The Complete Mortocycle Book : A Consumer's Guide

Chuck Rhynard

"The level of detail Jim Bennett provides should make this book a good addition to any bike-related library. Even the friend or relative of a biker should find this book valuable reading. [It] is very well written and is much more readable than you would expect from a reference book." - Cybercycle Magazine

Mark Mederski

"Covering the basics of nearly every technical topic in motorcycling, The Complete Motorcycle Book is a solid foundation of information for new riders and a great refresher for the seasoned rider." - Vice President of Marketing, American Motorcyclist Association

Motorcycle Consumer News

"This book covers a lot of motorcycling territory, at just about the right speed. . ."

Reviewers Bookwatch

Provides consumers with an excellent range of specifications and details.

Library Journal

Motorcycle riding is invariably an affair of the spirit, one that too frequently allows passion to dictate decisions. Bennett (Cheapwheels, Pocket, 1989) who covers virtually all aspects of buying, maintaining, and riding a motorcycle, cautions that knowledge and reason, not passion, must be the underpinnings of any motorcycling decision. He encourages riders to learn about mechanical operations, dealers' business practices, and the practical aspects of riding so that they may select the right bike, make it last longer, and save money. Bennett exhibits a sound knowledge of various kinds of bikes and riding and provides specific and usable information in a number of areas. His chapters on used bikes and safe riding are especially good. Thorough and well written, this book should appeal to beginning riders. Recommended for public libraries but suitable for academic libraries as well.-David Van de Streek, Pennsylvania State Univ. Libs., York

School Library Journal

YA-How to select and purchase the right bike, basic mechanics and maintenance, and safe riding techniques are covered in this sourcebook for prospective buyers and riders.

Mike Tribby

From rice-burners to full-dress Harleys, Bennett discusses them all in a book that's not a tribute to the biker lifestyle but a complete examination of buying, maintaining, and riding motorcycles. He starts with a chapter of the pros and cons of owning a bike in the first place, and he includes sections on safe riding and sharing the road that are far longer than the ones on specific makes of cycle--a fact that further distinguishes his book from the usual motorcycle tome. Bennett's attention to detail is laudable--indeed, consider his section on used motorcycle best-buys required reading if you're suddenly possessed by the yen to buy a bike and head out on the highway--so the many with limited expertise and experience in the automotive arts who have taken up motorcycling in recent years will find his book a great help in protecting their investments and maintaining their new toys. If only the last chapter, "A Brief History of Riding," were longer, this would be the perfect motorcycle primer.