Total Control High Performance Street Riding 2nd Edition

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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.

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  • 5
    Total Cotrol book

    Posted by Bob on 27th Nov 2023

    Excellent in every way. Gave away and purchased another copy for my sons. Riding since 1981, with many training courses taken, I still learn something from every glance at this book. Now I have to buy another copy to replace the one I gave away!

  • 5
    should be textbook for the MSF class

    Posted by jeff goldthorpe on 16th Nov 2023

    easy to read and understand. great for beginner to advanced rider

  • 5
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  • 5
    Total Control

    Posted by Jim Sullivan on 14th Mar 2022

    This is an amazing book. The technical details on a motorcycle's components from tires to suspension to throttle to brakes and how they all work together are fantastic. I love the references to Zen, beginner's mind, and the importance of concentration and attitude while riding. I can geek out on the physics of motorcycles in motion and then meditate to get into the right mindset. I don't think books like this are written for your average car driver. Maybe F1.

  • 5
    Total Control, riding techniques

    Posted by John Schneider on 20th Oct 2021

    The book delivers comprehensive instruction and information about controlling your ride and does it with clear information and illustrations based on years of real world experience. Thanks

  • 5
    Total Control

    Posted by Mike McClung on 18th Jun 2021

    Come on. If you ride a sport, sport tour, or adventure tour motorcycle, this book should be in your library.
    This is my second copy, I passed the first on to my nephew as a gift so he could learn to ride better and safer.

  • 5
    Great book!

    Posted by Will Miller on 31st May 2021

    I heard about this book from motojitsu on youtube. It's perfect for new riders (me) who are learning various techniques to both stay safe and go fast. I rode dirt bikes as a teenager but never a road bike so this book has been exceptional in getting me up to speed. Thanks Lee!

  • 5
    Constant learning

    Posted by Eric on 16th Jan 2019

    Learning something almost every paragraph. A lot to think about. I don’t know if I’m going to ever make it through the book. Not so bad, because I am enjoying it so much.
    Thank you.

  • 5
    My Favorite Motorcycle Book

    Posted by Alexis Robles on 28th Dec 2018

    When I first started riding a few years ago, I knew that it was a risky way to commute. I wanted to make sure that I learned all of the correct knowledge and techniques right off the bat so that I could increase my chances of staying safe. I chose this book based off of the Amazon reviews I read and bought the book; it was the first motorcycle book I had ever purchased. After reading it, I had a MUCH better understanding of how motorcycles work and how/why everything we do on a motorcycle affects our ability to maintain traction and control. It clearly explained a wide variety of topics such as gear, vision, concentration, cornering strategies and much more. I have read 6 motorcycle books so far and they are all amazing but Total Control is still king. I still refer to that book often whenever I have a question. I like this book so much that I recently ordered a signed copy to give to my brother as a gift as he is now beginning his motorcycle journey and I want him to start off the right way. I highly recommend this book!