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Summary: Get started right
Review: A good book, aimed primarily at the beginner, though experienced riders may find it useful as a refresher.
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Summary: Good Read to refresh and review
Review: A review of the MSF course I took. A lot of technical explanations I couldn't get, such as degrees of lean angle. I would have preferred this to be an easier and simpler read.
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Summary: Good book but a little light on info.
Review: After taking the MSF course I bought this book and others as a follow-up. My main disappointment with the MSF Guide to Motorcycling Excellence is that it little farther than the booklet that came with the course. The information contained in the book is obviously valuable and correct (given that MSF are the subject matter experts on motorcycle safety) but there is not a lot of depth to the material in the book. It is written in a push button manner lacking sufficient exmplanations of the "why" of the techniques it describes. If you are looking for a simple to read, basic guide to motorcycle safety this book is probably for you. If you know nothing about motorcycling then this is a good (if a bit expensive start). If you want to learn more, are detailed oriented, or need to really understand something before you can apply it, I would recommend looking for one of the other books on motorcycling that are available.
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Summary: Sound Information on how to ride a motorcycle
Review: For new riders.... Take the MSF new rider course. No book will substitute for experience on a bike. Buy and read the book to gain greater depth of understanding in the theory and practice of competent bike riding.
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Summary: Good Read to refresh and review
Review: Good material, excellent for review, presented very well. Makes good sense to read up from the experts when you can't actually take a course.
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Summary: Comments from a novice...
Review: I just started riding in February 2002. They say "nothing beats experience". This is true. If you learn it right! I bought this book and read it several times before taking my written test and safety course. I breezed through both with confidence. The knowledge this book has is invaluble! Buy it, read it, absorb it. Then practice the techniques over and over. You'll ride safer and with confidence.
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Summary: Comments from a novice...
Review: I just started riding in February 2002. They say "nothing beats experience". This is true. If you learn it right! I bought this book and read it several times before taking my written test and safety course. I breezed through both with confidence. The knowledge this book has is invaluble! Buy it, read it, absorb it. Then practice the techniques over and over. You'll ride safer and with confidence.
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Summary: This book can save your life! *REALLY*
Review: If you ride a motorcycle, you need this book. Period. Buy it now, get it, read it, and commit what it says to reflex-memory - it can literally save your life. It is not, however, a substitute for taking one of the Motorcycle Safety Foundation's 3-day beginner motorcycling courses. If you are concerned with becoming a better (safer) rider, I recommend you do the following: get this book and read it. Enroll and take the MSF course (they provide helmets and motorcycles and it's cheap). Re-read this book. Practice what you have learned in class and read in this book on an ongoing basis. If you do the above (and always wear a helmet), you will reduce the chances of accident and injury. Yes, motorcycling is more dangerous than riding in a "cage" (that's a car, for you non-motorcyclists). But, with proper training and safety equipment, you can improve your odds significantly. Just do it.
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Summary: A Supplement to Active Motorcycle Safety Training Class
Review: Rated this "German Officer's Manual" of Motorcycle Safety Training 5*'s because I consider it to be unique and singular, in concert with Hough's other volumes on the subject. Found this book to be an excellent prepatory manual for taking an ACTIVE class in motorcycle safety training. Statistics prove that licensed, professionally-trained riders have the advantage, in emergency handling situations.
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Summary: Comprehensive. Life supporting. A must-have.
Review: There's something for everyone here, beginners and experienced riders alike. There are practical street strategies based on statistics from the USC - Hurt Study. There is plain talk as well as technical discussion (for example, the physics of traction complete with free-body diagrams of tire forces) for those who want that. Nothing is left out, from cornering, to collision avoidance, to how to select a helmet and other gear (including a first motorcycle!), to primers on off-road riding and motorcycle care, plus a good index, glossary, and spreadsheets of state requirements. Many points are clarified with quality color illustrations and photos. It's as much as one can learn from a book, all in exchange for one of the ... bills in your wallet. Call it cheap insurance, excellent value, or whatever you want, but *please* read this book!
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