Ride Hard, Ride Smart: Ultimate Street Strategies for Advanced Motorcyclists

by Patrick Hahn

Book Overview

Ride Hard, Ride Smart is a practical, hands-on survival guide for the average motorcyclist. This book provides advanced survival and safety strategies for the developing rider. The vast wealth of knowledge and information developed by the motorcycle safety industry is bound into one chapter and one simple concept-the "three degrees of separation"-that sets the stage for the rest of the book. The three degrees of separation are riding strategies,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0760317607
• ISBN13: 9780760317600
• Release Date: May 2004
• Publisher: Motorbooks International
• Length: 143 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.3" x 10.7"

Customer Reviews

Excellent read. Full of good information and humor. I'm a safer rider now.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Hahn has an excellent wit and shares a wealth of knowledge about riding safely. I read the entire book the first night I had it. The book begins by illustrating some of the major hazards that motorcyclists face on the road, and then gives great advice for avoiding those hazards and for overall safe and enjoyable riding. If you want to learn about smart and safe riding in a fun and informative way, then this book is for you. It is well worth reading and re-reading.

Very worthwhile reading--A lifesaver

If I had to recommend a resource to someone looking to improve their skills on the street, this would be it. People on this board have complained about organization and repetitiveness, but I strongly disagree. It follows a very logical learning path, and does so with humor, appealing design, and intelligent nuggets of wisdom. The graphs, diagrams, and statistics help illustrate many ideas, and debunk a lot of myths about motorcycling. And, yeah, there may be lessons in here that are old news to the seasoned rider, but the point of the book is that every rider, no matter how long they've been at it, can use a refresher course in safety. This book will save some lives, I'm sure of it.

Brilliant! A life saver!

This book contains brilliant insights on safe street riding, and is written in an extremely readable and downright hilarious way. I read it cover to cover the night I brought it home. Not only did I enjoy it, I laughed out loud. Never before has a book about motorcycle safety cracked me up.But most importantly, I learned things that may save my life. I have been riding motorcycle for 30 years, am a licensed racer, and have ridden close to 1,000,000 miles on the street. What I learned in this book changed the way I ride. This book will make my next 1,000,000 miles far more safe than the last. Great work!

Just When I Thought I Knew It All....

A fantastic leap forward in the world of motorcycle safety. As an instructor and enthusiast, I thought I'd reached the point in which there was nothing left to learn. There is more to learn--and a lot of it.While beginners could benefit from this book, experienced riders will relish the advanced and detailed information far more. Anyone who rides a motorcycle on the street should read this. It's no safety "snoozefest." It's really fun and interesting.It covers the Hurt Study, basic motorcycle safety strategies, choosing the safest route, when to ride and when not to ride, visibility, positioning, techniques for high-risk situations, risk heirarchy and categorization, visualization for practice and experience, big-picture theories about traffic flow and conflict, and how to deal with distractions. Plus, it's funny as heck and written in an easy-to-read, engaging format. The photographs and diagrams are really beautifully done.A more apt title would be, "Motorcycling for the Risk Averse." If you want to learn 101 new ways to ride safer and smarter, this is the book for you.