Book Description
Twelve-year old Ron Baker finds a mini bike while scuba diving and, with the help of a former motorcycle rider and racer, restores the bike and enters competitions.
Author : Matt Christopher
Publisher : Norwood House Press
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 41,96 MB
Release : 2007-07-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1599531135
Twelve-year old Ron Baker finds a mini bike while scuba diving and, with the help of a former motorcycle rider and racer, restores the bike and enters competitions.
Author : James Holter
Publisher : Enslow Publishing, LLC
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 29,93 MB
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780766034839
An exciting new series of high interest books that will appeal to even the most reluctant readers contains action-packed photographs and stories of the hottest racing vehicles and races for kids.
Author : Ray Ryan
Publisher : Motorbooks International
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 31,89 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780760312391
In this book 30 significant examples of restored race bikes are profiled with colour photography and detailed information about the machine's race pedigree and historical significance. [From back cover].
Author : Michael Martin
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 40,79 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780736824385
A biography tracing the life and career of motocross racer Ricky Carmichael.
Author : Norm DeWitt
Publisher : Motorbooks
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 10,17 MB
Release : 2010-09-16
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1610600452
Until the 1970s, North America was considered a backwater with respect to world championship–level motorcycle road racing. European racers viewed American riders as being less talented and rode around in circles on tracks made of dirt. That all changed when Kenny Roberts exploded onto the Grand Prix racing scene and became the first American to win the world championship in motorcycle road racing's premier class. Roberts' success launched an era of American dominance that lasted for nearly 20 years and still echoes through the annals of the sport. This is the story of the legendary American riders who beat the Europeans at their own game, including Freddie Spencer, Eddie Lawson, Wayne Rainey, Kevin Schwantz, Kenny Roberts Jr., and the most recent American world champion, Nicky Hayden. With additional chapters about the American World Superbike champions and those Americans who competed for the World Championship, this is the story road racing fans have been waiting decades to read.
Author : Gary LaPlante
Publisher : Motorbooks
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 22,18 MB
Release : 2012-08-13
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1610585526
Off-road riding is one of motorcycling's most popular pursuits and also one of its best training grounds for improving street-riding skills. Off-road riding takes many forms, from motocross and enduro racing, to dual-sport day trips, to trail riding, to adventure tours. No matter the specific pursuit, all dirt riding (and much street riding) shares the same basic skill set. How to Ride Off-Road Motorcycles schools the reader in all the skills necessary to ride safely and quickly off-road. Chapters cover the basics, such as body position, turning, braking, and throttle control, then proceed to advanced techniques, such as sliding, jumps, wheelies, hill-climbing, and more. If you've ever wanted to try dirt riding or if you're an experienced rider looking to sharpen your skill set, How to Ride Off-Road Motorcycles is a perfect riding coach.
Author : Kent Walker
Publisher : Waterfront Digital Press
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 41,53 MB
Release : 2017-11-21
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781945949920
About the Book Motocross is the most relentless of sports. Physically, emotionally and financially. Motocross: Heart of a Racer details first-hand the heart-stopping excitement of being on the track in pursuit of the checkered flag surrounded by twenty riders with the same goal in mind and the behind the scenes drama of every professional racer's dream - sponsors. Through the eyes of a tested pro you will be propelled into the life of a true motocross champ and experience the triumphs and heartbreaks that encompass the way of life of the sport. Victories, injuries and everything in between illustrate the untold price that is paid by anyone serious about becoming a sponsored motocross professional in an honest and sometimes brutal narrative that will entertain both riders and fans alike.
Author : Ashley Fiolek
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 33,41 MB
Release : 2011-06-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0061946486
At nineteen, Ashley Fiolek is already the top female competitor in a tough men's sport: motocross, one of the most dangerous extreme sports in the world. Since going pro in late 2007, Fiolek has taken gold at the X Games, twice won the American Women's Motocross Championship, and become the first woman in American motocross history to be signed to a factory team—the highest echelon of industry backing. These remarkable achievements seem even more extraordinary because Fiolek was born profoundly deaf, a handicap that makes everyday life difficult . . . and competition on the track downright treacherous. But Fiolek has never let her disability stand in the way of her dreams, nor has she allowed her gender to limit her career. One of the sport's most talked-about stars, she's changing the way the industry views women. Kicking Up Dirt is the remarkable true story of Ashley Fiolek's ride to greatness—the inspiring tale of a courageous young woman's determination to succeed in the face of truly challenging obstacles.
Author : Terri Sievert
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 45,56 MB
Release : 2005-09
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780736843652
Introduction to James Stewart, first African-American motorcross star.
Author : Matt Christopher
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 33,99 MB
Release : 2009-12-19
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0316095524
Peter runs away from his foster home ... and right into danger Peter is a genius with dirt bikes. He can take them apart, fix them up, and race them like a champ. But his skill with a bike can take him only so far - and when he runs away from his foster home, he realizes he's in way over his head. He gets mixed up with two dangerous strangers and soon finds himself neck and neck with trouble on and off the racetrack.