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Summary: A Must!
Review: I have been riding a motorcycle for only two years. While first learning I wanted to find a book that would answer my questions and give me more knowledge and confidence. This book is great. I understand better the dynamics of riding. I have improved my cornering, stopping, and defensive driving. It is full of valuable information to help anyone, even a seasoned rider to ride better, with more confidence, and most importantly... safer. It is not a book you read once, it is a reference manual that you will refer to time and time again.
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Summary: ABSOLUTELY OUTSTANDING!!!
Review: I'm sitting here recovering from two busted ribs, a groin pull, a foot sprain, and miscellaneous scratches and abrasions that are the result of a tumble I took on a bike just last week. It was a stupid thing, really. The [back] end of my H-D Heritage slid out from under me on a wet road while attempting to stop at a red light. I caught the slide in one direction, but over-compensated and went into a "high side" slide. That was all she wrote...I've been riding off and on for over 27 years and ironically I had ordered this book a few days before the tumble. I wished I had read it sooner... years sooner! I've read many motorcycling periodicals and books, but Mr. Hough's no non-sense approach and his wry sense of humor taught me more in one sitting with this book than I had learned anywhere else in all these years. I cannot recommend this book more. Not only is the content of optimal value to ALL riders... be they newbies, novices, or grizzled ole' road dogs like me, but the publication itself of fantastic quality for a paper bound edition... thick covers, glossy heavy bond paper... it's a class book! Motorcycle riding has its inherent dangers and risks. Do yourself and your loved ones a favor and buy this book. I guarantee you that it's worth waaaaaaaaay more than the few bucks you're gonna' spend on it. Ride SAFE! ~Eric
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Summary: Hough knows his Stuff
Review: EXCELLENT book! Sage advice for riders of all experience levels, though if you're an absolute beginner you may also want to get the MSF book.
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Summary: Except for one contingency, Hough covers it all
Review: Outstanding book for either the amateur or veteran cyclist. He describes virtually every accident possibility while riding motorcycles: snow, sleet, hail, rails, curbs, rain and rage riders. He speaks often about crashing the bike, what could prevent crashes, and how to enjoy a motorcycle. Having literally placed the reader in all these hair-raising situations, having emphasized how they can happen, he fails to advise solutions for getting a "down" bike back up into the vertical position. Almost every "seasoned" biker can wax eloquently just how to do this--four or five ways--unfortunately David Hough fails to give any advice whatever on this situation. Very important if you're 75 miles from nowhere in the desert and possibly alone and lack this proficiency ...
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Summary: Must Read For The Mature Rider
Review: As a 45 year old just starting to ride, this book was perfect. Despite the warnings from others, I discovered in this book that motorcycle riding can be safe and enjoyable. The strategies presented are sound and easy to understand. The diagrams are great and the read is simple. Read this book and stay alive!
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Summary: Manditory Reading
Review: This book, combined with a Motorcycle Safety Foundation class, is one of the best indroductions to safe motorcycle riding techniques. I highly recommend it.
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Summary: A great reference for the library
Review: This is an excellent book for any one riding a motorcycle on the street. Even if you are an experienced rider this book is worth a read. If you have riden in the past, maybe even for years, but have not been on a bike in some time this is a great way to catch up on the latest strategies to be safe out there. It is well written (a pleasant surprise in this kind of book) and presents the information in a very easy to understand way. It's even entertaining! You can read it over a weekend. The techniques presented in this one book, if practiced and followed, will make you a better and safer rider. It worked for me. Until something better comes along this one is THE book to read on the topic of riding street bikes safely. It will also make a good reference to use for brushing up when certain skills get rusty. Ride on the street? Have not read this book? Just get it.
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Summary: Proficient Motorcycling - required reading.
Review: Proficient Motorcycling reinforces many of the concepts I learned on my motorcycle training course. In addition, it made me consider real life riding scenarios and road surfaces that I may encounter, and challenged me to consider the options. There is no substitute for experience, and the author has been there, seen it, and writes about it in a very practical style. Highly recommended.
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Summary: It will save your life!
Review: This book will save your life. You will learn riding technique that will save you a ton of grief or death. I had 13 motorcycles and rode back in the 60's and 70's. I just got back into riding this year with a new Harley Davidson. When I picked up this book my jaw dropped. I learned things I was doing wrong and didn't know just how dangerous, and lucky, I was to ride so much and not have gotten killed. It will open your eyes to dangers that make sense once you read the book. If you value your life, read this book. It's going to help you become a more defensive and professional street rider.
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Summary: I'm picking this one up
Review: I read this when it first came out, believe it or not the local library carried a copy. After a year or so of going over some items in my head while riding, I've decided that this is one book which needs to be on the shelf at home where I can get my own grease prints on the pages from time to time. I rated it 4 starts because some of the information was a little rich in content. This is not a a bad thing... if you own it. However, if you're checking it out from a library with a due date just around the corner -- yes.
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