The Essential Guide to Motorcycle Maintenance | 
 enlarge | Author: Mark Zimmerman
Publisher: Whitehorse Press
Category: Book
List Price: $29.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  28 reviews
Sales Rank: 14006
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.2
Dimensions (in): 10.3 x 8.2 x 0.6
ISBN: 1884313418
Dewey Decimal Number: 629.28775
EAN: 9781884313417
ASIN: 1884313418
Publication Date: October 2003
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Product Description
Popular motorcycle journalist and author Mark Zimmerman brings a comfortable, conversational tone to his easy-to-understand explanations of how motorcycles work and how to maintain them and fix them when they don't. This practical tutorial covers all brands and styles of bikes, making it a perfect companion to the owner's service manual whether you need to use the step-by-step instructions for basic maintenance techniques to wrench on your bike yourself or just want to learn enough to become an informed customer at your local motorcycle service department. This book includes more than 500 color photos and a thorough index to make it an especially user-friendly reference for home motorcycle mechanics of all skill levels.
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 A remarkably well-balanced book November 5, 2007
Writing a book on a subject like this, with tens of makes and hundreds of models on the market, is a balancing task. Mr. Zimmermann has made it remarkably well.
His examples are very carefully chosen, he always explains the basic principles, and he writes in such a relaxed manner, that you feel "at home" regardless of the make and mode of your own bike.
A very good complement to the service manual of your own bike - this with this book you are not stuck even if the quality of your manual is only tolerable.
Necessary to learn about motorcycles August 3, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book in combination with the user manual for my bike are great. This bike explains everything for everyone. It is written for the not so mechanically inclined and tells you why and how things work on your bike. Great investment for those that are tired of paying excessive repair bills. Definately worth the price, not to mention it is a good read.
 Excellent general maintenance guide June 27, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you are able to do basic maintenance to lawn mowers and automobiles, then this guide is a definate plus to understanding the fundamental workings of motorcycles. You will still need an owners manual for your specific bike (for manufacturer recomendations, IDing replacement parts, etc.) but this Essential Guide is a big plus for helping to diagnose problems and a good guideline for "how to" kind of jobs before you actually get your hands greasy. It is written in a casual, easy to understand language, that explains not just how to do something, but why you need to do it, and how it effects the overall function of your bike.
Excellent Book! June 8, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
As a novice in motorcycles but with skills to do household repairs, I was very interested in learning more about motorcycle internals and repair. Th1s book taught me both - from how a 4-stroke engine works to the internals of a carburetor. I taught me how to repair, tune, and upkeep my motorcycle, in a clear, easy to read book.
Now, it is my favorite bedtime book and I keep re-reading a few pages every night.
Can't recommend it highly enough, it's that good.
Ready for more! April 3, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I found this book both an enjoyable read and a very useful "manual". I have just passed my Motorcycle test and did not really know enough about the mechanical side of it all. This book really helped by taking it right down to the basics in a clear, and above all, enjoyable way.
I have loved sitting out on the warm evenings "playing" with my bike and gaining an understanding for things that until now would have just confused me!
It is a real proud feeling when you sort something out for yourself. And an even greater feeling to then ride off into a day with nothing but you and your bike....
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