Rating: 
Summary: good addition to your library.
Review: I'm pretty unsure of where to rank this book. Gary J is not a professional author (and it shows in the copy editing and writing of the book). What he does do, though, is provide a bunch of real world experience and riding tips in both volumes.
It covers riding theory, riding skills, and practical suspension setup - something i've found invaluable as a rider myself. While this doesn't give you an instant background of "how and why" of riding, it will help those who're in the middle range of skill get better. It's not a beginners book by any means. He assumes that you've been on the road or the track for a while, he also assumes you know the basics of riding (experience and MSF course, really).
I have, in the past recommended this book to people, on mailing lists, and in person. It is a very solid investment for your money. It's a quick read, with plain language, and yeah, it can be confusing at times, especially if you don't have the base skills he's talking about or mentioning.
if you're looking for beginner books, look elsewhere. if you're looking for a good book to help you fine tune what you already know or suspect, pick this up and give it a read.
Rating: 
Summary: Not much for the money
Review: Sorry to be the bad guy here, but I felt this was one of the most 'low budget' motorcycling books I have read (literally and figuratively). The editing was EXTREMELY poor - grammar erros serious enough to confuse concepts, wrong words, missing words, etc. The author tries to write in a 'down to earth', conversational-type style, but is only marginally successful.From a technical standpoint (getting beyond the errors to what he's trying to get across), I did find a few helpful tips. If you don't mind spending the money and the reading time to sort out 3 or 4 items that may help improve your riding, go for it. Otherwise, I'd suggest you save your money and put it toward a better book.
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