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Total Control: High Performance Street Riding Techniques

Total Control: High Performance Street Riding Techniques

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  • Create Date：2021-08-07 09:53:49
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Lee Parks
  • ISBN：0760343446
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Summary

A completely revised version of one of the best-selling motorcycle riding skills books of all time。 Today's super high-performance bikes are the most potent vehicles ever sold to the public and they demand advanced riding skills。 Get it right， and a modern motorcycle will provide you with the thrill of a lifetime; get it wrong and you'll be carted off in a meat wagon。 The line between ecstasy and agony is so thin that there is absolutely no margin for error。 Total Control provides you with the information you need to stay on the healthy side of that line， providing a training course developed and perfected through decades of professional training in Lee Parks' Total Control Advanced Riding Clinic。 This is the perfect book for riders who want to take their street riding skills to a higher level。 Total Control explains the ins and outs of high-performance street riding。 Lee Parks， one of the most accomplished riders， racers， authors and instructors in the world， helps riders master the awe-inspiring performance potential of modern motorcycles。 This book gives riders everything they need to develop the techniques and survival skills necessary to become a proficient， accomplished， and safer street rider。 High quality photos， detailed instructions， and professional diagrams highlight the intricacies and proper techniques of street riding and the knowledge gained will apply to all brands of bikes from Harley-Davidson and Suzuki to Ducati and Kawaski to Honda and BMW and more！ Readers will come away with a better understanding of everything from braking and cornering to proper throttle control， resulting in a more exhilarating yet safer ride。


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Reviews

Charles ，

This book can save your lifeI really appreciate the skills discussion （braking， shifting， cornering） in this book。 I read this after readingCornering Confidence。 The parts on mindset and attitude are valuable， memorable， and beautifully written。 Worth reading just for that。 Thank you Lee Parks。

Dmitrii ，

Great concise book on motorcycle handling。 It is partially built upon Keith Code's "Twist of the wrist"， but it provides more practical advices。 Some techniques should have been described better， like Trail Braking， which gets only a short page， which does not let me understand it。 Great concise book on motorcycle handling。 It is partially built upon Keith Code's "Twist of the wrist"， but it provides more practical advices。 Some techniques should have been described better， like Trail Braking， which gets only a short page， which does not let me understand it。 。。。more

Andrew Putnam ，

I bought this book in hope of improving my riding skills， in particular cornering but I find the book really is little more than a glorified advertising pamphlet to attempt to give you just enough information to want to enrol in the Total Control training course rather than making an honest effort to teach motorcycling skills in the book。 95% of the text consists of long winded anecdotes basically "filler" that are essentially unrelated to any skill building， or overly detailed and repetitive ex I bought this book in hope of improving my riding skills， in particular cornering but I find the book really is little more than a glorified advertising pamphlet to attempt to give you just enough information to want to enrol in the Total Control training course rather than making an honest effort to teach motorcycling skills in the book。 95% of the text consists of long winded anecdotes basically "filler" that are essentially unrelated to any skill building， or overly detailed and repetitive explanations of motorcycle steering and suspension theory: basically anything to skirt around teaching anything meaningful you can actually teach yourself to improve your skills。 Very little of the text deals with actual skill building and when it does it requires the use of a partner to gage your mistakes， in other words "please enrol in our course" unless you have a friend interested in trying to interpret the scant information provided in the book on cornering and try and be your coach in a car park somewhere。 The same type of information is available from the myriad of Youtube clips out there without having to wade through page after page of tripe。 。。。more

Zhenkai ，

Good bookSome materials unnecessary for casual riders， like suspension and chassis tuning （the actual tuning chapters not the first few ones where author describes how suspension works）。。。 otherwise good material。 You can actually find most of them online here and there， but the book gives a more systemic view。

Dani Alonso ，

This one’s a great book and a good reference to have。As a beginner rider I’ve found this one to offer a deeper overview than ‘Proficient Motorcycling’ on every aspect of riding: from the physics of motorcycling and different driving techniques， to the physical and mental aspect of the rider as well as how to properly set everything up on your motorcycle。

Greg ，

Lee clearly hates Buells but besides that an informative book。

Conner ，

Great explanations of advanced techniques without becoming esoteric。 I am sure I'll be returning to this book often to refresh and improve。 Great explanations of advanced techniques without becoming esoteric。 I am sure I'll be returning to this book often to refresh and improve。 。。。more

Staffan Hämälä ，

Too much text for me。 Several columns per page made me start skipping pages。 I think I read the 30 first pages， then I skipped a lot of the rest。 I guess it’s a good， thorough， book， but I like cornering confidence much better。

