Product Description

This second volume uncovers and traces the direct links between man and machine. Keith's unique ability to unravel complexities and establish simple, essential principles, provide both street and race riders with real tools to think about, and understand for themselves the problems of riding. The author says: "The ten years since the publication of TWIST OF THE WRIST have been exciting ones for motorcyclists. That volume was my first attempt to create a 'technology' of riding: I knew there was one, it was simply a question of finding it. But TWIST OF THE WRIST II contains more real riding technology and addresses the source of our classic rider problems."

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #15908 in Books
• Published on: 1993-12-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 117 pages

About the Author
Keith Code

Customer Reviews

Read, digest and leave your mates behind.
I have been riding for 21 years, done numerous Police run courses and have always considered my motorcycling abilities to be pretty good. Nothing could have prepared me for the revalations that this book holds. It is, without doubt, the most informative source of information on motorcycling that I have ever found. It will teach you how to get the best from your machine, in all situations. You will ride faster, safer and smoother than ever before.

Ever stuggled a little to keep up with the group? Not any more. Read this book and you will be the one at the front and it will be you that's waiting for the back markers. There are things in this book that I never even knew about, let alone how to perform. Shortly after reading it, I went on a road skills day. After riding around the circuit a couple of times, under the watchful eye of a qualified instructor, he told me there was nothihng he could teach me and to go off and enjoy the day. Blasting around Cadwell Park with the knowledge I'd learnt from this book was absolute heaven. The rest of my class spent the day learning the basics of counter steering and weight distribution while I just played at being a track god!

If you haven't read this book, then you must. I don't believe anyone could read it and not learn from it.

A blend of the psychology and mechanics of riding fast bikes
This is a fascinating book, and one everyone should read if they want to feel more in control of their 2 wheeled steed. The author examines the physics of exactly why bikes behave they way they do under different circumstances. He then advises on how the mentality of the rider can be adapted to allow control the bike by allowing the physics of the bike to sort it self out. Sounds odd, but Keith explains that in most near-crash situations, if the rider tries to do something to stop the bike crashing, he is actually more likely to make it crash. If you can't be bothered to read the book, the one point he emphasises again and again is keep rolling on that throttle. One thing that annoyed me about the book was the stupid end of chapter glossaries. Maybe some people need words like "traction" and "accelerate" explained to them, but the shouldn't be allowed near a sports bike in the first place!...

Excellent. A 'must' for all riders of all abilities
Ever wondered why your bike does what it does, when it does it and why? How do those fast riders get around corners so quickly? I used to ask all of these questions myself. And if I ever asked anybody who could ride like that how they did it, they just smiled and walked off with a 'don't you know' look on their face. When I read this book, it answered all of those questions and more. I thought I was a fast road rider, but after reading this book and more importantly, making sure I understood each aspect of what it was explaining, I became quicker, more in control, more comfortable with what the bike was doing, but more importantly, safer. I did have to slow down for a couple of months as I completely changed my riding style, but it was worth it. I recommend this book to riders at all levels.

By the way, I ride a Fireblade.