How to Ride Off-Road Motorcycles

How to Ride Off-Road Motorcycles
Author: Gary LaPlante
Publisher: Motorbooks
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2012-08-13
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 1610585526

Off-road riding is one of motorcycling's most popular pursuits and also one of its best training grounds for improving street-riding skills. Off-road riding takes many forms, from motocross and enduro racing, to dual-sport day trips, to trail riding, to adventure tours. No matter the specific pursuit, all dirt riding (and much street riding) shares the same basic skill set. How to Ride Off-Road Motorcycles schools the reader in all the skills necessary to ride safely and quickly off-road. Chapters cover the basics, such as body position, turning, braking, and throttle control, then proceed to advanced techniques, such as sliding, jumps, wheelies, hill-climbing, and more. If you've ever wanted to try dirt riding or if you're an experienced rider looking to sharpen your skill set, How to Ride Off-Road Motorcycles is a perfect riding coach.

The Dirtbike Experience

The Dirtbike Experience
Author: John Pinnell
Publisher:
Total Pages: 172
Release: 2003
Genre: Motocross
ISBN: 9780958060004

This work on dirt bike riding is designed to arm participants with all the information they need to enhance the experience of motorcycle ownership. Mechanics with decades in the field, top racers, professional race team mechanics and hardcore trail riders have given their years of knowledge in order to compile the contents of this highly illustrated publication, including: how to fix, replace and maintain the bike's components; what gear to wear; racing tips; how to set up a home workshop; and buying secondhand.

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.

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."

No One Said It Would Be Easy

No One Said It Would Be Easy
Author: Des Molloy
Publisher:
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2019-09-17
Genre:
ISBN: 9781922328274

An outrageous sortie on a pre-war BSA and two obscure, obsolete Yorkshire-made, single-cylinder Panther motorbikes. Poorly funded, with little planning, the ride depends on good luck, blind loyalty and terminal optimism. The struggle is managed with a youthful naivety. This is a recollection of a youth well-spent. Love and adventure are in the air with every chapter a precarious adventure. "I was parched and scarcely able to breathe but I pushed and shoved and swore, screamed, yelled and cried and somehow I got Penelope up that bloody hill and struggled on until I could see the brick outpost over a sand dune. In the last 20 yards I bogged down again, and so leaving Penelope upright in the sand I staggered in, to the amazement of the soldiers. I beg for water"

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.

The Adventures of Buddy the Motocross Bike

The Adventures of Buddy the Motocross Bike
Author: Kyle Burger
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 35
Release: 2012
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1468506099

Buddy the Motocross Bike is an exciting children's book that teaches young generation about the lessons in life while giving them something to be excited about while reading a book. "Buddy Learns Confidence" is the first of many Buddy books to come.

Riding in the Zone

Riding in the Zone
Author: Ken Condon
Publisher: Motorbooks
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019-10-15
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 9780760366943

Riding motorcycles is fun, but author Ken Condon maintains that there is a state of consciousness to be achieved beyond the simple pleasure of riding down the road. Riding in the Zone helps riders find that state of being. It's the experience of being physically and mentally present in the moment, where every sense is sharply attuned to the ride. Your mind becomes silent to the chatter of daily life, and everyday problems seem to dissolve. You feel a deeper appreciation for life. Your body responds to this state of being with precise, fluid movements, you feel in balance, your muscles are relaxed, and it seems as though every input you make is an expression of mastery. This is "the Zone." Condon identifies all of the factors that affect entering the Zone and addresses each one individually, from the development of awareness and mental skills to mastering physical control of the motorcycle. At the end of each chapter are drills designed to transform the book's ideas into solid, practical riding skills. Riding in the Zone takes riders to the next level in their skill set.

Little Mike and Maddie's First Motorcycle Ride

Little Mike and Maddie's First Motorcycle Ride
Author: Miriam Aronson
Publisher: Crumbgobbler Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007
Genre: Dogs
ISBN: 9780979530203

Little Mike and Maddie are happy dogs. They have lots of toys, treats, and love from Big Bob and Amy, but what they really want is to go for a motorcycle ride. How will they make their dream come true? Ride along with Little Mike and Maddie on the first of many motorcycle adventures to come. Vrumm, vrumm!

Adventure Riding Techniques

Adventure Riding Techniques
Author: Robert Wicks
Publisher: Haynes Publishing UK
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009-11-01
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 9781844255726

Every motorcycle adventure presents new challenges – terrain, weather, geography, mechanical issues, survival and navigation. Adventure Riding Techniques is designed to act as the essential and definitive guide to all the specialist skills one would need for off road adventure riding. It is designed to fill the reader with the confidence needed to undertake a long distance adventure ride, whatever the conditions. The book delivers a practical approach to adventure bike basics, riding techniques, crossing different types of terrain (everything from rivers and mud to rocks and deep sand), riding positions and strategies for survival. A long distance motorcycle journey is a significant undertaking and giving the reader insight into vital techniques and skills is this book’s unique difference. Specialists in the field will be used to demonstrate techniques and provide insightful information for aspiring adventure riders.