Proficient Motorcycling book problem

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Steelheart · Mon May 29, 2006 4:51 pm

I've decided to get my motorcycle license over the next few months and get my first bike over the winter. Until then I'm learning all that I can about riding safely, proper gear etc.

Here's my question: Do most copies of Proficient Motorcycling by David Hough have a poor binding? My first copy was loosing pages starting around page 15. My replacement copy is shedding by page 53.

I plan on returning this copy and having them order me a fresh one, unless you all say that the bindings are all like this. These were purchased from Barnes & Noble. Another thought, are there hard bound copy's available?

Steelheart

Chris8187 · #2 Unread post by **Chris8187** » Mon May 29, 2006 5:12 pm

I'm pretty sure the binding is just crap. The same thing happened to my book, and it has happened to others as well. Just don't lose any of the pages

. Once one page comes out, they all seem to follow.

jmillheiser · Mon May 29, 2006 5:53 pm

My copy did it by page 10. The binding is just plain crapola

TechTMW · #4 Unread post by **TechTMW** » Mon May 29, 2006 6:40 pm

I got both books 2 or 3 years ago (Can't remember - was right when the book first came out) and Mine still has all the pages, and i've been through both books numerous times ... Maybe it's just a bad run?

Apitoxin · #5 Unread post by **Apitoxin** » Mon May 29, 2006 6:51 pm

My brother and i'd got one. 10% cause the page was falling out. Then it annoyed me and i took it back. I suggest getting a three-ring folder and punching holes in the pages to put it in the folder. Might be easier to read as well.

Steelheart · Mon May 29, 2006 7:58 pm

A three-ring binder was the other idea I'd had.

Thanks for all the quick replies.

Steelheart

Ham Hock · #7 Unread post by **Ham Hock** » Tue May 30, 2006 2:29 am

I purchased one copy. It's binding fell apart in a week.

I returned it for another copy, it's binding did the same thing.

I took it apart and put it in a 3 ring binder.

SuperRookie · Tue May 30, 2006 3:48 am

A week? It took mine about a day and a half to start falling apart.

dieziege · #9 Unread post by **dieziege** » Tue May 30, 2006 5:28 am

The binding sucks... bad enough that I haven't bought the book. I've been to two local bookstores, and pages are falling out of the copies at both.

I read it in the book store instead.

Tue May 30, 2006 8:02 am

Drat, sounds like something I am not looking forward to my books doing...