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 Lots of Tips, Just a little Grim July 1, 2008
The book provides a lot of tips and useful information, a lot of it common sense and lot of it new knowledge, especially for a new rider. The only thing that holds it back from being a 5 star is the continuous lecturing on the dangers of motorcycling. The books starts off with the dangers with numbers and in almost every section, almost every paragraph it seems to continue the rant on the dangers. Its to the point that you just almost want to stop reading it because of the danger of a paper cut when you turn the page. But, in the end more knowledge about riding is better and this is a book that ties together information with stats, and reinforces good riding techniques.
 Good Overview Book June 25, 2008
I highly recommend this book to all beginners and experienced riders. No the book is not going to teach you how to ride a bike or everything you need to know. But it may give you that 1 tip that saves your life. The author does assume you have some basic knowledge. So if you don't know what a fork is or where the shifter lever is on a bike the MSF book would be a better place to start. I am a complete newbie to bikes right now and I couldn't imagine going to the streets without all the knowledge I gained from this book.
Highly recommended!
Best motorcycle how-to-ride-safe improvement book! June 20, 2008
If you ride a motorcycle on the street, and you would like to know how to avoid accidents and control the motorcycle better in turns and braking, poor driving conditions like rain or gravel, how to lean, etc, this is the best book for you! Easy to understand with great pictures and even a cd!
 Pretty Good June 13, 2008
I ordered this book and Motorcycling Excellence, and i prefer the latter. For a beginner, Motorcycling Excellence is a much more thorough, current, and easily readable book.
With that said, Proficient Motorcycling is not a bad book either. David Hough is an expert rider with decades of experience under his belt.
3 out 5 stars from me.
Best on the market June 11, 2008
As a new motorcycle rider, and taking courses to be safe, this book is a good guidebook to reminding me of what Not to do and What to do while riding. I highly recommend this book to riders of all experience levels.
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