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Biker's Handbook Becoming Part of the Motorcycle Culture

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ISBN-10: 076033210X

ISBN-13: 9780760332108

Edition: 2007 (Revised)

Authors: Jay Barbieri, Michele Smith

List price: $19.95
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There are millions of new motorcyclists hitting the blacktop every year. But being part of the American motorcycle culture takes more than just wanting to be cool. It takes a passion for the open road, freedom, and a lifestyle that even the best financing can't buy. This book, by someone who knows motorcycles as few do, provides a road map to biker culture for anyone new to the experience. Jay Barbieri explains everything a new rider needs to know to become a real biker. He begins with a brief history of motorcycles, and draws on his twenty-five years of riding experience for examples of what works and doesn't in this heady world. Most of all, he aims to spare new bikers the bad decisions…    
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Book details

List price: $19.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA
Publication date: 11/15/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 8.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English

Jay Barbieri hosts a weekly segment on "Speed" TVs “ American Thunder, ” the longest-running TV motorcycle magazine, and is the supervising producer for “ Chopper Nation” and “ The Million Dollar Biker Build Off” on "ESPN2" and “ The Great American Poker Run” on Chicago Super Station "WGN,"  He lives in Hollywood, California.

Michele Smith has won two Olympic gold medals with the U.S. National Softball Team and was inducted into the American Softball Association Hall of Fame. An ESPN commentator for the Little League World Series, she runs popular softball clinics through her company, Michele Smith Inc. (michelesmith.com). She lives in St. Petersburg, Florida.Lawrence Hsieh is a writer, an attorney specializing in sports law, and a volunteer youth sports coach.

Dedication
Introduction
Get it Straight: American Motorcycles
How to Be a Cheap SOB Without Looking Like One
Planning a Trip: This Time it Doesnrsquo;t Mean Finding the Guy With the Best Dope
Time to Get Going, But How?
Pack it In
Donrsquo;t Be ldquo;That Guyrdquo; . . . You Know Exactly What I Mean!
F&%k the Midlife Crisis End of the Road