Great Books for a Newbie?

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Great Books for a Newbie?

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Is there a motorcycle/motorcycling book out there that you would say every motorcycle rider (especially a newbie) needs to own? Thanks.

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Proficient Motorcycling and More Proficient Motorcycling by David Hough.

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never read them, but on seeing this post i just ordered them both from Amazon.ca...each was about 20bucks so that's pretty cheap and i have heard nothing but good things about those books.
[url=http://www.toocoolmotorcycleschool.com]Best Motorcycle School[/url]
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might I suggest taking the book to a copy place like kinkos etc and get a coil binding placed on the book to replace the existing stuff...it appears those books have a nasty history of just falling apart. I'm currently making my way through the first one. Great tips.
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yeah, heard about the bindings, thinking of the new binding for sure heh
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What they said. Also, after ingesting those, you may want to read "Total Contol" by Lee Parks[/i]
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#7 Unread post by ManCalledNova »

I'm reading Proficient Motorcycling. Its a really good read. Back when I was lurking around this site, I saw that it was recommended so I purchased it from Amazon. By the way, I got a used book and I'm on page 150 or so with no sign of spine breakdown.

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SuperRookie wrote:What they said. Also, after ingesting those, you may want to read "Total Contol" by Lee Parks[/i]
Just finished this one, and it was really good. As a new rider there's plenty of tips and as I get better, I can use the book to develop more skills.

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#9 Unread post by VermilionX »

if you're into sport riding, i suggest you try "Sport Riding Techniques" by Nick Ienatsch.
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