Motorcycle Book: AMA's Ride Guide to America

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For motorcycle enthusiasts looking for new roads to explore, the Ride Guide to America, Volume 2, will inspire you with many exciting places to try along with practical information about some of the best rides in the country. Expanding on the first Ride Guide to America, this second volume, also compiled by the American Motorcyclist Association, describes more than 30 new trips spread across the United States.

Written by motorcyclists for motorcyclists, these are some of the favorite rides from such well-known motojournalists as Clement Salvadori, Marty Berke, Scott Cochran, Dale Coyner,Bruce Hansen, Toby Ballentine, Neal Davis, Grant Parsons, Bill Kresnak, and James Holter. Detailed route descriptions are given for each ride along with maps showing the routes with topographic relief. The historical and cultural tidbits as well as the descriptions of interesting places to visit along the way will only fuel your desire to take to the road. The many full-color photographs accompanying each trip description provide a sneak preview of what you can expect to see.
These routes offer the best of what motorcyclists look for—twisty roads, sweeping curves,and scenic vistas. This guidebook will prove to be an invaluable resource for planning a motorcycle trip anywhere in the United States—to the New England coast, the deserts of the Southwest, the wind-swept shore of Lake Superior, the hollows of the Appalachians, or the rugged Cascades of the Northwest.

Motorcycle Book: How to Repair Plastic Bodywork

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It’s a familiar story—a simple accident in the driveway results in cracked and broken bodywork that costs thousands of dollars to replace—more, sometimes, than the vehicle may be worth. Few repair shops or Do-It-Yourselfers have been interested or had the wherewithal to attempt plastic repairs, leaving no options but part replacement on an otherwise perfectly serviceable machine. In fact, insurance rates on some motorcycles and
snowmobiles have skyrocketed because of the high cost of replacing broken plastic.

How to Repair Plastic Bodywork by Kurt Lammon solves this common dilemma with
easy-to-follow directions and clear illustrations applicable to any plastic repair—cars, motorcycles, trucks, ATVs, or snowmobiles. Lammon explains how to assess the damage, identify the type of plastic from which the part is made, and fixing everything from a simple scratch to a major break. Step-by-step procedures take you from cleaning, aligning, preparing, and reinforcing the repair site all the way through the refinishing process. Valuable tips for making structural and cosmetic repairs, rebuilding broken tabs and bolt holes, and fixing stripped threads are also included. And, to make getting started even easier, a comprehensive Resource Guide for tools and materials puts dozens of suppliers at your fingertips.

Within the realm of “how-to books,” there is precious little on repairing plastics and none with the comprehensive yet easy-to-follow scope of How to Repair Plastic Bodywork. Though it has been popular since its first release in 2003, the color version of the book has now gone out of print. To ensure that this unique and valuable guide remains available, Whitehorse Press has reissued the book in black and white. With a fresh new cover it is still packed with all
the original useful information and illustrations.