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Total Control: High Performance Street Riding Techniques, 2nd Edition

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Total Control delivers what other high-performance riding books only claim to offer: the skills to let you put your bike where you want it. Practicing the techniques outlined on these pages is the fastest and easiest way to master your machine. Writing in a clear and understandable style, accomplished instructor and road racer Lee Parks demystifies the techniques used by top professionals and shows how to apply them to high-performance street and track riding, no matter what kind of bike you ride. Parks explains the psychological dynamics of fear and concentration, as well as what it takes to achieve true mastery of your motorcycle. Total Control gives you everything you 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. Readers will come away with a better understanding of everything from braking and cornering to proper throttle control, resulting in a more exciting yet safer ride. By breaking down skills into small and easily learned modules, Total Control offers the most effective riding curriculum ever developed. Total Control is the must-have instruction book for sport, touring, cruiser, and adventure riders who want to taking their riding skills to the next level in the shortest amount of time…without taking unnecessary risks. Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Motorbooks


Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 15, 2015


Edition ‏ : ‎ 2nd


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Print length ‏ : ‎ 192 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0760343446


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 49


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.38 x 0.63 x 10.63 inches


Best Sellers Rank: #65,535 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #3 in Motorcycle Repair & Performance (Books) #17 in Motor Sports (Books) #18 in Extreme Sports (Books)


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    • What are lifesaver!
Format: Paperback
Lee Parks is so good at breaking down all the parts of the "how to ride" from so many directions. From the science and engineering behind the bike to the attitude to stay on the road, to the mechanics behind 2 up riding, he breaks it down in an easy to understand, step by step manner that has completely upgraded my riding. I went from slightly dangerous self taught, to fully confident excellent rider, quickly and without the trial and error that costs so many lives. This book literally saved my life and I feel is essential for people to understand if they ride on 2 wheels. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2026 by Paul Sahagun
    • If you ride, you need to read this
Format: Paperback
I’ve been riding different bikes for many years and thought I was a good and safe rider, but after reading this fantastic book I had no idea of all the things I was doing wrong and unsafe. The information in this book is indispensable if want to know the mechanics of how turning, suspension and tires make such a difference depending on your riding style. It’s an easy and most informative read, and all the armed forces use these techniques for their safety rider courses, as im a vet myself, I was very interested in reading this book. I promise you that if you follow the principles and techniques outlined in this book you’ll be a much safer rider and you’ll build your confidence in every way. I’m 60 years old and I highly recommend this book to all motorcycle riders ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2024 by Michael
    • In total control now! Effective descriptions and tips, easy read
Format: Paperback
As a rider with under 40,000 miles ever ridden, I am still developing my technical skills. There are so many situations we encounter that can be challenging - I want to be in complete control in all of them. I bought this book to improve my cornering skills in tight-radius turns. Specifically, I occasionally go wide on 10-20 mile per hour, right-hand corners. The author has great insight and helpful suggestions based on his significant real world experience. He has found that many riders hold on too tight, causing hands to fight each other. He suggested using only one hand (the hand on the inside of a turn) to pull/push. I started consciously relaxing that left hand when in a sharp turn to the right. It works wonders! It is close to being a habit after a 2-week trip. I also started picking my lines through corners based on the author's descriptions. This has helped by providing a better line of sight, thus increasing my confidence and control. I highly recommend this book for novice and intermediate riders. Expert riders could also benefit as a refresher and may even pick up some new golden nuggets, like I did. We can always improve. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2015 by MamaFree
    • This book along with Proficient Motorcycling make the two best books on riding.
Format: Paperback
I have about a dozen books on riding technique which I got after returning to riding after decades of not riding. Of all the books I have, I consider Proficient Motorcycling (the first book, NOT More Proficient Motorcycling which is redundant) the best of all. I learned so much from it. But I consider Total Control to be the perfect companion book to Proficient Motorcycling. They do have overlap, of course, but Total Control deals more with the physics of riding, psychology, rider attitude, etc. The author has studied riding technique for decades and has clarified the most important things a rider should know. One of my grandsons (who is 25) mentioned that he's thinking of getting a motorcycle and, if he does, the first thing I'm going to do is order Proficient Motorcycling and Total Control for him. As I said, they make perfect companion books. I'm a street rider. My bike is a massive Triumph Rocket III Touring (2300 ccs) that makes a HD look small when they're parked side-by-side. (I've been thinking of getting an HD to keep in my saddle bag as a spare. They're nice little bikes! :-) Just kidding, of course but it does make HD's look tiny. I mention that because anyone considering this book should understand that it's primarly written for sportsbike riders and racers. I can't even count how many pictures there are of riders in full lean with their knee dragging on the ground. But, even so, the book has lots of good information for street riders so don't let the emphasis on high-performance sports bikes and professisonal racing discourage you from buying this excellent book. In fact, I may just give away all my other books except the two mentioned in this review. Some of them are downright silly like the one recommending that you practice at least an hour a day in a large parking lot with dozens of cones set up and stripping your bike down of tail lights, headlights, panniers, turn signals, etc. beefore you practice. Can you imagine removing all that stuff every single day and then reinstalling it? I'm not going to mention the name of that book but it's a popular one. If you are a new rider or returning to riding and don't have any books, just get the two mentioned in this review but don't bother with More Proficient Motorcycling. It's redundant and it's as if the author just wanted to squeeze out some more cash after the success of his first book. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on July 23, 2020 by Old School
    • If You Ride A Motorcycle On The Street You Need This Book
Format: Paperback
Even if you’ve been riding motorcycles for decades, like I have, you’re probably doing it all wrong. I took the Total Control intermediate class. It was there that I realized my last statement. If there was a wrong way to do an exercise, I was doing it. Immediately after the class I bought this book and began page by page underlining the bad habits I had developed. I then began riding more frequently with a conscious effort to practice what I read. In two weeks time I was riding smoother, more effortlessly, and just plain enjoying the riding so much more. If you’re willing to admit you have room for improvement, this book is a game changer. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2024 by Thomas P..
    • Awesome book, must have for any rider
Format: Paperback
This should be the first book anyone buys after buying a motorcycle. Really solid riding fundamentals and in-depth equipment book that I definitely recommend. I have 3 years of street riding under my belt (15k miles) and am getting a ton out of it on braking, throttle, traction, etc. (also took their intermediate class). l would also buy "Sport Riding Techniques" if you're looking for another book and different perspective - they're both great and should be must-reads. This/ these plus some youtube vids and an intermediate class or two should be considered mandatory first year curriculum by new riders. Candidly, I should have read this and others shortly after my beginner class and would have not had nearly the amount of close calls. Can't recommend continued learning and this book as part of that regiment enough. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2021 by Dustin S
    • Good things to know and think about...
Format: Paperback
Excellent book on Motorcycle riding by an expert... I teach MSF rider course and I enjoy learning from the pros....
Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2025 by R. Myerscough
    • A Book About Living Life Well For all of us and Motorcycling
Format: Kindle
This 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. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2015 by Caz

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