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| | Description | An official book published in association with MotoGP rights holder Dorna SL, this practical guide to motorcycle racing technique is aimed at racing and track day enthusiasts at all levels. From starting and accelerating to braking, cornering, overtaking and even crashing, this book combines expert guidance from an experienced coach with advice and anecdotes from top riders.
Presented in a large format and fully illustrated throughout in color, this is the authoritative guide to improving your racing technique and performance on the track. | |
| | Product Details | | Author: | Andy Ibbott | | Hardcover: | 176 pages | | Publisher: | Haynes Publishing | | Publication Date: | November 30, 2006 | | Language: | English | | ISBN: | 1844253430 | | Package Length: | 10.71 inches | | Package Width: | 8.35 inches | | Package Height: | 0.79 inches | | Package Weight: | 1.94 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 19 reviews |
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28 of 28 found the following review helpful:
 best riding technique book Jan 03, 2007
By Yauhen Radzikevich
I own Keith Code's Twist of the Wrist II, Lee Park's Total Control, and Nick Ienatsch's Sport Riding Techniques and all of those are great books.
Andy Ibbott's book is a worthy addition to them. It summarizes all techniques discussed in the aforesaid books in a very precise and accurate manner and it also contains a lot of new information as well. The book explains the physics behind each technique and is very easy to read. Many high quality pictures(almost on every page) make this book even more fun to read. So if I were to own only one motorcycle riding skills book it definitely be Andy Ibbott's one.
12 of 13 found the following review helpful:
 Required reading Jan 21, 2008
By John Joss
Every racer, would-be racer and track-day attendee should read and assimilate this book. It is among the best books on racing technique every published, and will provide excellent advice, as well, to road riders who want to improve their daily riding. It will also help the reader understand what he or she is seeing at the races.
The devil, Andy Ibbott proves beyond doubt, is in the details. Rising above being `quick' to being a winner is a long, painstaking (often painful) process, and this book proves it. Racing success comes from meticulous attention to the inner workings of riding well, along with total physical, emotional and financial commitment. It takes years. There are no `instant winners.'
Illustrated with scores of clear diagrams and magnificent photos from Gold and Goose, this is one of the best primers for aspiring racers and those already competing in a difficult and dangerous sport. The photos alone, culled from thousands taken by Gold and Goose of the great racers of the last (approximately) decade show, in detail, what the bike and rider are doing and illustrate the text powerfully--a picture really is worth a thousand words.
In 14 lavishly illustrated chapters, Ibbott covers preparation (emphasizing fitness), how to handle the bike--acceleration, braking, cornering and steering, sliding, racing lines, qualifying, starting, passing other riders, racing psychology, crashing--managing the ambient climate (hot, cold, wet), conserving personal and machine energy and getting on top of the box. Keith Code's appendix on suspension is excellent. Ibbott quotes many of today's champions with explanations of what they do, how they do it and why it works. He puts us right in front of the greats, who answer many of the critical questions we would ask if we had the chance to sit down with them.
There is one area of significant omission from the book, and it's a biggie. It will, beyond every imaginable personal effort, seriously affect a racer's success or failure. It is beyond the cognitive control of the individual rider and will have a lot to do with his or her potential as a racer.
The first is genetic: the physiology of the individual, his or her vision, morphology, reaction times, propriocetive skills and associated characteristics.
The second, closely aligned with the first, is used by military aviation authorities worldwide to screen potential pilots from those unsuited to the task: reflexes, hand-eye coordination, etc., manifest in a racer, for example, in his or her degree of `feel' for what the machine is doing, its deviation from track (e.g. sliding). Anyone interested in taking up racing should be tested for these physiological aspects. It is difficult or impossible for anyone who is not naturally (i.e. genetically) gifted to overcome basic physiological deficits.
The third is psychological: only the tough-minded and strong-willed can win. Adolf Galland, a great WWII fighter pilot, said: "Only the spirit of attack, born in a brave heart, will bring success to any fighter aircraft, no matter how highly developed it may be." It's the same with race bikes.
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Good Tips Feb 22, 2007
By Robert Sumner
Excellent riding tips from the Moto-GP gods. Recommend for the experienced track day rider. Read this after you've done the Code books. Valuable little morsels of insights.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
The Best! Oct 07, 2007
By Jack Roe
""flickmeister""
In my opinion, the best book on the market for sportbike riders and racetrack techniques. Beautifully done, brilliantly written. Andy has more good information here for the advanced rider than any other book on the shelves. This and Nick Ienatsch's "Sportbike Riding Techniques" should be mandatory reading for anyone wishing to expand their riding skills, especially sportbike riders considering going to trackdays, track schools (such as CLASS, STAR, etc.) or actively roadracing.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
GP Motorccle Racing, Getting Started..... Mar 08, 2007
By D. L. Tisdale
this book is an excellent source of knowledge for anyone that had any questions about motorcycle racing on the top level with a lot of how to's and pointers to get most skills required for riding hard and fast...i would buy this book again and again.. a great book to have in ones library...
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