Motorcycling Stories

By Piet Boonstra

This book includes stories of seven trips to Alaska. two into mexico, Two long tours inside the USA and one each to newfoundland and Labrador. He traveled alone on most trips. Abridge versions of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 097185890X
• ISBN13: 9780971858909
• Release Date: March 2002
• Publisher: Piet W. Boonstra
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.6" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

best motorcycling book i read

this guy is amazing - seven trips to Alaska on dirt roads after retiring from enduro racing from 1100 cc goldwing to last trip on 225 CC serow p. 247" it is amazing how much that little machine can take , not to mention my 72-years-old body. I bounced along the ground and heard my helmet hit the dirt road three times before I finally came to rest. As Jake was picking me up, he said I was lucky I landed on my head; otherwise, I might have really gotten hurt!" p.272 " I hate airplanes. Besides, they can be dangerous"

Best Book Ever!

This book is the best I have evr read. It has inspired me to attempt a cross-country motorcycle trip. (eventually) Peit Boonstra was a very good friend of my grandfather, and he is as nice in person as he is in this book.

This guy is CRAZY!

This book is basically a diary of Boonstra's long adventure tours. Some of the conditions he rides in are extremely harsh, and made me think that he was crazy for continuing. I read this book cover to cover, but you don't need to. Each of his trips is a separate chapter. I would definitely recommend reading the first two Alaska trips; it is during these trips that he is learning about adventure touring and he has the most interesting experiences (from a riding standpoint). On his second trip, he gets cought in a blizzard and also does quite a bit of riding in the snow! It was worth the read and really opened my eyes to what you can do on a motorcycle.