Veteran racer and motorcycle power addict Tom Murphy leads you step-by-step into the world of super-quick motorcycle racing. Murphy gets us started by describing a racer's typical day at the drags, then leads us expertly through the basics of racing motorcycles a quarter-mile at a time. He shows us how to build a rider through training and conditioning, then how to prepare your street bike for racing, how to build an all-out bike for racing, and even how to find a sponsor when you find yourself close to professional racing status.
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"...a thoroughly informative work that is broad in scope and a pleasure to read." -- Joseph Glydon in City Bike
"...you cannot go wrong with this book. ...There isn't a single topic that isn't explored." -- Ride Texas
"...you cannot go wrong with this book. ...There isn't a single topic that isn't explored." -- Ride Texas
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Tom Murphy has been in, on, and around motorcycles since 1963. His first bike was a Matchless 500cc single that, he admits, only started once or twice without the need for a rolling bump-start. Only two years later, his 1965 Triumph 500 introduced him to motorcycle drag racing, where he has since become one of the sport's most respected experts. He currently lives in an area of Nevada so rural, that he depends on his Buell Thunderbolt and, as he claims, the Spanish-speaking bears, for company.
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This is an amazing book. It literally covers everything you've ever wanted to know but might have been reluctant to ask.While there is tons of information, it's still easy to follow and will prove to be a major asset to anyone considering drag racing. I continue to recommend this book to anyone who is considering going racing. Buy it. You won't regret it.
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To better explain the concept of drag racing, here's an excerpt from the AHDRA's (All Harley Drag Racing Association) information sheet on drag racing. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
fuel bike, burnout box, air shifter, wheelie bars, drag bike, drag racing school, staging lights, stock bike, racing gasoline, nitrous system, remote starter, faster bike, inlet tract, mechanical injection, rev limiter, street bike, intake tract, intake pressure, shift forks, top fuel, exhaust gasses, forced induction, kill switch, piston speed, street classes Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Streetbike Shootout, Mickey Thompson, Trac Dynamics, Angelle Savoie, Performance Machine, George Bryce, Custom Chrome, Joe Rocket, Top Gas, Hot Rod Cruiser, Pro Mod, Whitehorse Press, Super Gas, Suzuki Bandit, Frank Hawley's Drag Racing School, Fred Collis, Funnybike Mike, Lectron Pro, Powerdyne Automotive Products, Vanson Leathers, Cycle Specialist, Factory Experimental, High Speed Laughs, Mike Davis, Orient Express New!
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To better explain the concept of drag racing, here's an excerpt from the AHDRA's (All Harley Drag Racing Association) information sheet on drag racing. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
fuel bike, burnout box, air shifter, wheelie bars, drag bike, drag racing school, staging lights, stock bike, racing gasoline, nitrous system, remote starter, faster bike, inlet tract, mechanical injection, rev limiter, street bike, intake tract, intake pressure, shift forks, top fuel, exhaust gasses, forced induction, kill switch, piston speed, street classes Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Streetbike Shootout, Mickey Thompson, Trac Dynamics, Angelle Savoie, Performance Machine, George Bryce, Custom Chrome, Joe Rocket, Top Gas, Hot Rod Cruiser, Pro Mod, Whitehorse Press, Super Gas, Suzuki Bandit, Frank Hawley's Drag Racing School, Fred Collis, Funnybike Mike, Lectron Pro, Powerdyne Automotive Products, Vanson Leathers, Cycle Specialist, Factory Experimental, High Speed Laughs, Mike Davis, Orient Express New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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