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At last, an actual workbook for the road racer and sport rider that details the process of high speed thought. Hundreds of questions aimed at solving the barriers of speed allow you to dissect your riding and pinpoint problem areas. This book elevates road racing into its proper place among the most demanding sports in the world. Here, the dynamic relationship between the rider and road is defined and ordered into a useable form.
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Riding a motorcycle can be broken down into two simple things: Thought and motion. Read the first page
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32 of 34 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Keith Code follows on from his two previous titles 'A Twist of the Wrist' and 'Twist II' with more detailed theory on motorcycle handling. He is a clear thinker, and it is interesting to read all of his books in chronological order and see the development of his ideas. The margin notes by Wayne Rainey broaden and deepen the discussion and suggest that this work would still be incomplete if it were three times as long [in which case I would give it 5 crowns]. Code is apparently no engineer, and he does not get technical, for instance, on countersteering, and does not mention things such as gyroscopic precession [though I would have appreciated it], but he is a scientist in that he develops theories based on observation and performs experiments to prove or disprove them on the track. An excellent book which is improving my road riding [speed, safety and enjoyment] and which has whet my appetite for the track.
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I have been driving sports motorbikes for some 30 years and includes many track days, although never raced.
That said have supported club racers, and this is a useful manual for those rainy days at the circuit and just need some way to get inspirational thoughts, encouragement, ideas. Good investment.
That said have supported club racers, and this is a useful manual for those rainy days at the circuit and just need some way to get inspirational thoughts, encouragement, ideas. Good investment.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Soft Science of Road Racing Motorcycles
4 Sep 2002
Format:Paperback
This book might not be for every rider. But the data on the different kinds of plans that one can make in relation to riding I think is excellent. Also, when you see the comments by Wayne Rainey (a hero of mine for sure), then you know this information applies at the top level of riding.
Also, the section on one's sense of speed--I've been doing some racing and around racetracks for years, and there isn't anyone else that even talks about this (not in a fashion I can understand that is).
The checklists that Code provides at the end of the chapters can really help pinpoint a riding problem. That is valuable to me.
Again, not for everyone, but a little reading of this book, and a little patience with one's own riding can equal big gains. Well worth it.
21 of 26 people found the following review helpful
Quite good technical reference
13 April 2000
Format:Paperback
Soft Science of Road Racing Motorcycles is quit a good book for tuning your race bike. But it's intended for recrational use. For real racer's it's to basic. While tuning my own bike it was usefull to use the books. The comments are also very handy. It does explain tunning a lot of different bikes so it can be very wide used. All in all it wasn't a bad book at all espiaccialy if you are a 'recrational' racer!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
A very good book
5 Nov 2006
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I think Twist of the Wrist 2 is a superior book, but the Soft Science is also a decent read. The concepts are fairly intuitive, but there are many good artifacts of infomation. I recommend only purchasing this book AFTER Twist of the Wrist 2. The concepts aren't cummulative, but Twist of the Wrist 2 is simply a better textbook - in my opinion.
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