Product Description

Jam-packed with advice from long-distance motorcycle travel veterans, and written by best-selling author Ron Ayres, this handbook can help you extend your range on a motorcycle. Written for anyone who wants to comfortably spend more time in the saddle and less time waiting at the next rest stop, this book compiles the proven techniques that can make your next long motorcycle trip fun, safe, and comfortable.

The book answers some of the most frequently asked questions about spending more time in the saddle are answered. You'll learn how to:

Choose versatile gear to protect you

Prepare yourself physically for long times in the saddle

Modify your points of contact--seat, handlebars, and footpegs--for maximum comfort

Mount and use the latest gadgets to help you stay alert

Develop good riding habits and eliminate distractions

Plan extended routes with mapping software

Manage fuel consumption, speed, and rest breaks

Build mileage gradually and meet others who share your long-mileage interests

Equip your bike to best handle the rigors of off-pavement routes

Participate in an organized endurance event

Access additional resources about long-distance riding

Included in this extensive and thorough work is a resource directory that's worth the price of the book alone! At your fingertips are hundreds of valuable contacts and resources, organized by category, with company names, a brief description of their products or service, website and/or e-mail addresses, and telephone numbers.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #345634 in Books
• Published on: 2002-12-19
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 144 pages

Review
"...a book for any rider interested in extending their range on a motorcycle." -- IronWorks

"...a must-have for any rider planning to burn miles few or galore." -- BMW Club Journal

"...this book is a reference that you will return to again and again..." -- Jonathan Eubank, Motorcycle Times

"All in all [this book] is for all riders who are looking for the edge in their riding..." -- Backroads

"We guarantee you'll learn something about you, your riding habits and your motorcycle." -- Minnesota Motorcycle Monthly

Customer Reviews

Necessary reading
Coincidences? Sure, they happen.
Picture this. I planned a 2500 mile 4-day ride through sUtah, Arizona, and New Mexico. Needed something to read and Ron"s book had just shown up from the publisher, so I threw it in the saddlebag without even opening it.
I finally got to it while parked for the night in a dirty motel in a seedy town in southern Utah. Imagine my surprise when I saw Ron on the cover traveling the same sort of roads I had just been on.
After reading this book, my advice to you is buy it, read it and follow it. If you plan on covering a lot of superslab on your rides, you need this book.
My only complaint (small) is that Dan Kennedy at Whitehorse Press needs to use more color in these books. Some of the scenery in Ron's book deserves to be seen in glorious 4-color.

Solid advice for the long distance rider
Although most of what the author tells you here should be common sense, I still gathered enough good tips to make the price of the book well worthwhile. If you plan to do any long distance riding, even if you are an experienced rider, you will no doubt learn something too. The author has done a lot more touring than most of us, and his experience is worth listening to. For me, the most important chapter is on proper gear for riding, as being comfortable is the key to being able to stay on a bike a long time. It doesn't matter how soft the seat is, if you are freezing or too hot you are not going to last long. Other tips on gear to carry for various types of trips can save you a lot of time making checklists. It may even inspire you to take a long trip if you have never done so. When you are properly prepared and comfortable the miles go by a lot easier.

Book Grows in Value as you increase your L:ong Distance Riding
As an additioal post comment to my review. As I have begun to get more involved in Long Distance Riding this book has increased in value to me. It is a common book that I carry with me on all my trips to open and reread areas to remind me of things I need to improve and ideas on better approaches. If I could I would bump my rating to a 5 star now for those that want to get serious about Long Distance Riding.