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Motorcycle Technical Data Manual 2003

This 912-page book provides service and repair information for 25 motorcycle and ATV manufacturers including: Aprilia, Artctic Cat, BMW, Buell, Cagiva, Cannondale, CZ, Ducati, Harley-Davidson, Honda, Italjet, Jawa, Kawasaki, KTM, Laverda, Morini, Moto Guzzi, MuZ, MV Agusta, Piaggio, Polaris, Royal Enfield, Suzuki, Triumph, Victory, and Yamaha. Up to 100 lines of data for each model, including: Engine tuning data; Carburetion systems; Battery and charging systems; Clutch settings; Tire size and pressures; Fork oil capacities; Tigtening torques; Lubricant types and capacities. All info has been researched from factory sources to insure accuracy. This manual covers both domestic and imported street motorcycles, dirt bikes, and ATVs from 1989 through 2003. Perfect for shops and dealers that work on motorcycles, as well as the serious home mechanic. Published by Autodata Publications. Softcover. 912-pages.

Smooth Riding The Pridmore Way: Advanced Motorcycle Skills

Today's motorcycles - sportbikes, tourers, or cruisers - are powerful machines that demand respect and skill to ride well. Based on the lessons taught in Reg Pridmore's popular CLASS Motorcycle Schools, Smooth Riding The Pridmore Way focuses on developing smooth riding through confidence and control. Pridmore presents key concepts in easy-to-grasp language, with chapters on throttle management, braking, shifting, body positioning, and cornering that will help beginners develop good habits and guide advanced riders to improved performance. Laced with real-world anecdotes from Reg's riding, racing, and teaching career, the book includes strategies for staying out of harm's way on the streets as well as tips on bike and suspension set-up that can help shave lap times on the track. Smooth Riding The Pridmore Way is packed with a lifetime of techniques from one of the great teachers in motorcycling. A three-time AMA Superbike champion in the 1970s, Pridmore started America's premier track school more than 20 years ago, visiting the nation's top racetracks to hep motorcyclists of all skill levels become faster, smoother, and safer. Table of Contents: Acknowledgements -|- Foreword by Kevin Erion -|- Introduction -|- Chapter 1. Attitude: It starts in your head -|- Chapter 2. Smoothness: How to be a smooth operator -|- Chapter 3. Braking: The art of slowing down -|- Chapter 4. Throttle Management: The secret to control -|- Chapter 5. Body Steering: A full body approach -|- Chapter 6. Correct Cornering: The best way 'round a bend -|- Chapter 7. Street Strategies: Effective everyday tactics -|- Chapter 8. Special Conditions: Dealing with hazards -|- Chapter 9. Equipment, Setup, & Gear: How to choose the right stuff -|- Chapter 10. Two-Up & Group Riding: Tips for safely sharing your sport. Published by Whitehorse Press. Softcover. 160 pages. Color throughout.

How To Set Up Your Motorcycle Workshop: Tips and Tricks for Building and Equipping Your Dream Workshop

The second edition of this informative book will help you set up your dream motorcycle workshop to make the most of available space, and equip it with the tools necessary to get the job done. Whether you plan only to keep your bike clean and in good repair or you want to become more seriously involved with restoration, customization, or even professional repair, this book will show you how it's done. In-depth shop profiles include: personal garage workspaces, professional shops, specially-built professional restorer's shops, multi-purpose and race shops too. Each profile has a scaled layout of the shop with photos as well as ideas and tips from the owner or designer. You're bound to find ideas from these shops you can apply to your own. Author C.G. Masi also explains the basic principles of planning and designing workshops, with practical advice on what equipment you'll need. He offers helpful suggestions about which tools to keep with your bike, which tools you'll need in emergency situations, and valuable hints and tips on which tools to purchase, which tools you can fabricate, and best of all, how to use them. Amusing anecdotes recount real-life experiences, with examples of what to do and not to do. Table of Contents: Preface -|- Determining Your Needs -|- Types of Motorcycle Workshops -|- Basic Principles. Profile: Small Garage Workshop -|- Large Garage Workshop. Electrical Power -|- Lighting -|- Heating and Air-Conditioning -|- Work Space. Profile: Multi-Purpose Workshop. The Basic Tool Kit -|- The Emergency Tool Kit -|- Tools for Regular Maintenance -|- Tools for Scheduled Maintenance. Profile: Restorer's Workshop -|- Collector's Workshop. Tools for Electrical Work -|- Tools for Motor Work -|- Tools for Chassis Work -|- Whoops! Tools. Profile: Semi-Professional Workshop -|- Professional Workshop. Parts and Consumables -|- Lifts and Jacks -|- Welding Equipment -|- Compressed Air -|- Painting Equipment -|- Metal Fabrication Equipment. Profile: Race Preparation Workshop. Resource Directory -|- Index -|- Author. Published by Whitehorse Press. Softcover. 176 pages. Over 200 b&w photos and illustrations.

How to Build a Chopper: From Bare Frame to Finished Motorcycle

Choppers are back! And thought the styling might look the same as thirty years ago, the new bikes are assembled from parts that are better in every way from anything available in 1969. New Knuckle and Panhead engines put out 80 and more horsepower. Hardtail and Softail frames come in every imaginable stretch and rake dimension. Springer, girder and hydraulic forks are available for the front end, while 200, 230 and 250 rear tires are available for the rear. This book is designed to help you build your own chopper. Twelve chapters cover history, frames, chassis components, wheels and tires, engine options, drivetrains, wiring, sheet metal and hardware. Included are the assembly sequences photographed in the Arlen Ness, Donnie Smith and American Thunder shops. As always, the goal is to make you think first, buy parts second, and assemble third. Published by Wolfgang Publications, Inc. Softcover. 144 pages. Over 300 photos and illustrations.

How To Build The Ultimate V-Twin Motorcycle

Choose the best frame, engine and wheels for your ultimate motorcycle! Design the bike that meets your needs and budget. Pick a fork and triple trees that work with your frame. Choose and install the best wheels, tires and sheet metal. Expert customizer Tim Remus provides professional advise to aid custom builders in finding and buying the best parts for building the motorcycle of their dreams. Filled with great ideas for frames, suspension components, engines and all other required accessories. Contains a complete directory listing featured parts and manufacturers. Softbound. 144 pages. 261 b&w illustrations.

Haynes Motorcycle Basics Manual

Although no book, however well written, can turn an unskilled amateur into a skilled mechanic, this book explains in simple terms how each major component of a motorcycle or scooter functions and the role it plays in ensuring the machine remains in good running order. No previous understanding of the subject is assumed and all technical terminology used is explained in a glossary at the end of the book. The manual is also excellent for motorcycle mechanics students who want to further their education. Published by Haynes Manuals, Inc. Hardcover. 224 pages. Hundreds of b&w photos and diagrams. Note: this manual supersedes #1083 Motorcycle Basics Manual. Click photo for detail.