Book Reviews
BMW R90S
BMW R90S by: Ian Falloon Foreword by Reg Pridmore Hardcover – 128 pages, (2006) Whitehorse Press ISBN: 10: 1-884313-56-6 Dimensions (in inches): 8.25×10.0 More:  wBW Book Review Index |  Book Reviews by Rating |  Vintage, Classic, Antique Motorcycles Page |  BMW Page |  Motorcycle Repair and Maintenance Article Index Ask one of today’s hyper-sportbike riders about the BMW R90S and you’ll …
BMW Twins: All BMW Flat Twins 1955-1985 Restoration
BMW Twins: All BMW Flat Twins 1955-1985 Restoration The Essential Guide to the Renovation, Restoration and Development History of BMW Flat Twins by: Mick Walker Paperback: ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.75 x 10.75 x 8.00 Publisher: Osprey Pub Co; ASIN: 1855321912 More:  wBW Vintage, Classic, Antique Motorcycles Page |  BMW Page |  Motorcycle Repair and Maintenance Article Index Mick …
Motociclismo Tells the Story of Ducati
Motociclismo Tells the Story of Ducati Ducati Motorcycle History Also published as “Ducati: 50 Golden Years Through the Pages of ‘Motociclismo’ Magazine” by: Luigi Bianchi and Marco Masetti Paperback – 224 pages (1997) Edisport Editorale Spa.; Dimensions (in inches): 0.80 x 8.97 x 11.53 Also by Haynes Publishing Group (1999) ISBN: 1859606180 More:  wBW Ducati Page |  Motorcycle …
Essential Guide to Motorcycle Maintenance
Essential Guide to Motorcycle Maintenance Paperback: 254 pages Publisher: Whitehorse Press; (2004) ISBN: 1884313418 More:  wBW Review – Sportbike Performance Handbook by Kevin Cameron |  Motorcycle Repair and Maintenance Article Index I’m always surprised to learn that that some motorcycle owners don’t perform any of their own maintenance on their bikes. Now I know that everyone has different tastes, wants and …
Sportbike Performance Handbook
Sportbike Performance Handbook by:Kevin Cameron Paperback – 176 pages, 1998 MBI Publishing, Osceola, Wisconsin, USA; ISBN 0-7603-0229-4; Dimensions (in inches): 8.5 x 11 More:  wBW Motorcycle Repair and Maintenance Article Index |  Vintage, Classic, Antique Motorcycles Page Cycle World columnist and ultra-gearhead Kevin Cameron explains, in a very easy to read format, everything you ever wanted to know …
Ducati 999: Birth of a Legend
Ducati 999: Birth of a Legend Hardcover: 192 pages Publisher: David Bull Publishing (September, 2003) Product Dimensions: 11.5 x 9.1 x 0.9 inches Shipping Weight: 3.0 pounds. ISBN: 1893618277 This book came highly recommended by several webBikeWorld visitors who are also Ducati owners. Whether you love or hate the new 999 (and I won’t tell …
Tuning for Speed
Tuning for Speed First published in 1948 by Temple Press Hardcover; Dimensions: 9″x5.75″x1″ (22.7×14.6×2.6 cm) ISBN: 0908031297 Can be found for approx. $40.00 wBW Reviews Home |  Book Reviews Index This is the second in our occasional series of reviews of classic motorcycle books. Some of these books some are very rare; some are out of print, obscure, …
Motorcycle Handbook
Motorcycle Handbook Paperback: 122 pages Dimensions (in inches): 8-1/2 x 11.0 Publisher: The Bike Yard (1997) ISBN: 0760321140 Price: $20.00CDN + $5.00CDN S/H; $22.00 U.S. incl. S/H I can now recommend three books that should be the minimum required reading for any prospective or new motorcycle owner. They are 1) Streetbikes: Everything You Need To Know by …
Motorcycle Workshop Practice Techbook
Haynes Motorcycle Workshop Practice Techbook Second Edition ISBN: 1859604706 Dimensions (in cm): 28×21 (8-3/8″x11.0″) Publisher: Haynes Publishing UK, 2000 144 pages, 750+ Photos and Illustrations I discovered this book on the Duke Video UK website, whilst placing an order for the interesting 3-DVD set “The Castrol History of Motorcycle Racing” we reviewed recently. I didn’t realize …
Motorcycle Electrical Systems Troubleshooting and Repair
