Proficient Motorcycling: The Ultimate Guide to Riding Well

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		Proficient Motorcycling: The Ultimate Guide to Riding Well
		Proficient Motorcycling: The Ultimate Guide to Riding Well

This best-selling book is also “#1 book in motorcycle safety” (Nielsen BookScan) and essential reading for all motorcyclists regardless of their years of experience. Author David L. Hough, a revered motorcycle author, columnist, and riding-safety consultant, lays out a clear course for all riders who want to sharpen their handling skills and improve their rides. This second edition, expanded and now in full color, offers new riders and road warriors the exact kind of advice they need to be prepared for anything when on the road, how to avoid accidents, and how to handle the unexpected. Hough, who began motorcycling in the 1960s, tackles every imaginable topic—from the mechanics of the bike, selection of the right-sized bike, and basic riding skills to night riding, group outings, and advanced survival tactics. In the chapter called “Motorcycle Dynamics,” Hough spells out the equipment needed and basic skills required to control a bike, and specifically keeping the rider’s safety and ability to avoid potentially injurious or fatal crashes. The author is outspoken and direct when it comes to safety, and he emphasizes the importance of the rider’s braking abilities and spells out how to improve them. The chapter offers six tried-and-true techniques for quick-stop tactics, critical for every rider to understand and master. He also addresses other vital skills that riders need to evaluate and improve, such as turning, maintaining balance and stability, and steering. He defines, compares, and analyzes the ins and outs of steering and control: direct steering, countersteering, push steering, out-tracking, coning, u-turns, and directional control. The chapter called “Cornering Habits” is a virtual master class in acceleration, deceleration, use of weight, throttle, leaning, and handling challenging terrain. Hough’s skill as a photographer and illustrator adds a graphic element to his books that leads to immediate understanding of the concepts he explains. The detail offered in each section of the book can only come from decades on the road, and the author is the consummate instructor, assigning homework to the readers in the form of exercises to practice and improve specific techniques that he outlines and illustrates in the text. Any rider who would venture out on the road without David Hough’s voice in his head takes an unnecessary risk with his own life.

Proficient Motorcycling takes riders from long, snaking country roads right into the traffic of the big city, and Hough offers the best advice for riders dealing with the most challenging conditions, whether it’s road construction, snap-jawed intersections, skateboarders, or suddenly slippery road surfaces. A critical section of the book offers riders advice on how to deal with automobiles, including aggressive car drivers, oblivious SUV drivers, or “blind” truck drivers. The book offers the kind of first-hand experience that can literally save riders’ lives, as illustrated in the chapters “Booby Traps” and “Special Situations,” which offer evasive tactics and advice to avoid and handle everything from slick surfaces, curbs, and construction plates to ferocious dogs, hazardous wildlife, and difficult weather conditions. The final chapter of the book, “Sharing the Ride,” is geared toward experienced riders who travel together in groups or who travel with a second passenger on the bike. Topics covered are formation, packing for trips, communication between riders, sidecars, trikes, and more.

The book concludes with a resources section of organizations, training schools, educational tools, and websites; a glossary of 80+ terms; and a complete index.

作者简介

David L. Hough: David L. Hough is a longtime motorcyclist and journalist. He began motorcycling as a means of commuting to work. He is the author of numerous articles, columns, and books. In 2009 he was inducted into the Motorcycle Hall of Fame.

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Given the rave reviews, I had very high expectations for this book. While most of the important basics are covered, the book suffers from poor organization, repetitiveness, and undue wordiness. You have to wade through a lot of prefatory verbiage to get the key points, and that makes this difficult to use as a reference. I assume this is because the material was originally written for a magazine column, where chattiness and longwindedness are virtues. I was hoping for a very thorough, detailed, and efficient presentation, and there is room for improvement on those scores here. Most of the photos and diagrams are good, and the advice is all sound, but what is needed is a rational and ruthless editor. I'll keep looking. 3.5 stars.

I have ridden bikes for over 40 years, learning on a small 3 speed with a clutch at age 9. I learned so much, things I hadn't even thought of thinking about. Now in my fifties riding a large cruiser, I am much more concerned about safety with today's increased traffic and distracted drivers. Like good safety equipment, this is a worthwhile investment to spend the time to read this. It may save your life. Not the most exciting title, but it's exactly what this book is. I have read other books on cycling, but none have the level of detail of all the physics and forces that are behind the art of riding a motor with 2 wheels down the road. True confidence on the road comes from knowledge and experience. This book gives you knowledge, and using the info will help keep you safer as you rack up the miles gaining experience.

This book is fantastic.

The entire book is essentially a discussion on the dangers of motorcycle riding and gave me tips on how to get myself out of bad situations and more importantly, how to avoid them in the first place. Everything from weather, road conditions, other motorists, techniques, riding/control positions, unexpected situations, and health dangers such as hypothermia, dehydration and heatstroke.
The subject matter is not presented in a negative or lecture-like format. It felt much more like asking an experienced friend for advice.
By not being shy about discussing topics I would rather not think about, the author made me realise there is a lot more to motorcycle riding than what I learned at the MSF classes and forced me to ask myself "Are you sure you want to get a motorcycle?"
The apprehension about buying my first motorcycle has been reduced and I have an increased desire and determination to learn how to control and operate a motorcycle with a high level of proficency.
The author recognized fun is an important part of riding and gave plenty of tips on how proficient riding and preparation increases the fun to be had.
This book was exactly what I needed.

If you're a new rider under 25 years old then do yourself a favor and go through this book - it will help save your life. If you're over 25, still read this book, but when you're done lend it to your significant other and any loved ones to ease their minds. The confidence and simple rules of thumb that you'll learn is worth saving your life, reducing risk, and keeping the rest of us safe that share the road with you. I was skeptical that I couldn't learn much else after already taking a California motorcycle safety course, yet after thumbing through the first few chapters I was surprisingly wrong. If you're into risk seeking behavior, then go mortgage your house and play your odds in Vegas or the stock market... but don't let conventional wisdom, biker culture or your own ego dictate your behavior to mitigate risk. Because at the end of the day you might be comfortable with your level risk, but watch your behavior change after you've been in an accident. You'll be needing more than an ice pack for your ego.

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