Dirt Bike Ike

Dirt Bike Ike
Author: Roy Jenkins
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 74
Release: 2008-10
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1438914857

What do you tell a teenager that is failing 9th grade, has learning disabilities, no social life, no direction, friends, money or hope? Ike Hebert is being raised by a single Mom who is holding down two jobs to keep their home together. All Ike has is a bicycle and a dream - to become a champion motocross racer. Through circumstances and a friendship with an outcast junkyard dealer, Ike is able to fan the flame of his dream into life, while learning a secret about growing up, success and happiness. He gets the faith in himself he needs to form his dream and begin to pursue it, against all odds. Suddenly his world and his dream is side-tracked when Ike is lured into a 25 year-old crime. Join Ike as he solves the mystery, negotiates the twists and turns of life s circumstances and overcomes the enemies that try to stop him as he solves this case in south Louisiana."

The Total Dirt Rider Manual

The Total Dirt Rider Manual
Author: Pete Peterson
Publisher: Weldon Owen International
Total Pages: 812
Release: 2015-09-01
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1681880822

This essential guide from the experts at Dirt Rider magazine covers everything from riding and repair basics to motocross tricks and flips. Affordable and easy to ride, dirt bikes are a great way to enjoy the great outdoors and build riding skills. Whether you just want to enjoy a ride through the backcountry or you’re gunning for motocross stardom, this book is full of hand-on tips and tricks to get you there. The Total Dirt Rider Manual covers: Gear: Learn how to buy the right bike for you, whether you’re looking at new models or used rides; suit up for style safety, and comfort; and adapt your gear to a wide range of riding conditions. Riding: Get all the information you need to enjoy a casual day on the trails or to compete year-round. Wrenching: The best of Dirt Rider magazine’s “Dr. Dirt” feature, providing step-by-step tutorials for repairs of all kinds. Suspension: A bike’s suspension is vital, expensive to fix, and tricky to diagnose. This special section offers clear, practical tips from America’s top race-bike mechanics that could save you thousands of dollars.

Mountain Bike Like a Champion

Mountain Bike Like a Champion
Author: Ned Overend
Publisher: Rodale
Total Pages: 244
Release: 1999-08-27
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9781579540814

A legendary mountain biking champion offers practical instructions, accompanied by entertaining anecdotes and reminiscences, on the essential techniques, skills, and tactics of mountain biking, offering tips on safety, developing a training program, equipment, and more. Original. 20,000 first printing.

Dirt Bike Racer

Dirt Bike Racer
Author: Matt Christopher
Publisher: Norwood House Press
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2007-07-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1599531135

Twelve-year old Ron Baker finds a mini bike while scuba diving and, with the help of a former motorcycle rider and racer, restores the bike and enters competitions.

Dirt Bike Runaway

Dirt Bike Runaway
Author: Matt Christopher
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 82
Release: 2009-12-19
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0316095524

Peter runs away from his foster home ... and right into danger Peter is a genius with dirt bikes. He can take them apart, fix them up, and race them like a champ. But his skill with a bike can take him only so far - and when he runs away from his foster home, he realizes he's in way over his head. He gets mixed up with two dangerous strangers and soon finds himself neck and neck with trouble on and off the racetrack.

Motorcycles!

Motorcycles!
Author: Susan E. Goodman
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 50
Release: 2007-09-25
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0375841164

WHETHER THEY'RE JUMPING barrels, zipping along the highway on a road trip, or tearing up the motocross track, motorcycles are the coolest things on two wheels! Choppers! authors Susan Goodman and Michael Doolittle show readers the many types of motorcycles there are, how they work, and some of the exciting jobs, competitions, and events that feature them. This actionpacked Step 3 reader is filled with vibrant color photographs!

Wide Open

Wide Open
Author: Jeremy McGrath
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2005-01-04
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0060537280

Jeremy McGrath has been called 'the Michael Jordan of Supercross' by the Los Angeles Times, and in this revealing autobiography fans not only get his personal story, but also a detailed guide on how everyone can become a Supercross racer. The No 1 Supercross racer in the world – who has over 20 sponsors, his own film company, a toy line, Nintendo and Playstation games, and a signature shoe by Vans – talks about his life and the sport. Supercross started out as a redneck '70s sideshow, but thanks largely to Jeremy McGrath it has become a massive extreme sport. Over the last three years, AMA Supercross attendance has mushroomed from 700,000 spectators a year to 1.5 million. This book will satisfy even the most hardcore fans, as it not only gives you the life and times of Jeremy McGrath, but acts as the calling card to the entire sport by including unique sections on how to become a Supercross racer, the workout regimes, fixing common bike problems, and more.

Maximum Control

Maximum Control
Author: Pat Hahn
Publisher: MotorBooks International
Total Pages: 162
Release: 2010-01-03
Genre: History
ISBN: 0760336741

This is the first how-to guide for riding a big bike, with clear information on differences in equipment and handling, steering, positioning, powering up, braking and carrying a passenger.

Dirt Bike Ike 3

Dirt Bike Ike 3
Author: Roy Jenkins
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2017-01-23
Genre:
ISBN: 9781542734974

Dirt Bike Ike 3 is the 3rd book in the trilogy about a teenage boy forming and capturing his dream to become a champion Motocross racer. He faces many challenges including: school struggles (socially and academically), financially (his mom is raising him), and overcoming loss and tragedy. A really fast girl and her dad move into the little Louisiana town where Ike lives and helps form a racing team. Also on the team is a former junkyard dealer who now has a motorcycle dealership and his head mechanic, a former marine sniper. Both of these men are tough on Ike but serve as the mentors he needs. There are enemies that try to take down his racing team. Led by a crooked judge and his family this crime ring forms the mystery that Ike and his team must solve before he can achieve his championship. The readers are entertained and inspired to follow their own path to fulfill their purpose. Ike learns there is more to becoming a champion than winning a few races and more to becoming a man than being tough. He also discovers his greatest fear and what happened to his dad and makes peace with both.

Twist of the Wrist

Twist of the Wrist
Author: Keith Code
Publisher: Code Break
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1997-05-12
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 9780965045018

Here's everything you need to successfully improve your riding, novice or veteran, cruiser to sportbike rider. This book contains the very foundation skills for any rider looking for more confidence when cornering a motorcycle. Notes and comments by Eddie Lawson. Foreword by Wayne Rainey.