Good reading

[Van]

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

[Guest ramon61]

"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.

[Orson]

"The Perfect Vehicle", by M. H. pierson.

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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.

[Guzzirider]

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

[big J]

Stephen Donaldson's books on the road racing scene are pretty good. He's a photographer, and some of his pictures are simply stunning.

[OldButNotDead]

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.

[jrt]

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.

[Greg Field]

Don't blow my cover like that.

[jihem]

The Keith Code books are very good to get into the nitty gritty of fast and efficient riding.

[docc]

One of the best books on technique: "Toatl Control", by Lee Parks.

 

An speaking of us nutters: "On the Road" by Jack Kerouac.