Ducati Monster Forum

I just read a post about good reads and noticed everyone was buying them.  Don't forget about the local library.  If they do not have them they will get them for you.  And go ahead don't let the LIBRARY scare you, besides thier are always nice babes to look at.  If you need more time for the read just renew.  If your area has an electronic library like mine you can request them with the keys, do a search for other street reads.  Winter has a greater suck factor every year!

I just got the foloowing coming at me.....

Total Control: High Performance Street Riding Techniques -  Lee Parks
A Twist of the Wrist II - Keith Code
Proficient Motorcycling: The Ultimate Guide to Riding Well - David L. Hough

Any suggestions of other or greater importance in a read?

Twist of the Wrist is really interesting, but more track-focused.  And the writing style will make you wanna punch babies.  I'd read that one third.

Proficient motorcycling and Total Control are both good reads.  Total control is a good combo of tech info, riding technique, and safety strategies.  

I'll 2nd what spidey says: Twist... is basically a track-focused book.

If you're a big fat nerd like me, I recommend Motorcycle Handling and Chassis Design: the art and science by Tony Foale

It's an expensive book, but it's got everything there is to know about motorcycle handling dynamics and design.

I found a few more in stock at my library.  Most look a bit lame, but hey they are free and it is winter!  The Ducati books might be interesting, especially the one in Italian.  We can all start by saying, motsarela, lingueny, mosorati, reunity!

Superbikes / Ian Graham
Motorcycle Grand Prix racing / Joe Herran and Ron Thomas
Superbike / by Ed Youngblood.


Ducati / Daniel Gilpin.
Standard catalog of Ducati motorcycles, 1946-2005 / Ian Falloon.
Ducati : the racing story / by Mick Walker.
Original Ducati Sport & Super Sport: the restorers guide, 1972-1986 / by Ian Falloon.
Ducati belt-drive two-value twins restoration and modification / Ian Falloon.
Ducati 600, 750 & 900 2-valve v-twins : service and repair manual / by Matthew Coombs.
I Ducati padani, Trento e Trieste / Lino Marini

My mother-in-law is a librarian, so we frequently check stuff out, and I agree, it is a great resource that is underutilized for most people.



mitt

In addition to reading material, That's where I get my music cd's.  Why buy it when library got it.  

(incidentally, this afternoon I got into it with the librarian who was not happy I didn't  use the self check- out .  I almost never use self check out anywhere especially grocery because that is how you make sure clerks etc lose their jobs.  The librarian explained that I am messing up their stats by not using self scan and thought I was giving him a hard time)

twist of the wrist I is very track focused.

twist of the wrist II is street riding using modified track theory.

read II and total control at the same time. lee is very "ride by feel" keith is very "ride by science" together they provide for very thorough teaching.

WTF are you talking about?

I got banned from my local public library about 12 years ago.

>>shrug<<

"I almost never use self check out anywhere especially grocery because that is how you make sure clerks etc lose their jobs."

automated checkouts pretty much seal the fate of the clerks at groceries and maybe even certain duties of librarians etc.  Management is always looking at daily and even hourly usage of the clerks at groceries etc.  I tend to do my shopping late late at night and because I don't use the self checkout, I ensure that daily report shows there are still some people that are not adopting the self check out lines and thus I ensure their jobs.  Doing my little part to help out.  At least I would like to think that.

(hope that makes sense)   [thumbsup]

librarians are paid with my tax dollars.  i'm all for automated check outs. 

This is not completely true and varies by region.

My wife heads the IT dept (really it's her and one other guy that works for her) keeping 9 branches up and running.  She works 9-5, then as needed after hours and on weekends for projects that need to happen when nobody is using the system.

Her entire budget last year was $5,000.  It does not go far.  2 years ago it was more than double that.

Depending on who's in power, funding either goes up or down.  In our state (PA) it's been getting the axe over and over and over.

The library here relies heavily on donations and late fees because tax dollars are being diverted elsewhere.

Our libraries are also not state or federally owned/run.

Also, given that we are/were (depending on who you ask) in a down economy, theft is a huge issue at the libraries now.  They loose DVDs and books more than you'd think.

It's not the cushy place to work you might think it is.  Most libraries have to fend for themselves and if they can't they close up and go away putting employees out of work and patrons no place to go for reading material/movies and internet usage (not everyone around here has access to the net at home)

So to sum it up, use the library.  Support them by checking out with a human, or with a scanner on your own.

If you have $5.00 burning a hole in your pocket, donate it because they sure as hell need it.