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The Two Stroke Dirt Bike Engine Building Handbook

By Paul Crowe

If you're a longtime reader of The Kneeslider, you may remember a review several years ago of The Four Stroke Dirt Bike Engine Building Handbook by Paul Olesen. It's a great book if you're planning to dig into any four stroke motorcycle engine, not just one from a dirt bike. Well, since I just showed you the Rimar 2 stroke project, I thought it might be helpful for those of you … [Read more...]

Robert M. Pirsig Has Passed Away

By Paul Crowe

Robert Pirsig on his Honda with his son Chris

It's been a very long time since I read Zen And The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. The author, Robert Pirsig, rode his little Honda across the country with his son Chris and another couple riding a BMW. I noticed just yesterday he passed away. The story blends together their experiences on the trip with a whole lot of philosophy in an alternating … [Read more...]

Motorcycle Drag Racing: A History – Continuous Progress and Ingenuity

By Paul Crowe

Motorcycle Drag Racing: A History by John Stein

Drag racing today, whether on four wheels or two, is nothing like it was. It's a lot harder to find a drag strip close by, the small local drag strips have been disappearing along with many of the biggest and most famous, but to those who have ever spent their weekends at a strip, trying to shave a tenth of a second from their E.T., you know how addictive it can be. Motorcycle … [Read more...]

The Four Stroke Dirt Bike Engine Building Handbook

By Paul Crowe

Four Stroke Engine Rebuild

Wouldn't it be nice if you could sit down to a repair and rebuild session and have an experienced pro right next to you? Even if you know your way around an engine, and especially if you don't, a little bit of guidance here and there or maybe a "before you do that" caution, could really increase your chances for success, and that's just what this book can do, The Four Stroke … [Read more...]

John Britten – The Boy Who Did Do Better – Book Review

By Bob Horn - Contributor to The Kneeslider

John Britten, the boy who did do b

Every serious motorcycle enthusiast has heard the story about John Britten and the V1000. Dozens of magazine articles and 2 good books have been published since his famous bike hit the track. There's a third book that is much less well known: John Britten, The boy who did do better, by Jennifer Beck. She was one of John's classmates when he was young. And that's the intended … [Read more...]

Ducati Monster Bible by Ian Falloon Review

By Paul Crowe

Ducati Moster Bible by Ian Falloon

Ducati certainly has a large and passionate following and fans are always talking about their sexy superbikes and how they fared in the latest race, but when it comes to sales, the Monster, the naked, fairly upright and much more basic member of the Italian family is the big winner, and without it, Ducati would be far less successful than it is today. Ian Falloon, well known … [Read more...]

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