Motorcycle Electrical Systems Troubleshooting and Repair ISBN: 0760327165 Dimensions (in cm): 27 x 21 Publisher: Motorbooks (MBI Publishing), 2007 159 pages, many color photographs, sketches and illustrations. Tracy Martin is a motorcycle Renaissance Man. He’s a regular contributor to Motorcycle Consumer News, RoadBike and Friction Zone magazines. He was the co-author of the Motorcycle Safety …
Moto Guzzi: The Racing Story
Moto Guzzi: The Racing Story Summary by: Mick Walker Hardcover: 192 pages Dimensions (in mm): 16 x 253 x 197 Publisher: Crowood Press (2005) ISBN: 1861267355 List Price: $34.95 (£19.95) wBW Moto Guzzi Book Reviews: Moto Guzzi – The Complete History from 1921 |  Moto Guzzi: The Racing Story |  Moto Guzzi Story |  Moto Guzzi Twins Restoration |  Moto …
Ride Like a Pro Video Review
Ride Like a Pro III By Jerry “Motorman” Palladino DVD ($34.95) and VHS ($29.95), 52 minutes Filmed and edited by Jim Miller Available From:Â Ride Like a Pro Although every single motorcycle rider starts out as a beginner, no one wants to admit it. Maybe it’s the image promoted in the press, or maybe it’s our …
How To Ride a Motorcycle
How To Ride a Motorcycle Paperback: 143 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 8-1/4 x 10-5/8 Publisher: Motorbooks (2005) ISBN: 0760321140 Available From: Whitehorse Press, who kindly provided a copy of the book for this review. wBW Motorcycle Riding Skills Book Reviews:  Complete Idiot’s Guide to Motorcycles |  Riding in the Zone |  Motorcycle Track Days for Virgins |  Stayin’ Safe: The …
Motorcycle Design and Technology: How and Why
Motorcycle Design and Technology: How and Why By: Gaetano Cocco Hardcover – 272 pages, 1st Edition (1999) Giorgio Nada Editore publications, Vimodrone, Italy Distributed in the USA by Motorbooks International, Osceola, Wisconsin ISBN: 88-7911-189-2 ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.85 x 10.24 x 10.45 More:  wBW Motorcycle Repair and Maintenance Article Index |  wBWReview: Motorcycle Dynamicsby Vittore Cossalter A …
Bill Lomas: World Champion Road Racer
Bill Lomas: World Champion Road Racer by: Bill Lomas Format: Hardcover, 304 pages, b&w photos. Publisher: Redline Books Date Published: 2002 ISBN: 0953131198 More:  wBW Vintage, Classic, Antique Motorcycles Page |  Moto Guzzi Page The wBW Rare Motorcycle Book Review Series:  Grace and Grit: Motorcycle Dispatches From Early Twentieth Century Women |  Triumph Bonneville: Portrait of a Legend |  60 Years of MotoGP …
25 Years of Buell
25 Years of Buell wBWÂ Book Review Author: Court Canfield and Dave Gess Hardcover, 127 Pages Whitehorse Press, 2008 ISBN: 978-1-884313-74-5 I’ve always carried a soft spot in my heart for Buell Motorcycles, but I’ve never owned one. The concept of modifying a classic Harley V-Twin engine to power a modern Sportbike makes perfect sense to …
Pro Motocross and Off-Road Motorcycle Riding Techniques
Pro Motocross and Off-Road Motorcycle Riding Techniques by: Donnie Bales, Gary Semics Paperback: 224 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.64 x 10.66 x 8.28 Publisher: Motorbooks International; New edition (January 2001) ISBN: 0760308314 wBW Motorcycle Riding Skills Book Reviews:  Complete Idiot’s Guide to Motorcycles |  Riding in the Zone |  Motorcycle Track Days for Virgins |  Stayin’ Safe: The Art …
Hold ON! by Stan Dibben
Hold ON! By: Stan Dibben – World Champion Sidecar Rider Panther Publishing Ltd., 2008 Softcover, 128 Pages, B&W and Color Photos ISBN; 978 0 9556595 1 5 Price: £12.95 UK. $34.95 U.S.A. (MotorSport Publications) By: Rick K. for webBikeWorld More: wBW Reviews Home |  Book Reviews Index Here’s another fascinating read from our friends at Panther Publishing. It’s …
Exotic Motorcycles
Exotic Motorcycles by Vic Willoughby Hardcover: 190 pages Dimensions (in inches): 9.125×9.25×0.8 Publisher: Osprey Publishing, Ltd., London (1982) ISBN: 0850453224 The wBW Rare Motorcycle Book Review Series:  Grace and Grit: Motorcycle Dispatches From Early Twentieth Century Women |  Triumph Bonneville: Portrait of a Legend |  60 Years of MotoGP |  Hold ON! by Stan Dibben |  Classic Motorcycling: A Guide for the …