Martin Chalupa ，

I started riding on a motorcycle 9 months ago。 I picked up this book to learn some useful skill which could help me to get more confidence and safety during my rides。 I found a ton of useful tips and drills on how to incorporate them into your riding。 The book is almost exclusively focused on on-road riding。 If you need to learn how to ride off-road you need to search elsewhere。 You won't become a racer after reading this book。 It needs a lot of practice to adopt all the knowledge described ther I started riding on a motorcycle 9 months ago。 I picked up this book to learn some useful skill which could help me to get more confidence and safety during my rides。 I found a ton of useful tips and drills on how to incorporate them into your riding。 The book is almost exclusively focused on on-road riding。 If you need to learn how to ride off-road you need to search elsewhere。 You won't become a racer after reading this book。 It needs a lot of practice to adopt all the knowledge described there。 I think the book might be a useful resource when you are confused about why your motorcycle behaves in a certain way and you would like to know why。 The things I would like to improve in the book。 I found that a text is not the best medium to show how to handle a motorcycle。 Maybe additional video resources would be a great addition for more visual learners like myself。 。。。more

Craig Wanderer ，

I had ridden for nearly 30 years by the time I read this book， which coincided with riding at the Track and going to Advanced Riding clinics。 Amazing how much I learned all the way around。

Marco Sero ，

A must read for safe motorcycle riding

Cengiz ，

Great book whether you are a beginner or you want to improve your riding。

Theo Kokonas ，

This book was just brilliant。 Engaging from the beginning to the end。 If you're serious about riding a motorcycle properly， perhaps even embarking on the odd track day then this is definitely one to have on your shelf。 Alongside the other classics like the Twist of the Wrist series， the Nick Ienatsch book （Sports Riding Techniques） amongst others。 There's a lot of similarity you'll find in the literature but everyone eventually develops their own twist which works for them and their particular b This book was just brilliant。 Engaging from the beginning to the end。 If you're serious about riding a motorcycle properly， perhaps even embarking on the odd track day then this is definitely one to have on your shelf。 Alongside the other classics like the Twist of the Wrist series， the Nick Ienatsch book （Sports Riding Techniques） amongst others。 There's a lot of similarity you'll find in the literature but everyone eventually develops their own twist which works for them and their particular bike（s） of choice。The only sticking point for me was the chapter dedicated to fitness。 I found it generally a bit hit and miss since I didn't agree with some of the points raised - suggesting that one set of chosen exercises performed regularly without variation is the ideal for most people。 I'd say that would benefit you in the short to medium term at most。Otherwise， truly a fantastic， enlightening read that will improve your motorcycling no end。 。。。more

Dave ，

This may be a 5 star book， but I had to deduct a star for the random pictures of the authors face at the beginning of every chapter。 It was strange， awkward， and I did not like it。 Other than that， great book and very informative。 Covers the mental side better than some of the others I’ve read。 If you like people staring at you， you will enjoy it even more。

William Sankey ，

Wish I would have read this 26 years agoI loved this book， read it in a couple days， and digested each section by going out and practicing each chapter。 Whether riding or checking my set up， thank you for writing this book！

Mark ，

Without a doubt， the best of the motorcycle instructional books I have read so far， by a considerable margin。 The technical description of steering action， mechanics， and geometry are clear， sufficiently detailed， and as far as I （not an expert） can tell， correct！ There's a lot of noise around counter-steering out there， but there's none of that here。My only quibble， and this may be a misinterpretation of the text， is on page 31 of the edition I have where Mr。 Parks says:At these low speeds the Without a doubt， the best of the motorcycle instructional books I have read so far， by a considerable margin。 The technical description of steering action， mechanics， and geometry are clear， sufficiently detailed， and as far as I （not an expert） can tell， correct！ There's a lot of noise around counter-steering out there， but there's none of that here。My only quibble， and this may be a misinterpretation of the text， is on page 31 of the edition I have where Mr。 Parks says:At these low speeds the motorcycle rides like a bicycle， and you simply point the front tire in the direction you want to go。 which seems to imply that bicycle steering mechanics are different from motorcycle steering mechanics。 I am not an expert， but I am convinced the physics is the same for all "tandem multi-wheeled vehicles"。 You counter-steer a bicycle at speed just as you do a motorcycle。 。。。more

Reno Belmont ，

there's only one thing stopping me from exercising - i don't have a bike。 there's only one thing stopping me from exercising - i don't have a bike。 。。。more

Serhan Ulga ，

Good book with solid and simple information to make you awareSensible and simple techniques， while explaining the reasons behind with science and logic。 An overall good book to venture into self help to improve your riding。

