Bikers' Bookshelf

The first and only how-to-ride book on dressers, tourers, cruisers Takes the reader through all the skills necessary to handle 600+cc, 500+ pounds, 60+ inch wheel-base bikes An invaluable guide to safe road riding for any large bike rider Pat Hahn is a certified motorcycle safety instructor, and author of the best-selling How to Ride A Motorcycle, and Ride Hard, Ride Smart. As anyone who has been on one knows big bikes Harleys, dressers, tourers, cruisers handle differently to smaller bikes, and for the inexperienced rider the difference can be dramatic and sometimes fatal.

This book helps owners and riders of these bikes with long wheelbases, big engines, and lots of weight get the best ride out of them, whether long-distance, cornering, city streets, s-bends, cambers, even parking and reversing. Maximum Control addresses every aspect of riding: steering, positioning, braking, carrying a passenger or heavy load, and has clear information on differences in equipment from brakes, engine, drive system, even tires, making this an expert, accessible guide that provides the rider with everything he or she needs to know to handle their bike safely and securely.