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Total Control: High Performance Street Riding Techniques |  | Author: Lee Parks
Publisher: Motorbooks
Category: Book
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Rating:  82 reviews
Sales Rank: 18839
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st
Pages: 192
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 10.5 x 8.2 x 0.5
ISBN: 0760314039
Dewey Decimal Number: 629.2275
EAN: 9780760314036
ASIN: 0760314039
Publication Date: July 12, 2003
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Product Description
Todays super high-performance bikes are the most potent vehicles ever sold to the public and they demand advanced riding skills. This is the perfect book for riders who want to take their street riding skills to a higher level. Total Control explains the ins and outs of high-performance street riding. Lee Parks, one of the most accomplished riders, racers, authors and instructors in the world, helps riders master the awe-inspiring performance potential of modern motorcycles. This book gives riders everything they need to develop the techniques and survival skills necessary to become a proficient, accomplished, and safer street rider. High quality photos, detailed instructions, and professional diagrams highlight the intricacies and proper techniques of street riding. Readers will come away with a better understanding of everything from braking and cornering to proper throttle control, resulting in a more exciting yet safer ride.
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 Well presented and thorough. November 5, 2009
John R. Collings (Phoenix, AZ United States)
Lee's book is excellent for anyone either just beginning to ride a bike or with years of experience who wants to improve their skills and style or just understand more about how it all works.
It is very clearly written with just enough humor to keep it light and interesting; it takes you step by step through all the areas you need to know about in a progressive and logical manner, each chapter building from the last.
Each section also contains real world exercises that you can practice and perform on an ongoing basis to improve and maintain your skills.
I recommend this book to ANYONE who has, or is thinking of getting a motorcycle.
Total Control September 13, 2009
E. Lorentz (Alaska)
I have over 40 years of motorcycle riding experience. As a teenager I rode the rural roads and city streets of California. As a young man I moved to Alaska riding city streets and rural roads.
Total Control by Lee Parks explains many aspects of riding techniques from the motorcycle to the road.
Total Control has helped me understand my riding technique and what I am doing right. It also helps me understand week points of my riding technique and how to correct it.
If you want real knowledge about riding your performance bike........get the book.
Total Control: High Performance Street Riding Techniques September 9, 2009
geano
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This item arrived in perfect order as decribed but did take a while, otherwise all good.
 Good info September 2, 2009
LSM (Doylestown, PA USA)
There's a lot of good information in this book. There's also a lot of technical information that the author claims is important to know, but I don't necessarily agree. However, any rider with any kind of experience - from newbie to highly experienced, can pick some really good tips that will make their ride safer and more enjoyable.
Consider this book as a low cost safety gear. August 26, 2009
Ninja Rider
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
After a 40 year layoff I decided to buy another motorcycle. I was a safe rider and feel like a beginner. This book contains a well presented how-to for safe and relaxed riding. Even an old dog like me can and did learn new tricks. Many of the steering and control techniques I learned by trial and error are very well explained and illustrated. Chapters are short, to-the-point and well thought out. Highly recommended to young and old alike. Lee Parks knows his stuff.
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