Elizabeth Hammersmith ，

A Book About Living Life Well For all of us and MotorcyclingThis amazing book provides deep insights into life itself and explains motorcycling as a focus of those principles。 Non-motorcyclists and motorcyclists alike can gain deep insights into themselves by just reading the non-technical chapters on fear and confidence， to name a few。 Motorcyclists in all aspects of the sport benefit by acquiring deeper understanding of the unique mechanical processes and odd physics that come into play when a A Book About Living Life Well For all of us and MotorcyclingThis amazing book provides deep insights into life itself and explains motorcycling as a focus of those principles。 Non-motorcyclists and motorcyclists alike can gain deep insights into themselves by just reading the non-technical chapters on fear and confidence， to name a few。 Motorcyclists in all aspects of the sport benefit by acquiring deeper understanding of the unique mechanical processes and odd physics that come into play when a motorcycle starts to move and how to integrate with them。 This is the best book I have ever read on the two main components of motorcycling， the person and the machine， and it's not just a capsule of knowledge， it's a springboard for going further into philosophy and physical skills。 I am a highly-experienced motorcyclist and I learned more in these pages than in 30 other good books on the topic。 。。。more

Bruce R。 Arnold ，

Excellent guide to improving your riding skills This is one of the best instructional books out there 。 The drills really bring the lessons home and are worth the time spent doing them。 The authors have a relaxed style but there is no nonsense either。

Gerald ，

You will be smarter and wiser about more than just motorcycles after reading this book。 Because of Total Control， I now know a great deal more about tires and how they work and what all the numbers on them means。 I would recommend this book to any motorcycle or automotive enthusiast。

Darla ，

this book is so full of info and the photos were awesome so any person who is thinking of getting a bike or those of us who have rode a must book

Peter ，

Helped me a lot with my riding I would recommend。

Mart ，

It's OK， but I recommend to read Keith Code's "The Twist of the Wrist 2" before that one。 And after Code's book， there's no need to read this one any more :） It's OK， but I recommend to read Keith Code's "The Twist of the Wrist 2" before that one。 And after Code's book， there's no need to read this one any more :） 。。。more

Andrew Klejnot ，

Lots of good information in this book and great read for anyone who rides motorcycles。 Not a replacement for Twist of the Wrist 1/2， but still has lots of good info。

Richard ，

If you're into riding this book offers the perfect marriage of the mental aspects of riding coupled with the physical attributes， reportedly a 90/10 split。 For those of you who may be reading this but don't ride a motorcycle I urge you to follow Jim Morrison's dictum which is "Keep yer eyes on the road and yer hands upon the wheel。。。 （soundtrack optional）。 If you're into riding this book offers the perfect marriage of the mental aspects of riding coupled with the physical attributes， reportedly a 90/10 split。 For those of you who may be reading this but don't ride a motorcycle I urge you to follow Jim Morrison's dictum which is "Keep yer eyes on the road and yer hands upon the wheel。。。 （soundtrack optional）。 。。。more

Damon ，

a step beyond Houghs "Proficient Motorcycling"。 a friend took the author's riding clinic recently， and his tips have improved my riding immensely。 i'm riding with more confidence， more cornering speed， and what fun。 and i've only just started。 a step beyond Houghs "Proficient Motorcycling"。 a friend took the author's riding clinic recently， and his tips have improved my riding immensely。 i'm riding with more confidence， more cornering speed， and what fun。 and i've only just started。 。。。more

Jim ，

Improved cornering techniques for safer turns at higher speeds。 Greater knowledge of the interaction between suspension and handling characteristics。

Ty ，

Lee Parks does an exceptional job of describing the sometimes complex factors in motorcycle handling in a way that anyone can comprehend。Total Control is broken down into chapters on various subjects: Physics， Traction， Braking， Slow Speed Handling， Riding with a passenger， etc。 Each section has a few well explained drills that can be set up in a parking lot and used to improve particular skills。 Excellent color photographs and diagrams complement the well written text。Park's book would be benef Lee Parks does an exceptional job of describing the sometimes complex factors in motorcycle handling in a way that anyone can comprehend。Total Control is broken down into chapters on various subjects: Physics， Traction， Braking， Slow Speed Handling， Riding with a passenger， etc。 Each section has a few well explained drills that can be set up in a parking lot and used to improve particular skills。 Excellent color photographs and diagrams complement the well written text。Park's book would be beneficial to any motorcyclist looking to improve their skills and safety on the street or the track。 And all though it seems to cater more to the sport bike crowd， cruisers follow the same physics and so this book can be benecial to cruiser riders as well。 。。。more

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