Complete Guide To Motorcycle Mechanics, The (2nd Edition) [Paperback]

MOTORCYCLE MECHANICS INST (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0132258897 | ISBN-13: 978-0132258890 | Publication Date: December 4, 1993 | Edition: 2

For courses in Motorcycle Mechanics. Complete and comprehensive introductory textbook for a one semester or year program in motorcycle mechanics. This expanded and updated text reference is sponsored by the leading school for training motorcycle mechanics.

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Complete and comprehensive introductory textbook for a one semester or year program in motorcycle mechanics. This expanded and updated text reference is sponsored by the leading school for training motorcycle mechanics.

Product Details

• Paperback: 378 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 2 edition (December 4, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0132258897
• ISBN-13: 978-0132258890
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,048,562 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Deisgned fo a particular task, not for the masses.., October 3, 2002

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John F Guetherman (Orlando, FL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Complete Guide To Motorcycle Mechanics, The (2nd Edition) (Paperback)

As a graduate of MMI, I know the book well. It was designed to supplement the lecture given in the first 6 weeks of school. It was written at a very basic level, since many MMI students have no prior experience (that's why they're in school), and students would be overwhelmed by too much technical information in the first 6 weeks of what is 13 months of training. The book is not useful as an informational tool for a non-student, and is priced high due to limited distribution (check the price of an average college textbook- same reason.) The book is the right tool for it's intended application (the MMI beginning student), but the wrong tool for anything else.

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars In a word.....Bad, June 23, 2000

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Fintan Branlow (Ireland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Complete Guide To Motorcycle Mechanics, The (2nd Edition) (Paperback)

With a misleading title like that (and a price like that), this book is bound to disapoint the reader. The most shocking feature of this awful book is the quality of the pictures. There are far better books out there covering the same subject at half the price and 10 times the quality.

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A Reader from League City, Tx, September 3, 1999

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[e-mail] (League City, Tx) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Complete Guide To Motorcycle Mechanics, The (2nd Edition) (Paperback)

I recently purchased this book to get a thorough understanding of motorcycle mechanics and repair/troubleshooting. Far from it! The title itself "The Complete Guide to Motorcycle Mechanics" should read "The Incomplete Guide .. .". This book is very top level and lacks technical content in every respect. The topics are brief and contain hardly any meaniful substance. You'll be asking yourself "where's the beef". Plus, all of the photo's are in black & white and alot are of poor quality. In my opinion I would not be surprised if this book was written by a bunch of high school students doing a last minute class project hoping to squeak by with a "D" - like "D" for Done. The retail price (no fault of Amazon) is way over-priced. You're better off looking at other books or stick to your favorite motorcycle magazine that covers "how to's". You'll learn more with them in a few pages than you will reading this book. Bottom line, pass up this book and buy something else through Amazon. After all they are the best!