Classic Images – Isle of Man TT Races
Classic Images – Isle of Man TT Races By: Mortons Motorcycle Media Hardcover: 179 pages Dimensions (inches): 8-1/4 x 8-1/2 x 5/8 Publisher: Mortons Motorcycle Media Ltd. UK (2001) ISBN: 0953835723 Mortons of Horncastle (Lincolnshire) is a relatively unknown publisher, at least to U.S.-based motorcyclists. This is unfortunate, because the Mortons Media Group is one of …
Classic American Racing Motorcycles
Classic American Racing Motorcycles Paperback: 192 pages Dimensions (in inches): 8.5 x 11.0 x 0.75 Publisher: Osprey Publishing, Inc. UK (1992) ISBN: 1855322331 The wBW Rare Motorcycle Book Review Series:  Grace and Grit: Motorcycle Dispatches From Early Twentieth Century Women |  Triumph Bonneville: Portrait of a Legend |  60 Years of MotoGP |  Hold ON! by Stan Dibben |  Classic Motorcycling: A …
British Motorcycles of the 1930’s
British Motorcycles of the 1930’s The A-Z of Pre-War Marques By: Roy Bacon Hardcover: 239 pages Dimensions (in cm): 20.6×27.7x22mm Publisher: Osprey Publishing Ltd., London, 1986 ISBN: 0850456576 The wBW Rare Motorcycle Book Review Series:  Triumph Bonneville: Portrait of a Legend |  60 Years of MotoGP |  Hold ON! by Stan Dibben |  Classic Motorcycling: A Guide for the 21st Century …
Café Racers
Café Racers By: Mike Clay Published: in 1988 by Osprey Automotive, London Hardcover; Dimensions: 8″ x 11″ (20.5×28 cm) ISBN: 0850456770 Can be found for approx. $25.00 More:  wBW Reviews Home |  Book Reviews Index We have been very fortunate to recently stumble upon a source of “NOS” (new old stock) motorcycle books. Some of these books are true …
The Mod Years – The Rocker Years
The Mod Years – The Rocker Years “Bookazines” Edited by Steven Myatt Published by Mortons Media Group Ltd. £6.99 each Available from Mortons Books (UK) wBW Reviews Home |  Book Reviews Index More: wBW Vintage, Classic & Antique Motorcycles Not many people outside the UK know about the Mods and the Rockers. I was fascinated by both movements in my …
Motorcycle Matt
Motorcycle Matt By: Phyllis Andrews ISBN: 1-4196-6042-X Dimensions (inches): 6.25 x 9.25 (159 x 236 mm) Publisher: BookSurge Publishing, 2007 26 pages, Color Illustrations by Nathan Rea Available From:  Amazon.com (Hardcover or Paperback) Here’s a rather unusual webBikeWorld book review; Motorcycle Matt is a children’s book designed for very young readers and budding motorcyclists. Phyllis Andrews kindly sent …
Fifteen Times – Giacomo Agostini
Fifteen Times By: Giacomo Agostini and Luca Delli Carri ISBN: None listed Dimensions (in cm): 21 x 15 Publisher:Â Fucina Srl, Milan, 2004 173 pages, 80+ black and white and color photographs. This is another in our occasional series of reviews of classic motorcycle books. Some of these books some are very rare; some are out …
Mick Doohan – Thunder From Down Under
Mick Doohan – Thunder From Down Under By: Mat Oxley Hardcover: 160 pages Publisher: Haynes Publications, Second Edition ISBN: 1859606350 It’s curious that several of these motorcycle racer biographies have exactly the same number of pages and use the same cookie-cutter format. I can just hear the editor: “Oy, Oxley – ya got 72 hours …
Chasing Dakar
Chasing Dakar By: Jonathan Edwards, M.D. with Scot Harden Paperback, 108 pages Publisher: E&H Offroad Productions December, 2006 ISBN: 0-9787094-0-3 Just in time for the 2007 Dakar Rally, Chasing Dakar is the “ultimate guide for motorcycle off-road enthusiasts everywhere searching for the extreme adventure riding experience”. Well, I’m not sure about the word “ultimate”. I …
Hear Me Roar: Women, Motorcycles, and the Rapture of the Road
Hear Me Roar: Women, Motorcycles, and the Rapture of the Road More: See the wBW Women’s Motorcycle Clothing page and the wBW Women and Motorcycling page Hear Me Roar: Women, Motorcycles and the Rapture of the Road explores the bold world of women motorcyclists – the history, the myths, and subcultures of free-spirited riders with a passion for two wheels …
