Books on riding motorcycles

By Galen

They are just books! They all say about the same thing.

Go ride your fucking motorcycle. Don't read books on how to ride. Just ride!

The wave-by.
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As you gently roll through the winding hills and forests of Clark County's beloved back country on a sunny Saturday afternoon, you are bound to encounter other motorcyclists out to shake off a little of the work week and let it all hang out in the twisties. We all share the passion of the open road and all enjoy it a little bit differently.

There's any variety of bikes...

Those of you that are preparing to knock the dust off that motorcycle that's been calmly stowed in the garage or in storage might benefit from this small piece of advice:

-Don't stow your motorcycle over the winter, unless it's absolutely unreasonable that you would be able to take it out for a spin over the winter.

-If you own a battery tender, throw it away. Ride your motorcycle. Don't "tend" to it.

-Don't skip out on a ride if it is sprinkling...

We ride motorcycles (or pretend to). Most of us have crashed a motorcycle at one time or another. Some of us have not. So we generally understand that our sport is a dangerous one. Especially dangerous. Agreed?

Fine.

Why do we have to dilute ourselves in a blanket of safety-bolstering techno-babble? I could spend a half-hour citing all the recent threads regarding crashes, safety tips, "how-we-ride" rules, et cetera, but I think you all know the drift. It's...