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Riding books.



Currently my entire crop of riding books consists of "Twist of the
Wrist II" & Roadcraft.

What else can the FOAK recommend? Wasn't there a book on real world
Have you tried the Kama Sutra?
Don't bother with 'A Twist of the Wrist', it will make you go blind.

Mine's the black waxed cotton Trialsmaster.

riding by a DR?
To be honest, the best thing you can do is get out there and ride. Perhaps
take a Police observed ride.
I think you've got the main two. Roadcraft which details the very
useful correlation between limitations and focus, plus danger areas and
Mind ewe, there's a lot in it which is already common knowlege,
obvious, common sense or all three.

TotW which covers the mechanics of riding, lines, etc. Together I
Mind ewe, there's a lot in it which is already common knowlege,
obvious, common sense or all three.
Ok, so are there some must-have techniques you 've heard of that you
currently don't have the knowledge to practice? Or are you just
covering all your bases in case there are?
Neither, I just want something to read on the train.
"Harley-Davidson Indian. These rare motorcycles ..."

Well, yes, I expect they are quite rare.

reckon they'll potentially keep people alive a lot longer than learning
purely from mistakes.
I'm about 2/3 of the way through the IAM book at the mo. Seems to be mostly
'follow the Highway Code' stuff - including the stuff on use of the
headlight flash and turning right off-side to off-side, which seems to be
unrelated to real life. I shall be picking up Roadcraft tomorrow - hope
that's a bit better.
Don't ride and read. You'll fall off.
"The Collected Posts of Whinging Courier".

Do you want instruction books, or books about the motorcycle thang in
general?