The Upper Half Of The Motorcycle

Author : Bernt Spiegel
Publisher : Motorbooks
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2019-08-13
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9780760366967

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The Upper Half of the Motorcycle by Bernt Spiegel Pdf

Bernt Spiegel's The Upper Half of the Motorcycle was a best-selling motorcycling book in its original German with multiple editions and printings to its credit. Now translated into English, its provocative message is available to a wider audience. Spiegel's metaphor considers the rider and the motorcycle as a single unit, the rider being the upper half. Taking a multidisciplinary approach, the author draws on anthropology, psychology, biology, physics, and other disciplines to analyze the theory and function of the man-machine unit. Motorcycle riding is seen as a junction where people have created machines for personal transport and then become so adept at using them that the machine becomes like an extension of the rider themself. The ultimate goal for riders is the integration of the man-machine interface and subsequent skill development to the point of virtuosity. Spiegel considers the various aspects of motorcycle riding that must be understood, practiced, and mastered before virtuosity can be attained. Many anecdotes, supplementary material, and in-depth treatment of specialized topics is contained in sidebars and footnotes. Numerous diagrams and photographs illustrate the book's principles allowing the reader to consider and develop their riding skill set.

Author : United States. Patent and Trademark Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 756 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Patents
ISBN : PSU:000066177302

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Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office by United States. Patent and Trademark Office Pdf

Author : Reg Pridmore
Publisher : Whitehorse Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2004-06-28
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1884313469

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Smooth Riding the Pridmore Way by Reg Pridmore Pdf

Former AMA racing champion Reg Pridmore, known worldwide for his popular CLASS Motorcycle Schools, brings his decades of experience on the track, street and classroom, to the readers of this new riding skills book. After reviewing the basics, Pridmore shows advance students how to focus on control in cornering, braking, and acceleration. A long-time proponent of the value of body-steering, Pridmore's insightful text explains how this controversial technique helped him win championships and how it can help everyday riders and budding racers become smoother, better riders. Sections on street strategies and riding gear make this a comprehensivehow-to riding skills book for anyone looking to improve their skills.

Author : Gary Inman
Publisher : Laurence King Publishing
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2023-03-16
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781399613590

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How to Build a Motorcycle by Gary Inman Pdf

How to Build a Motorcycle leads you through all the key stages - from initially finding the right project for your skill level, to sourcing a base bike and safely taking on some full-on bike-building tasks. With clear, easy-to-follow instructions, proper advice and specially commissioned step-by-step illustrations throughout it is an ideal aid to getting your hands oily. Written by Gary Inman, the co-founder of independent motorcycle magazine Sideburn, and illustrated by Adi Gilbert who is best known for his bicycle and motorcycle drawings whose clients include Harley-Davidson, Guy Martin, Wired magazine, Sideburn magazine and Nike, this is a must-have for all motorcycle lovers. Read this book, even dip in and out where relevant. If it makes sense, schedule some time, clear your mind, pull on some old clothes, grab your toolbox and get going. The chapters in How to Build a Motorcycle will tell you how to complete a huge variety of tasks that will allow even the greenest of novices to get their hands dirty and start modifying with purpose. If you belong to this camp, start with some of the low-input, high-reward jobs, such as fitting bars, swapping the rear shocks or wiring in a new tail light. Even though these require relatively little work, they'll transform the look of your bike, and completing them will fill you with confidence to undertake the more difficult jobs, such as fitting more modern front forks or even making your own frame. The book comes with a glossy 32-page section on finished bikes and is a reference and the perfect gift for all fans, from those who merely like to tinker, to riders taking on a full build.

Author : Henry Clemens Pearson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1372 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1922
Category : Tires
ISBN : WISC:89090514332

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Pneumatic Tires, Automobile, Truck, Airplane, Motorcycle, Bicycle by Henry Clemens Pearson Pdf

Author : Andrew Trevitt
Publisher : David Bull Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Morotcycles
ISBN : 1893618455

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Sportbike Suspension Tuning by Andrew Trevitt Pdf

"Sportbikes today handle better than pure racebikes did just a few years ago. Their sophisticated, versatile suspension offers countless combinations to find the handling that's right for you. This book will help you hone and perfect your suspension for high-performance street riding and track days. Discover the right way to set spring and damping adjustments, and adjust ride height for greater steering responsiveness and traction. Suspension specialists from professional racing and the aftermarket also offer their insights on useful modifications."--Publisher description.

