Twist of the wrist!

[Tink]

An excellent book loaned to me... to help increase my speed safely around corners... fantastic read for the beginners... !!! PS I searched in advanced search... and it came up twist & wrist... :) but no twist of the wrist.

[p.dath]

I second that recommendation. It does have a racing focus, but a lot of it is transferrable to the road.

There is also Twist of the Wrist II, and the Soft Science of Road Racing.

[Tink]

I second that recommendation. It does have a racing focus, but a lot of it is transferrable to the road.

There is also Twist of the Wrist II, and the Soft Science of Road Racing.

Funny you say that.. as it does emphasize racing.. but it is no 2 I am reading... didn't want to confuse the noobs... doh thats me... lol... no seriously good books!!!

And all very applicable to the standard road riding!

[javawocky]

Both totally brilliant. I think they should be compulsory reading for noobs and ooolds alike, anyone that takes to two wheels.

They really are the Old and New Testament of biking :not:

[White trash]

Very cleverly written books indeed. And it doesn't matter if it's a repost or not, can't be reccomended enough.

[roadracingoldfart]

Ahhh the bible of motorcycling , keeping bikes on track since ages ago.

Advice is to read it more than once and then once a year for refresher reasons.


Paul.

[danielle]

yeah. i recently brought both books and a word of advice if people are looking to buy them; dont buy them online from new zealand, its way cheaper buying them from amazon (which is whr nz sites like fishpond get them anyway) even including shipping. And it says u have to wait about a month to recieve but i got mine in about two weeks!

A quick qyestions about them, it says i should go into a clear area and test the limit of my breaks i.e whr the breaks lock up. will this be safe for the likes of the front break??

thanks
Danielle

[p.dath]

A quick qyestions about them, it says i should go into a clear area and test the limit of my breaks i.e whr the breaks lock up. will this be safe for the likes of the front break??

thanks
Danielle

I think the idea is to do a lot of practice runs, gradually using more and more front brake, until you just discover the point to brake lock.

I wouldn't try and go for a full on lock up straight away. :)

[danielle]

cool cheers ill try that. it says that when u feel the front break lock just release the break straight away AND it should fingers cross be ok?

[magicmonkey]

Just had a quick look around and found a .pdf download of this:

Link removed

I'll enjoy it at my leisure :)

[javawocky]

I think the idea is to do a lot of practice runs, gradually using more and more front brake, until you just discover the point to brake lock.

I wouldn't try and go for a full on lock up straight away. :)

I wish I could quote chapter and verse on this one, but was reading this a few days ago ;) in Twist 1

The basically you start at 10k's and gradually apply front brake until you feel it lock up - then let go the brake :2guns:
When you are more comfortable increase the speed a little at a time.

According to our man Keith, at 100MPH a skid feels the same as at 10MPH as their are more forces keeping it upright at higher speed.

I for one would rather experiences it at lower speed :third:

[p.dath]

cool cheers ill try that. it says that when u feel the front break lock just release the break straight away AND it should fingers cross be ok?

Just make sure you going in a straight line, keep the bike straight up and down, and inspect the surface of where you are going to practice first to make sure it is even and has nothing to slip on (gravel, oil patches, painted lines, potholes, etc).

[Crisis management]

Just had a quick look around and found a .pdf download of this:


I'll enjoy it at my leisure :)

Do us all a favour and piss off with the pirate copies, Keith Code put a lot of effort into that book and his training, show him the respect of paying him for his time.

[kiwifruit]

Just had a quick look around and found a .pdf download of this:



I'll enjoy it at my leisure :)

Careful with that. I had Keith Code's son email me about having and sharing a pdf of the book after he saw this (http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=32602) thread. They don't appreciate it and actively "discourage" it.

:pinch:

[magicmonkey]

Ah, fair enough, sorry guys but I was under the impression it was on the commons license as there were so many sites with copies of it!

[pritch]

Be careful with publishing files that violate copyright. We've previously had the ToTW copyright owners contact KB about this sort of thing.

If you really value the information you should pay for it not steal it.

Edit: Ooops hadn't seen the earlier posts to this effect :whistle:

[javawocky]

Ah, fair enough, sorry guys but I was under the impression it was on the commons license as there were so many sites with copies of it!

Its not, but you can buy them for a very reasonable price from our friends in the Amazon...
http://www.amazon.com/Twist-Wrist-Motorcycle-Roadracers-Handbook/dp/0965045013/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1258406974&sr=8-1
http://www.amazon.com/Twist-Wrist-Basics-High-Performance-Motorcycle/dp/0965045021/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_b

Now if someone would order in in bulk shipping cost could be lower....

[Crisis management]

Now that I've taken my pills, on a more constructive note.....try Lee Parks book Total Control, a lot of people find that more readable than Twist of the Wrist and it is in public libraries in Auckland.
I found both of them to have something to offer me in diffrent ways.

[magicmonkey]

Its not, but you can buy them for a very reasonable price from our friends in the Amazon...
http://www.amazon.com/Twist-Wrist-Motorcycle-Roadracers-Handbook/dp/0965045013/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1258406974&sr=8-1
http://www.amazon.com/Twist-Wrist-Basics-High-Performance-Motorcycle/dp/0965045021/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_b

Now if someone would order in in bulk shipping cost could be lower....

Sweet, now I've ordered my paper copy I can enjoy the guilt free pdf!