Total Control: High Performance Street Riding Techniques, 2nd Edition

✍ Scribed by Lee Parks

• Publisher: Motorbooks International
• Year: 2015
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 195
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

A completely revised version of one of the best-selling motorcycle riding skills books of all time. Today's super high-performance bikes are the most potent vehicles ever sold to the public and they demand advanced riding skills. Get it right, and a modern motorcycle will provide you with the thrill of a lifetime; get it wrong and you'll be carted off in a meat wagon. The line between ecstasy and agony is so thin that there is absolutely no margin for error.Total Control provides you with the information you need to stay on the healthy side of that line, providing a training course developed and perfected through decades of professional training in Lee Parks' Total Control Advanced Riding Clinic. 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 and the knowledge gained will apply to all brands of bikes from Harley-Davidson and Suzuki to Ducati and Kawaski to Honda and BMW and more! Readers will come away with a better understanding of everything from braking and cornering to proper throttle control, resulting in a more exhilarating yet safer ride.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover
Title
Table of Contents
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Preface
Introduction
Section 1: Chassis Dynamics
Chapter 1: Traction
Chapter 2: Steering
Chapter 3: Suspension
Section 2: Mental Dynamics
Chapter 4: Fear
Chapter 5: Concentration
Chapter 6: Right Attitude
Section 3: Body Dynamics
Chapter 7: Vision
Chapter 8: Line Selection
Chapter 9: Throttle Control
Chapter 10: Shifting
Chapter 11: Braking
Chapter 12: Body Positioning
Chapter 13: Low-Speed Turns
Chapter 14: Riding Two-Up
Section 4: Machine Setup
Chapter 15: Suspension Setup
Chapter 16: Chassis Tuning
Chapter 17: Ergonomics
Chapter 18: Aerodynamics
Section 5: Rider Setup
Chapter 19: Fitness
Chapter 20: Riding Gear
Epilogue
Appendix
Suspension Testing Log
Index
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
K
L
M
N
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
Z
Photo Credits