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I finally sat down and
went through my motorcycle book lists, and pulled out some books that
you might be interested in reading...enjoy!
Subjects:
I know that many of you are shade tree mechanics, and know a lot about
fixing your bike, but I've included some
repair books
for those who are just getting to know how to fix a bike. I'll be
adding Clymer manuals for a variety of bikes soon.
For folks who are just learning to ride, I've got a few books listed about
how to ride a motorcycle
and motorcycle
safety.
For avid
vintage motorcycle
fans or lovers of motorcycle history, I've included books about those subjects, too.
Also listed are books about the art of the
motorcycle, with books about special paint jobs and the "best of the
best" custom builders, such as Indian Larry.
We are taking
longer rides on our bikes, with John
riding either his Sportster or his customized CB750 K5, and me cruising
on my 98 ACE Tourer since I sold the VLX 600. We are always looking for
new places to ride and explore, and I know you are, too, so I've
included
tourist and travel books
here, as well as
motorcycle camping guides.
I love weird tourist attractions, so I'll be adding books featuring
strange and interesting things to see while you're out on the road.
We're just getting
started with this page, so come visit our Biker Books library again
soon! Until we see you again, remember to keep the shiny side up!
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Motorcycle Riding and
Motorcycle Safety
 MSF Guide to Motorcycling Excellence, Here is a book for the motorcyclist who wants to do it right! The most complete, authoritative book ever published on
safe riding techniques and strategies. It is the perfect refresher for
anyone who has taken an MSF course and will be an eye-opener for those who have not yet discovered them.
The book covers rider attitude, proper dress,
performance, maintenance and troubleshooting, as well as
basic and advanced street... |
 Complete Idiots Guide to Motorcycles, The most complete book on motorcycles. This revised guide covers how to choose and maintain a motorcycle, how to
buy appropriate gear, how to ride safely, and how to make the most of trips. With an updated chapter on new racing rules and venues, and updated material
on the repair and maintenance of motorcycles, this book also includes additional resources for beginning motorcyclists.
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 The Motorcycle Book,
...provides a comprehensive reference source... From scooters to sportbikes,
through touring rigs and commuter bikes, all aspects of
buying, riding and maintaining a motorcycle are
included. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced
rider, you'll find all the details... |
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Traveling
on a Motorcycle,
Motorcycle Camping and Tourist Attractions
 Motorcycle Touring: Everything You Need To Know, This book is a comprehensive "how-to-tour" guide that includes
information on how to plan, what to pack, how to make emergency roadside motorcycle repairs, how to develop a "personal safety net" for when things go
wrong, and how best to avoid having things go wrong. |
 Going the Extra Mile: Insider Tips for Long-Distance Motorcycling and Endurance Rallies,
Ron Ayres has written the first book to share the proven
advice of long-distance veterans with all riders who are
looking to extend... |
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Motorcycle Repair
 Essential
Motorcycle Maintenance, Popular motorcycle journalist
Zimmerman brings a conversational tone to his
easy-to-understand explanations of how motorcycles work
and how to maintain them and fix them when they don't.
This practical tutorial covers all brands and styles of
bikes, making it a perfect companion to the owner's
service manual whether you need to use the step-by-step
instructions for basic maintenance techniques...
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 How To Restore Your Motorcycle, Organized by major sub-assemblies like engines, frames, suspension, wheels and tires, brakes, and bodywork, the text
and photo sequences featured here outline repair ... |
 How to Repair and Maintain American V-Twin Motorcycles,
This
book has it all: basic, easy-to-use information about repairing and maintaining pushrod V-twin motorcycles from someone who really knows the nuts and
bolts. Sara Liberte's primer begins with the fundamentals—from wheel size and
tire pressure to... |
 Harley-Davidson Sportsters
1959-1985: Service, Repair, Maintenance
 Norton Motorcycles Factory Workshop Manual 1957-1970 |
Motorcycle History
 Early Motorcycles, Construction, Operation and Repair, Test the centrifugal switch of an early twentieth-century Harley- Davidson by sounding the horn,
identify all 17 major parts of the Reading-Standard cone clutch and marvel at the three-chain speed changing and driving system of the Clement motorcycle in
this classic. Page obviously has the hands-on rider or mechanic in mind as he works all the way from development and design... This is a reprint of the 1924 second edition originally published by the Norman W. Henley Publishing Company.
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Motorcycle
Art
 Orange County Choppers: The Tale of the Teutuls
Each week, millions of viewers tune in to watch their favorite dysfunctional American family, the Teutuls.
The hit TV show American Chopper features...
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 Indian Larry: Chopper Shaman, This book, by those who knew him best, offers a closer
look at the life that made Larry into the "chopper shaman" so many admired. Full of photographs that document a uniquely colorful life, the book follows Larry
from his humble beginnings to his unlikely stardom, tracing his short career as a bank robber, his time in prison, his spiral downward into heroin addiction,
and his rebirth in 1994 as the spiritual bike builder... Note: This edition
includes a collectible Indian Larry poster on the
reverse of the book's jacket... |
 Art of the Bobber, Before choppers, there was the bobber. When American-brand motorcycle owners needed to change their rear tires decades ago, the rear
fender featured a hinge near its center that would flip up to make room for the tire to be removed. At some point ,an enterprising rider decided to permanently
remove the hinged rear portion of the fender - shortening the fender like the "bobbed" hair cuts popular during those days - or so the theory goes. The tradition
of stripping down to a bike's bare essence and celebrating its simpler forms - making a bobber - was begun.
...inside stories
on Indian Larry, Von Dutch Kustoms, Orange County Choppers, Arlen Ness, Mitch Bergeron, and more.
...edition includes a poster... |
 Extreme
Motorcycle Art, This lavishly illustrated book devoted
to extreme art on motorcycles features stunning examples
by the best bike artists from around the world.
...photographs of the painted bikes and close-up details
of the artworks, profiles of individual artists... |
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