book about his first trip called "Riding High". He also has a couple other, non-motocycle related books.

Another one I've heard is good, but can be boring at times is "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance". I haven't read it, yet. But it has one of my favourite quotes of all times...

When one person suffers from a delusion, it is called insanity. When many people suffer from a delusion, it is called Religion.

 

[Hawkrider]

Not reading anything heavy. I'm reading The Scrapbook Series: Triumph

 

[OldSchlPunk]

It's not a motorcycle book, but The Art of Racing in the Rain is really good. It's about a semi-pro car racer as told by his dog, Enzo.

 

[craigntx]

Yeah, I 2nd "do magazines count"?
Two wheel tuner and
Superstreetbike are my faves

 

[ally]

It's not a motorcycle book, but The Art of Racing in the Rain is really good. It's about a semi-pro car racer as told by his dog, Enzo.

And it's AWESOME! I enjoyed that book.

 

[boner]

i have read Peter Egan's Leanings and leanings 2, both a nice collection of his short stories.

 

[TheDapperGent]

I own a copy of Total Control by Lee Parks, i'll read it while dropping a deuce sometimes. I've probably read through the thing 20 times by now.

 

[Fearless1]

The Mother Of All Motorcycle Books: A Twist Of The Wrist 1&2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[naeem]

Magazines don't count! I'm thinking about travel stories, and am going to order "The Longest Ride: My Ten-Year 500,000 Mile Motorcycle Journey".

Technical books are always good to learn skills, but you need something more creative in between the learning. My teacher made us read Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance - way to turn off a bunch of kids from reading it ever again! I probably would enjoy it now, but man, did it suck in high-school, and having it as required reading, really made it bad.

Would love to meet Ted Simon or other "long-distance" riders, and chat about the experiences they've had. Share stories about places they've been, and my experience overseas, spent 2 months in Afghanistan, filmmaking, chasing and being chased by the Taliban. Stuff to write and read about.

 

[PhilB]

Magazines don't count! I'm thinking about travel stories, and am going to order "The Longest Ride: My Ten-Year 500,000 Mile Motorcycle Journey".

Technical books are always good to learn skills, but you need something more creative in between the learning. My teacher made us read Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance - way to turn off a bunch of kids from reading it ever again! I probably would enjoy it now, but man, did it suck in high-school, and having it as required reading, really made it bad.

Would love to meet Ted Simon or other "long-distance" riders, and chat about the experiences they've had. Share stories about places they've been, and my experience overseas, spent 2 months in Afghanistan, filmmaking, chasing and being chased by the Taliban. Stuff to write and read about.

No, "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" just sucked.

Right now I'm reading Kevin Cameron's "Grand Prix Motorcycle: the Official Technical History". Peter Egan's books are all good. "The Perfect Vehicle" by Melissa Holbrook Pierson was decent; various travels by Moto Guzzi. Peter S. Beagle's "I See By My Outfit" was cool; a cross country trip by a couple of beatniks on scooters in 1963.

PhilB