Valentino Rossi Photographs
Valentino Rossi Photographs Valentino Rossi Photos: Micro Lazzari Text: Marco Masetti Editor: Paola Morelli Hardcover: 185 pages Dimensions (cm): 19.4 x 13.1 x 2 Publisher: Tide Mark Press (North American publisher); (2005) ISBN: 978-1-59490-152-2 More wBW Reviews: Valentino Rossi: MotoGenius |  Motorcycle Racing Page  |  Rossi’s RC211V model |  Rossi AGV Ti-Tech helmet review |  The 210 MPH Bikes DVD review |  FASTER! The MotoGP DVD …
Lois on the Loose
Lois on the Loose One Woman, One Motorcycle, 20,000 Miles Across the Americas By :Lois Pryce Hardcover: 304 pages Publishers: Thomas Dunne, Arrow, St. Martin’s Press ISBN-10: 009949356X, 0312352212 ISBN-13: 978-0099493563, 978-0312352219 Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 2.6 cm Cost (List/Street): £8.99/£5.81 ($23.95/$16.29) webBikeWorld.com Book Review by Alice Dryden What happens when a bored commuter packs in …
Fay Taylour – Queen of Speedway
Fay Taylour – Queen of Speedway By:Brian Belton ISBN: 095479124X Dimensions (in cm): 24×16 (9-1/2″x6-3/8″) Publisher: Panther Publishing, 2006 217 pages, B&W Photos and Illustrations Available From: Motorsport Publications (U.S.A.); $29.95 andPanther Publishing (UK); £16.99 Motorcycle racing is still an overwhelmingly male dominated sport, unfortunately. And although women motorcycle owners and riders are the fastest growing segment on the …
Blood, Sweat & 2nd Gear
Blood, Sweat & 2nd Gear By: flash gordon, m.d. ISBN: 978-1-884313-63-9 Dimensions (inches): 6 x 9 (15.2 x 22.9 cm) Publisher:Â Whitehorse Press, 2007 224 pages, B&W sketches and illustrations First things first: Yep, that’s his real name, and it’s spelled correctly. flash gordon, m.d., also known as “Doc flash” has been curing patients and kicking …
Twisting Throttle Australia
Twisting Throttle Australia By: Mike Hyde Paperback, 240 pages Publisher: HarperCollins New Zealand Publish Date: 2007 ISBN: 1-86950-660-X Available From: Twisting Throttle for international purchase. Price: $36.99NZD (Approx. $27.00USD) More:  wBW Motorcycle Book Reviews Index |  wBW Reviews Home Book Review by Lori B. for webBikeWorld.com Twisting Throttle Australia is an interesting story of a “Kiwi” (New Zealander) motorcyclist who decided to …
Monks and Motorcycles
Monks and Motorcycles By: Franklin E. Huffman Paperback: 352 pages Publisher: iUniverse, Inc., 2004 ISBN: 0595327605 Dimensions: 9.0 x 6.3 x 0.8 inches Also available as an eBook More:  wBW book reviews index | You may also be interested in this review: Two Wheels Through Terror by Glenn Heggested Back when many (most?) of us were practicing “duck and …
Moto Maps Motorcycle Maps
Motorcycle Tours Summary Here’s one of those “why didn’t I think of that” products. I can picture the thought process that went into the design of the “Moto Maps”. Someone struggling with paper road maps, trying to stuff them into a tank bag, or writing the directions down on a piece of paper and …
The Rugged Road
The Rugged Road by: Theresa Wallach ISBN: 0953509826 Dimensions (in cm): 24x16x13 Publisher: Panther Publishing, 2001 150 pages, B&W Photos and Illustrations Available From: Panther Publishing (UK) for £16.00; or with VHS Video £28.00 and with NTSC Video £32.45. I’ll have to agree with the summary of this book printed on the back cover: “this is quite simply …
Women and Motorcycling
Women’s Motorcycle Helmets:  Bell SC-X motocross helmet is now offered in color schemes designed to match women’s motocross gear | More information about motorcycle helmets on the wBW Motorcycle Helmets page Women’s Motorcycle Clothing Reviews: See our reviews of women’s motorcycle clothing on the wBW Women’s Motorcycle Clothing Reviews index. Track Days – Riding Schools: How about a specialized beginner or advanced women’s riding …