Author : Ted Simon
Publisher : Abacus
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-20
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781405527514

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Dreaming Of Jupiter by Ted Simon Pdf

Ted Simon is the author of the classic travel book JUPITER'S TRAVELS. It documents his four-year journey round the world by motorbike, travelling through Europe, Africa, South and North America, and Asia. A number one bestseller in the late 1970s, it is still regarded as one of the greatest motorcycle books - indeed, one of the greatest travel books - ever written. In 2001, at the age of 69, Ted Simon decided to retrace his journey, and DREAMING OF JUPITER is the result. It took him two and a half years - during which time he revisited all the countries he had travelled through in the 1970s. He found much had changed, and he reflects upon the increased poverty, political upheavals, environmental issues and indeed the changes in himself. But ultimately, DREAMING OF JUPITER is a hugely inspiring read with a positive message at its heart - that even at the age of 70 you can still set off on an adventure, and be surprised and excited by what life throws at you along the way.

Author : Ken Condon
Publisher : Motorbooks
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2019-10-15
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 0760366942

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Riding in the Zone by Ken Condon Pdf

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.

Author : Richard Hudson-Evans
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0668046295

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Handbook of Motorcycle Sport by Richard Hudson-Evans Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1012 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1949
Category : Aeronautics
ISBN : UOM:35128000577047

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Automotive Industries by Anonim Pdf

Vols. for 1919- include an Annual statistical issue (title varies).

Author : Drew Hayden Taylor
Publisher : Vintage Canada
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2021-06-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781039000612

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Motorcycles & Sweetgrass by Drew Hayden Taylor Pdf

A story of magic, family, a mysterious stranger . . . and a band of marauding raccoons. Otter Lake is a sleepy Anishnawbe community where little happens. Until the day a handsome stranger pulls up astride a 1953 Indian Chief motorcycle – and turns Otter Lake completely upside down. Maggie, the Reserve’s chief, is swept off her feet, but Virgil, her teenage son, is less than enchanted. Suspicious of the stranger’s intentions, he teams up with his uncle Wayne – a master of aboriginal martial arts – to drive the stranger from the Reserve. And it turns out that the raccoons are willing to lend a hand.

Author : Chris Scott
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Motorcycle touring
ISBN : 1873756801

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Adventure Motorcycling Handbook by Chris Scott Pdf

Every red-blooded motorcyclist dreams of making the Big Trip--this updated fifth edition shows them how. Choosing a bike, deciding on a destination, bike preparation, documentation and shipping, trans-continental route outlines across Africa, Asia and Latin America, and back-country riding in SW USA, NW Canada and Australia. Plus--first hand accounts of biking adventures worldwide.

Author : District of Columbia. Board of Commissioners
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1921
Category : Washington (D.C.)
ISBN : UIUC:30112088039174

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Police Regulations ... as Amended to July 1, 1921, Inclusive ... by District of Columbia. Board of Commissioners Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on the District of Columbia
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 670 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1936
Category : Communication and traffic
ISBN : LOC:00186576500

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Traffic Survey by United States. Congress. House. Committee on the District of Columbia Pdf

Author : Derek Lundy
Publisher : Vintage Canada
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2011-10-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9780307398635

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Borderlands by Derek Lundy Pdf

"The periphery of a place can tell us a great deal about its heartland. along the edge of a nation's territory, its real prejudices, fears and obsessions - but also its virtues - irrepressibly bubble up as its people confront the 'other' whom they admire, or fear, or hold in contempt, and know little about. September 11, 2001, changed the United States utterly and nothing more so than the physical reality, the perception - and the meaning - of its borders." -from Borderlands Derek Lundy turns sixty at the end of a year in which three good friends have died. He feels the need to do something radical, and sets out on his motorcycle - a Kawasaki KLR 650 cc single-cylinder "thumper," which he describes as "unpretentious" and also "butt-ugly." Fascinated by the United States' post-9/11 passion for security, particularly on its two international borders, he chooses to investigate. He takes a firsthand look at both borders. The U.S.-Mexican borderlands, often disorderly and violent, operate according to their own ad hoc system of rules and conventions, and are distinct in many ways from the two countries the border divides. When security trumps trade, the economic well-being of both countries is threatened, and the upside is difficult to determine. American policy makers think the issues of drugs and illegals are ample reason to keep building fences to keep Mexicans out, even with no evidence that fences work or are anything but cruel. Mexicans' cheap labour keeps the wheels turning in the U.S. economy yet they are resented for trying to get into the country illegally (or legally). More people have died trying to cross this border than in the 9/11 attacks. At almost 9,000 kilometres, the U.S. border with Canada is the longest in the world. The northern border divides the planet's two biggest trading partners, and that relationship demands the fast, easy flow of goods and services in both directions. Since the events of 9/11, however, the United States has slowly and steadily choked the flux of trade: "just-in-time" parts shipments are in jeopardy; trucks must wait for inspection and clearance; people must be questioned. The border is "thickening." In prose that is compelling, impressive and at times frightening, Derek Lundy's incredible journey is illuminating enough to change minds, as great writing can sometimes do.