Total Control
High Performance Street Riding Techniques
Lee Parks(Author)
Motorbooks (Publisher)
Published on 12. July 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
160 pages
978-0-7603-1403-6 (ISBN)
Description
Today's 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.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Color Ill: 250
Dimensions
Height: 270 mm
Width: 210 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
615 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7603-1403-6 (9780760314036)
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Person
Lee Parks has been racing for over 16 years, and he won the 2001 G.M.D. Computrack National Endurance Series Championship in the Lightweight class. He also finished 2nd in the 1994 AMA 125GP national championship in its exhibition year. He spent five years as the editor and chief test rider of Motorcycle Consumer News where he road tested every new street motorcycle available in the U.S. and became one of the top performance-testing journalists in the world. He is based in Victorville, CA.