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Total Control: High Performance Street Riding Techniques (Paperback)
by Lee Parks (Author) "Riding a motorcycle is really an exercise in traction management..." (more)
Key Phrases: bottoming resistance, enough rebound damping, much compression damping, Ten Steps, United States, Keith Code (more...)
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Product Description
Today's super high-performance bikes are the most potent vehicles ever sold to the public and they demand advanced riding skills. This is the perfect book for riders who want to take their street riding skills to a higher level. Total Control explains the ins and outs of high-performance street riding. Lee Parks, one of the most accomplished riders, racers, authors and instructors in the world, helps riders master the awe-inspiring performance potential of modern motorcycles.This book gives riders everything they need to develop the techniques and survival skills necessary to become a proficient, accomplished, and safer street rider. High quality photos, detailed instructions, and professional diagrams highlight the intricacies and proper techniques of street riding. Readers will come away with a better understanding of everything from braking and cornering to proper throttle control, resulting in a more exciting yet safer ride.


About the Author
Lee Parks is the former editor of Motorcycle Consumer NEws, Motorcycle Product News, CycleShark.com, and a former staffer from Motorcyclist magazine. In addition to being an accomplished and respected writer and photographer, Parks teaches a series of high-performance riding courses around the country, courses that have been extremely well reviewed by connoisseurs of such courses.

Product Details
  • Paperback: 192 pages
  • Publisher: Motorbooks; First edition (July 12, 2003)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0760314039
  • ISBN-13: 978-0760314036
  • Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 8.2 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars 54 customer reviews (54 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #6,309 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Inside This Book (learn more)
First Sentence:
Riding a motorcycle is really an exercise in traction management. Read the first page
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
bottoming resistance, enough rebound damping, much compression damping, static sag, road race bikes, lean angle, trail braking, maximum lean, street riders, suspension compresses, road relationship, safety wiring, spring sag, spring preload, race tires, available traction, fear threshold, outside grip, steering axis, triple clamp, sport riders, control riders, contact patch, gyroscopic precession, safety wire
Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Ten Steps, United States, Keith Code, Rider On-board, Laguna Seca, Larry Pegram
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