twist of the wrist..

anthmac · 06-04-2006, 8:22 PM

anyone read this book.. borrowed it off a friend and from amazon reviews and what ive heard in general the book is supposed to be absolutely awesome. anyone here read it? if so what are your opinions on that or any other bike cornering/racing books...

ConqSoft · 06-04-2006, 8:41 PM

Twist of the Wrist 2

Mojave954 · 06-04-2006, 11:16 PM

I have been to all levels of his schools and find them interesting, informative and yes, they have improved my riding on the street and on the track. You will get varying reviews on his classes as well as other peoples classes.

Now, to get this dirt thing under control and all will be well.

Scout · 06-05-2006, 4:23 AM

I enjoyed this book, and it seemed to have solid information that I've incorporated:

http://www.webbikeworld.com/books/sp...techniques.htm

but I guess it depends on where you are at in riding skill level. This would probably be rudimentary for experienced riders, but I like the fact it stressed safe riding techniques for the street. I share it regularly with newer riders, and it's not a bad read to breeze back through.

rb1 · 06-05-2006, 11:13 AM

I don't like TWT or TWT2. Code is an egregiously bad writer. (But, what else can you expect from a man who believes that billions of space aliens were killed millions of years ago to solve galactic overpopulation, that their souls were buried in a volcano on earth, and that all human problems are caused by their souls escaping the volcano and inhabiting our bodies?) Approximately one-fourth of TWT2 consists of definitions of common words, such as:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Keith Code

Point: A particular spot.
Sail: A piece of canvas or cloth spread to the wind to cause a vessel to move.
Binder: A notebook cover with rings or clamps for holding paper.

Does Keith include these definitions because he is so stupid that he needs to have their meanings clarified? Or, does he think his readers are that stupid?

Despite the horrible writing, you can find some useful information in Code's books. However, as others have said, Lee Parks' "Total Control" and Nick Ienatch's "Sport Riding Techniques" are both better books.

luvtolean · 06-05-2006, 11:17 AM

My favorite, and possibly only useful part of that book was the analogy of having $10 of attention, you choose how to spend it.

Otherwise, the writing of an idiot, the physics skills of a flunked out art student, and I just plain don't like Code after one of his classes.

You can do SO much better.

Cam954 · 06-05-2006, 8:38 PM

It's a good book. I personally think that II is better. Seems to go over pretty much everything in the first book and a little more. I understood pretty much everything that it was saying so I don't really understand how some people say they only understood 1/2 of it. There are probably better writers but it is still a very good book. Very helpful for understanding what is going on with sport bike riding.

CBR929RE · 06-05-2006, 10:01 PM

I got them both for christmas a couple years ago (twist 1&2). only read 1, didn't like it. It was a very tough read, I actually wanted to understand what was being said and it was very difficult to visualize what he was saying. I basically read the book twice, not at different times but all at once. I tihnk as I read it I basically had to reread each paragraph as I went along. I don't consider myself a genius but I'm not a moron either, that book was some rough reading. If you're gonna read it, sit in a quiet room with absolutely no distractions and go 1 chapter at a time then practice whats in that chapter before reading further. (I should actually try that idea myself and reread that book)

Sport Riding Techniques on the other hand was excellent. Loaned it to a bunch of friends and now I have no idea where it is, gotta buy another one. Was gonna borrow Total Control from a friend but he loaned it someone else and finally got it back just before he moved to DC.

KF810 · 06-08-2006, 1:43 AM

I'm gonna have to agree with RB1 on this one. But then again, he is a great rider. Also agree with 929RE. It was a diffucult read, and you have to keep going back to "refresh" yourself of all of these "S.R."'s he is talking about. I found that Sport Riding Techniques by Nick Ienatsch very helpful, and very easy to understand. I think another good one is Motorcycle Trackday Handbook. But hey, that's just me.