Motorcycle Books - technical aspects, racing tips or novels

[Deano]

I've posted this here as it is a general query really.

It's my birthday soon and my sister wants to know what I would like.

I'm thinking a book would be good.

In particular, something about racing tips (and not Keith Code - I've already read that), suspension set up - I heard there was something out there by Goberts ?

Other than that - any suggestions on good biographies etc - have read Britten and Rossi.

Any suggestions ?

[pritch]

The suspension reference I have here is "Sportbike Suspension Tuning - How To Improve Your Motorcycle's Handling and Performance" by Andrew Trevitt.

It won't turn you into an instant Dr Robert but should provide a better understanding of what's happening to your suspenders. There is a trouble shooting guide that suggests solutions to problems depending on whether the symptom appears on corner entry, mid corner, corner exit, or on the straight.

It's a large format book with lots of colour photos and was published in 2008 ( David Bull Publishing) so is reasonably current.

Less about suspension but even more pictures... Performance Riding Techniques by Andy Ibott. It's an official MotoGP publication so is packed with colour photos of the stars. My edition was published in 2006 so things have moved on a bit as far as the riders go.

[BMWST?]

motocourse......fantastic photography and there are always a couple of in depth tech articles.in nz it will cost you about 120,less of course if you get it on the net.......

[eelracing]

Hey Deano I know you're a commuter bike fan but an interesting book on two stroke GP beginnings and Suzuki skullduggery I can recommend is Stealing Speed by Matt Oxley.
A pretty good read if you're into old school two strokes and how "God" (Walter Kaaden)got phenominal power out of them.

Another good one by Oxley is The Fast stuff...basically articles and interviews on top racers and racing since the late eighties.Some of the chapters are quite humourous and you would'nt believe how some of these guys tick.

In the same vein is Top Dead Center by Kevin Cameron,a very tech indepth but by no means less interesting book. He gets right into the development of motorcycles/riders and engineers from the seventies to present day.

Have a good B'day to by the way.

[onearmedbandit]

I heard there was something out there by Goberts ?

Goberts? As in Anthony? His book titled 'Taking the perfect lines' had nothing to do with motorcycles.

[Deano]

Cheers all - I will check em out.