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Summary: Excellent Info... Cro-Magnon Writing
Review: This book contains excellent, CRITICAL information about motorcycle handling that I haven't seen anywhere else. A must read no matter what kind of motorcycle you have, or where you ride. However, prepare to suffer. You must learn to ignore asterisks and bold-print throughout. As further insult, definitions are thoughtfully provided by the author for such words and phrases as "depend" and "ideal scene". I can only assume that either the writer quit school after the 4th grade, or that most of the students in his experience were just learning to speak.
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Summary: A Great Resource if you are ready for it.
Review: .This book is not easily understood by the novice rider. Its concepts are advanced and more easily understood by the experienced rider looking for the tid bits to polish up his act. He does take the definitions a bit far in an effort to not convey the wrong message. Overall it is a great resource. The information contained, when properly understood could even save your life
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Summary: A Needed Book, But Surely The Worst Writing Ever Published
Review: This book has some definite merit; however, readers will most certainly feel that they have earned the knowledge it contains by enduring the book's oppressive style and format. Mr. Code's credentials as a trainer of riders sound impressive and he does seem to understand motorcycles, especially their road-racing aspects. His difficulty lies in explaining the principles and techniques he espouses in a clear, concise manner. Never have I encountered a book such as this one where the writer feels compelled to include definitions for words like "goals", "purposes", "exaggerate", etc. Perhaps the riders he normally instructs abandoned education in their quest for undying motorcycle glory. At any rate, if you can get beyond the book's second-class writing and worse illustrations, there are some "gems" of wisdom to be found. Take this book in-hand when you have time to concentrate on what is being taught in spite of how it is stated.
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Summary: Better than the first
Review: Ok, Twist I is a must read. But Twist II is a better book. Perhaps because it is more practical in its focus. Twist II focuses on things we all think about: turning, braking, throttle control with mutiple chapters on each topic. Code follows the critical elements from Twist I on reference points and in Twist II tells us how to actually get the bike to do what we need it to do. He also does a better writing job than in Twist I and the length of the chapters and typesize make it an easy read. I have read it twice now. If you are a canyon carver, you must buy this book despite its track focus. Chances are you will go to track days anyway.
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Summary: Good info presented in a ridiculous format
Review: If you ride your bike at high speeds on twisty roads, this book is valuable. Keith Code has much to offer the beginning to intermediate sport rider who wants to improve his/her performance. Unfortunately, this book has some terrible flaws. I don't blame a racer for not knowing how to write, but I expect an editor to keep his author from looking like an idiot. Any reader competent enough to find this book on the shelf would not need words like "mind" and "vision" and myriad other ridiculous examples set off by asterisks and defined in an appendix. It is obviously a cheap way to "thicken" the book and keep it from becoming a pamphlet, which, frankly, would be a much more efficient way to present the information. Keith Code is a valuable source of information, but he should be on the lecture circuit, not a bookshelf.
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Summary: Good info, but too little of it; terribly written
Review: This should be a magazine article, written by someone (who canwrite) who has interviewed Mr. Code. The information in this bookcould easily be conveyed in a couple of thousand words. Worse, the writing is by far the most pretentious, misdirected, ridiculous style I have ever seen--and I am sure I have read way over 10,000 books (and hundreds of thousands of articles) in my life. I had a hard time forcing myself to read such atrocity. The problem is not mechanics--he understands grammar and sentence structure well enough. The problem is empty words, overblown rhetoric, unclear content, and the most bizarre conceit I have ever seen, namely, defining ordinary words in a glossary.E.g., "Characteristics," "perspective," "knowledge." If you can find a buddy who has read it, get him to take ten minutes and tell you about it. That's plenty of time to convey the information. Save your money.
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Summary: Ride a bike? Get this book. You'll learn something.
Review: If this book simply teaches you to analyze and improve your riding, it will have done it's job. So maybe the writing style isn't perfect - I'd rather read a handbook by a "writing rider" than a "riding writer". I personally got more out of "Volume II" (this one) than "Volume I", but since getting both costs less than a few tanks of gas, it's worth buying the pair. I had been riding daily fo 10 years when I picked up this book, but was new to sportbikes - it changed my world, for the better. As a side note, if you're a recovering addict you'll be inspired by Mr. Code.
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Summary: Maybe good information, very poorly written book
Review: This book maybe good for racers, but is of zero value to daily riders and is written very poorly. What these people need is not an independent publishing firm, they need a good editor. They preach a single rule throughout the first half od the book, and repeat it in so many boring ways, with so many boring examples that you do not want to read any more. The side notes that are scattered through the book have no connection to the text, the illustrations are irrelevant, and the stupidest of all are the asterisks, scattered randomly through the text explaining words such as 'Identical', 'Determine', 'Exception', 'Respect'.... Conclusion: Go to the MSF training, Mr Code and Mr Chandler need to go to basic writing training.
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Summary: Without knowing, a bike reacts the opposite way !
Review: When you read "A Twist of the wrist I and II" you will drive better! The two main things I learned were : 1) When an uncofortable situations occurs, you (= the driver) will react wrong. 2) If you try to steer or to correct the bike, it will react the opposite way.// I wanted to do faster corners and tried to hang off the bike to get my knee down. I took my time and I gradually added speed. At the time (before reading the book) everything I did seemed logic and safe to me. After reading the book I knew that I had been riding very dangerously and it was a mirracle I didn't crash !! These books are full of tips and knowledge you really should know. Example 1 : What happens when you steer right ? Try it and don't be surprised when the bike goes left. What if this happens when you are trying to avoid a lorry ? Read it and find out more.
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Summary: Essential Reading for all, not just racers
Review: He's not a proffesional writer, but it's obvious he understands bikes and how to help you understand them, too. This book will help your abilities grow closer to the motorcycle's abilities which will make you smoother and safer.
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