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The Essential Guide to Motorcycle Maintenance

The Essential Guide to Motorcycle Maintenance

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Author: Mark Zimmerman
Publisher: Whitehorse Press
Category: Book

List Price: $29.95
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars 30 reviews
Sales Rank: 14866

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
Availability: Usually ships in 1 to 3 weeks

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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.



Customer Reviews:   Read 25 more reviews...

4 out of 5 stars Motorcycle Maintenance review   July 18, 2008
The book is a detailed overview of motorcycle repairs. Well written and easy enough to go through - a few more diagrams or photos may have helped but then it would be too easy!


5 out of 5 stars By far the best "Do it yourself maintenance" book.   June 19, 2008
This book is by far the best I've ever seen and better than I hoped for. It explains with color pictures how things work and why along with tips for getting the job done. Although this book is great for beginners it is also good for intermediately skilled do it your self folks with its in depth explanations.


5 out of 5 stars 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.



5 out of 5 stars 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.


4 out of 5 stars 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.

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