Bikers' Bookshelf

MotoGP Technology 3rd Edition – 2nd Reprint, updated to include all the 2019 bikes.

MotoGP is the top class of Grand Prix motorcycle racing and, since it began in 2002, has seen the emergence of the most powerful bikes ever seen on the racetrack.

Author Neil Spalding tells the inside story of the bikes in the MotoGP pit lane, describing in detail the teams’ relentless efforts to gain the slightest technical advantage and shave a few fractions of a second off their lap times. Further chapters expose the important aspects of MotoGP technology, setting out clearly the advances and limitations of racing motorcycle design.

With superb colour photographs and illustrations throughout, this book provides a fascinating insight into how the bike factories compete at the very top of the game. What the critics say…. Rennie Scaysbrook – Cycle News – June 2018 ‘Neil can take the most complex information, such as explaining the intricacies of chassis flex or fluid dynamics or chatter, and distill it into bite-sized pockets of information that are both informative and entertaining. It’s a skill very few technical writers possess.

MotoGP Technology Third Edition is Neil’s life’s work. It is a staggering volume of absolutely everything you could possibly want to know about the world’s fastest race bikes.’ Matt Wildee – Motor Cycle News Senior Editor – January 2018

‘Full of fact, insight and the kind of insider knowledge that makes you realise just how races are won. It’s probably the best technical motorcycling book that I’ve ever read. It’s kept me going for weeks and I feel more knowledgeable about bikes as a result.’’