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 enlarge | Author: Lee Parks
Publisher: Motorbooks
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  60 reviews
Sales Rank: 7592
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 192
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 10.5 x 8.2 x 0.5
ISBN: 0760314039
Dewey Decimal Number: 629.2275
EAN: 9780760314036
ASIN: 0760314039
Publication Date: July 12, 2003
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 Lee Parks High Performance Street Riding Techniques January 4, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Excellent book! It really helps you with some basic and some not so basic techniques. If you want to ride better, read and learn from the pros. Lee's approach is fun and educational. You won't be sorry if you pick this one up.
Get This Book! Great for Any Rider at Any Level!! December 9, 2006
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
As I read this, I discovered things about controlling my motorcycle that I'd never intuitively figured out on my own. Even the info I got out of the MSF courses didn't touch the level of explanation and detail that Lee Parks offers in Total Control.
If you're on the fence about getting serious about taking control of your riding technique, get this book and you'll more out of your bike and every ride.
Great advice for any level November 11, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I started riding in january. As I became more confident I wanted some advice on improving my skills on our mountain roads. There is so much in this book to try out that I'm still learning what works best for me. At any level there is useful information. Ride safe!!!
 Well Written Book. November 9, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Overall I enjoyed the book and learned a few things on the way. The book could have been a little clearer on areas for techniques and practice sessions. Worth reading.
Very Well Written November 3, 2006
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I bought Nick Ienatsch's book Sport Riding Techniques, this book (Total Control), Proficient Motorcycling, the MSF book, and Twist of the Wrist. This is kind of a relative review of all of them.
As an experienced motorcyclist coming back into it, I found the books beneficial in the order they are listed above. For a new motorcyclist, I would say get the MSF book first, then get Sport Riding Techniques and Total Control. Before your first track day, get TOTW.
Sport Riding Techniques does the best job of explaining the physics of riding a motorcycle, although it manages to do so without being overly technical. I can see how Nick's writing style might not be for everyone, though. I work in a technical job, and he and I seem to sort of think alike, so his explanations were very clear to me. If you did well in science or social science in school, you will get more out of the book than if you were a poet.
Total Control is sort of a racer's perspective on street riding, and it is similar in content to Sport Riding Techniques, but I liked Sport Riding Techniques better. SRT is more detailed and more technical. They both have great information, though. I got a lot out of both of these books.
Twist of the Wrist is very track focused, and I really did not find that it had a lot to offer a street rider. Keith Code is a well known instructor and I would love to go to one of his track schools, and that focus shows in his book, which is dedicated exclusively to track techniques that may or may not translate well to the street. Both Total Control and Sport Riding Techniques do a better job of discussing track technique from a street perspective. I would only recommend TOTW to people who are actually going to race, or to people who really want to explore the mental side of high performance riding, as it has kind of a martial arts book feel and goes into mental preparation and mindset more than the others.
Proficient Motorcycling has lots of great information and is well written, but the production quality of my copy was terrible. Each page fell out as I turned it. I have its pages in a folder on my bookshelf, because I am not really sure what else to do with it. It is written by a very experienced motorcyclist, and it contains lots of good information, but the frustration of having the pages fall out and get out of order was really too much to tolerate.
The MSF book is targeted to new riders, and it really is a good read. It talks about the mindset necessary to ride defensively, and it covers basic motorcycle control and maneuvering. If you are just getting into motorcycling, it should definitely be your first book.
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