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Mastering the Ride
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Bestselling author and motorcyclist David Hough is a serious, down-to-earth master of two- (and three-) wheeled street rods who is interested in the safety and road smarts of his fellow motorcyclists. Mastering the Ride is his follow-up to his bestseller, Proficient Motorcycling, and it may be even better. For motorcyclists ready to take their rides to the next level, Mastering the Ride is an exhilarating course in skills, safety, and common sense. Hough's writing style is straightforward and conversational--never professorial, preachy, or boring. With instructional color photographs and drawings, the book covers: *Improving the rider's skills of speed and passing on Super-Slabs, mountain roads, and city streets *Anticipating and handling street and road hazards, from treacherous tar snakes to lane-weaving drivers *Learning the limits of sight distances and executing quick stops at sudden hazards and curves *And much more! The book devotes two full chapters to the skills involved in mastering cornering with specific advice about rolling on and off the throttle, shifting, braking, countersteering, body steering and positioning, and cornering lines. In the chapter Mastering the Art of Conspicuity, Hough recommends riders understand and employ conspicuity. Motorcyclists should understand how motorcyclists and car drivers see their surroundings and ensure
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Pages | 288 |
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Publish Date | 2012-07-10 |
Size | 0.0" x 0.0" x 0.0" |
Author | David L. Hough |
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About the Author
David L. Hough is a longtime motorcyclist and journalist who has traveled extensively by motorcycle throughout North America and Europe. David's daily motorcycle commutes through city traffic for twenty-five years led him to write articles about riding skills and accident avoidance tactics. His work has appeared in numerous motorcycle publications, but he is best known for the monthly skills series ?Proficient Motorcycling" in Motorcycle Consumer News, which has been honored by special awards from the Motorcycle Safety Foundation.David has been employed professionally as a technical illustrator, photographer, and instructional graphics specialist, so it is natural that his articles are profusely illustrated by photos and drawings, all of which he creates himself.In his spare time, David has produced the world's first comprehensive training system for sidecar operators. He has also served as a consultant on motorcycle safety and training for the Motorcycle Safety Foundation, the American Motorcyclist Association, the Motorcycle Riders Foundation, the State Motorcycle Safety Administrators Association, and too many other groups to mention, both here and abroad.
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