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Blood, Sweat & 2nd Gear: More Medicine for Motorcyclists Paperback – January 1, 2008

by Flash Gordon (Author), Craig Harrison (Illustrator)

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What is the best thing to do when the bike goes down and you suffer a bad patch of "road rash?" How do you prevent infection and minimize scarring? Answers to these questions and practical advice on many other medical situations motorcyclists encounter, are contained in this new volume from flash gordon, m.d. For years, gordon has been dispensing practical medical advice with a liberal dose of dry humor through his "Medical Motorcycling" column in Motorcycle Consumer News. As a doctor who rides motorcycles, he combines knowledge gained from many years of medical practice with the straightforward non-nonsense style of a veteran rider. He has the knack of explaining medical conditions and injuries in plain language that makes sense, and does so in an entertaining and highly informative style. Though the advice is directed to motorcyclists, all the medical information he provides is applicable to the general public, and has been enhanced by clever illustrations by Craig Harrison.

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Whitehorse
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January 1, 2008
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1884313639
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Since 1978, flash gordon, m.d. has been practicing emergency and primary care medicine in the San Franciso area. During that time he has also been a daily motorcycle rider. His popular columns on motorcycling and medicine for Citybike Magazine and Motorcycle Consumer News have gathered a faithful and growing following.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Whitehorse (January 1, 2008)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 224 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1884313639
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1884313639
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.8 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.75 x 9 inches

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Mil

practical advice, with a side of humor. Must read for anyone who likes to travel on 2 wheels, motorized or pedal!

Reviewed in the United States on October 11, 2015

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I have been a long time motorcyclist. I started when I was 17 getting my license and riding friend's bikes. At this time I was sent by my parents to volunteer in an operating room, and I saw plenty of accidents.
It didn't stop me, but it did make me a whole lot more cautious about how I approached 2 and 4 wheeled vehicles.

This book piqued my interest when I learned that Dr. Gordon was an adjunct professor at our university. Dr. Gordon has a very unique sense of humor, forged by years of traveling, music, and late nights in emergency rooms. I had the pleasure of doing a 4 week rotation through his office, and I can assure you his sense of humor is only beaten by the level of care and concern he has for his patients.

This book is full of practical advice from the road, and a great lot of it applies to non motorcyclists as well. As a mountain biker as well, so much of this book is filled with practical bits of knowledge that many people simply do not know, and SHOULD know. There are tons of great anecdotes to illustrate each point.

I thoroughly enjoyed the book, and I think anyone with an interest in practical nuts and bolts rubber meets road advice on health and safety would enjoy this as well. I caught myself laughing out loud many times while reading this and drinking my coffee in the mornings. You might want to wear a dark colored shirt...

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Michael M. Dougherty

Lots of good stuff you don't read elsewhere

Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2009

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I have always liked his columns in Motorcycle Consumer News, and so some of what was in there was familiar. It's nice to have it all together, by topic. He's a bit alarmist (by my nonexpert perspective) on things like antibiotics, but most of what he tells is quite relevant to motorcyclists, like what to do immediately if you get THIS kind of wound or whatever. But there's other good stuff not necessarily specific to motorcycling, and a lot of neat anecdotes and advice for dealing with hospital staff, and observations about the kinds of stuff he sees in his office.

It's possible that after reading the book you will want to tell your doctor to check for some other diagnosis than what you're given initially. That kind of information is always valuable. Your doc has finite time with you, and how many of us have left his/her office thinking "I should have mentioned this too...."

flash is an enjoyable author and if you have interest in the topic, it's a recommended book.

And how often to you get to read an author whose name really is written all lower-case?

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J. Andray Hubble

What Don't You Know about Motorcycle Riding

Reviewed in the United States on August 31, 2013

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I loved this book for all the things I didn't know or even thought about while riding my motorcycle. Medicines and medical helps are great for myself and some of my friends. If you ride long and hard there is good advice here. Suggested for all long distance and medium distance riders. (Long distance = 1000 mile days,medium distance =250-500 mile days.) Ride safe,

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NJM

Read it after several espressos

Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2014

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Not bad as an overview of dealing with some minor issues, or ways to avoid them ahead of time (hydration, rest, etc). However, I found the writing style dry and it took a long time to finish the book as a result of putting it down each time I got bored. Finally just skim read the last few chapters to finish it.

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Reuben Adams

Blood/Sweat/& 2nd Gear

Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2010

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It is really for a person who just has started riding a bike - It was OK - did like the part where he recommends the items for a 1st aid kit - which I have collected for my bike.

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Lance Swift

not necessarily for motorcyclists

Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2014

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This book has some general health advice which is useful, but I would not say that it us motorcyclist specific. It was too general to be worthy of a recommendation

Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2012

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"Blood, Sweat and Gears" was the standard for many years and this updated version is even better. Much of the old advice is still sound and incorporated in "2nd Gear" plus there is plenty of new material in the same slightly irreverent style. Buy it, read it and read it again!

Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2017

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it's o.k., rambles a bit

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