Motorcycle Touring Bookstore

Welcome to the Pit Stop's Bookstore. I have made an arrangement with Amazon.com for you to purchase some of the books described here. What this means is that you can click on and order any of the books with the directly from Amazon.com, often at a substantial savings over what your local bookstore would charge you. The book would be sent directly to any address you want, and Amazon.com handles the ordering, billing, shipping, and all that other crap. So you won't be dealing with me, but with a reputable outfit (heheheh). So buy a book for yourself, or for a friend, and let them get more from their motorcycle touring experience! If you have any recommendations for other books to add to this list, let me know!

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• Motorcycle Touring
• General M/C Topics
• Wrench Turning
• Marquees (Bikes by brand name)

• The Adventure Motorbiking Handbook, Chris Scott, April 1998, a comprehensive guide to riding where you get a major adrenalin rush - call it Xtreme Touring.
• Against the Wind, Ron Ayres, 1997, a finisher in the last few Iron Butt rallies (see my "Lessons Learned" page) describes the Rally in detail.
• Alaska by M/C: How to M/C Alaska, Dr. Greg Frazier, June 1996, the Doc gives you info you need to ride and survive in America's last frontier.
• Alaskan Aberration: The View from a Harley in the North Country, Allen Bartellt, a 12,000 mile run thru Canada and AK.
• !NEW! Best in Tent Camping: Southern Appalachian and Smokey Mountains, Johnny Molloy (Menasha Ridge Press, Sep '01) one of several guides to camping areas in the Appalachian Mtns on the right coast of the US;
• !NEW! Best in Tent Camping: Virginia, Randy Porter (Menasha Ridge Press, Dec '00) one of several guides to camping areas in the Appalachian Mtns on the right coast of the US;
• !NEW! Best in Tent Camping: West Virginia, Johnny Molloy (Menasha Ridge Press, Apr '00) one of several guides to camping areas in the Appalachian Mtns on the right coast of the US;
• Desert Travels: M/C Journeys in the Sahara & W. Africa, Chris Scott, Oct, 1996, good preparation if you want to enter the next Paris-Dakar Rally
• Europe by Motorcycle: How to M/C Tour in Europe, Dr. Greg Frazier, Jan 1997, Doc Frazier provides a detailed inventory of what you need to do to tour Europe on a bike.
• Flaming Iguanas: An Illustrated All-Girl Road Novel Thing, Erika Lopez (June, 1997), An engaging first novel follows the wild path of Tomato Rodriguez as she makes her way across the country via motorcycle in an effort to visit as many post offices as possible;
• FIM International Touring Handbook, 1996-98, Int'l Motorcycle Federation, has info sources, traffic laws, ferry and transport contacts, camping and hostel information, and much more, for people touring Europe, New Zealand, South Africa or the US;
• Hog Fever, Richard La Plante (June, 1997), Writer Richard La Plante rides his custom Harley Davidson across two continents in the company of everyone from the Hell's Angels to the Forbes 500 sharing his experiences of the road; photos;
• Hostelling Guide to North America, Hostelling International, is for you non-campers (I know who you are!) who want to tour the US or Canada but would prefer to stay in an inexpensive hostel;
• Jupiter's Travels: Four Years Around the World on a Triumph, Ted Simon (Dec 1996), 447 pages about another long range rider;
• Motorcycle Adventures in the Southern Appalachians, Hawk Hagebak, Mar 2001, provides information on some great mountain riding country in NC, TN and GA.
• !NEW! Motorcycle Camping Made Easy, Bob Woofter (Motorbooks Int'l, Sep '02) is a thorough guide to touring riders who want to get into camping (LOTS OF FUN!)
• Motorcycle Journeys Through the Alps, John Hermann (Whitehorse, 1993), still a useful guide for touring the Alps in Europe.; or
• Motorcycle Tour of the Alps, a video of riding the Alps on two wheels.
• Motorcycle Journeys Through the Appalachians, Dale Coyner (Whitehorse, 1996), an excellent treatment for touring these mountains in the eastern U.S., Dale selected "base camps" between PA and GA and plotted several tours radiating from each of the base camps, describing things to see, do, (and for you Gold Wing drivers, to eat); or
• Motorcycle Journeys Through Baja, Clement Salvadori (Whitehorse, 1997), a noted American moto-journalist's guide to Mexico's Baja peninsula; or
• Motorcycle Journeys Through California, Clement Salvadori, May 2000, another fine touring guide from an editor of Rider magazine.
• Motorcycle Journeys Through the New England, Martin Berke (Whitehorse, 1992), one of the first of Whitehorse's "Journeys", this book still has very good routes to explore, emanating from "base camps" throughout the northeastern part of the U.S., and describes not only the route to follow, but also what to look for along the way; or
• Motorcycle Journeys thru Northern Mexico, Neal Davis, a guide to visiting the rich culture south of the U.S.
• Motorcycle Journeys Through the Southwest US: You Don't Have to Get Lost to Find the Good Roads, Martin Berke (Whitehorse, 1994), still a useful guide for touring the magnificent countryside in the American southwest!.; or
• Motorcycle Touring & Travel, 2d Ed., Bill Stermer (June 1999), updated version of a guide by an early docent on American touring;
• Motorcycle Touring and Travel: A Handbook of Travel by Motorcycle, Bill Sterner (Whitehorse) is just THE basic resource for anyone who travels long distances (or even just 200 miles) by motorcycle, but a major motorcycle journalist;
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• Motorcycle Touring: An International Directory & Supplement, the directory covers 1991/92, the supplement covers 1993/94, they cover tour operators worldwide (153 tours), 25 motorcycle rental agencies worldwide, tips on transporting motorcycles overseas, and other useful information;` or
• Motorcycle Vagabonding in Japan, Guy de la Rupelle (Sep 1999), motorcycling in Nippon is a Zen thang;
• Motorcycling Arizona, Frank Del Monte (Dec 1994), guide to motorcycle touring in Arizona;
• National Forest Scenic Byways (I & II), Beverly Magley (Falcon Press, 1990 & 1992), two volumes covering the USDA's Forest Service Scenic Byways, describing scenic roads, nearby attractions, camping, photos and maps, and an easy-to-use map at the front to find the roads near your riding area;
• National Geographic's Driving Guide to Canada, National Geographic Society, March 1998, a handy reference if you plan to drive in the Great White North.
• National Geographic's Guide to Scenic Highways & Byways,(National Geographic Society, 1995); National Geographic Society does for 200 highways what it did for teenage boys wanting to know about women's, er, uh, assets - GREAT PICTURES! (of ROADS), plus a strip map of the section of road being described, background information about the history of the road (and locale), biota, directions to interesting sites nearby, when the sightseeing/foliage is best, and so forth; or
• New Zealand by Motorcycle, Dr. Greg Frazier, see the beautiful homeland of Xena, Warrior Princess!
• Obsessions Die Hard: Motorcycling the Pan Am Highway, Ed Culberson (Aug 1996), one man's assault on a fabled route;
• One Man Caravan, Robert Fulton, Jr. (June, 1995), Fulton's legendary journey began in 1932 when he set out on his Douglas twin motorcycle for an eighteen-month odyssey that included Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, India, Sumatra, Malaysia, Siam, Indonesia, China and Japan;
• Ride It! the Complete Book of Motorcycle Touring, Ken Craven (1987), out of print guide to motorcycle touring;
• Rider's Complete Guide to Motorcycle Touring, Dick Blem (June, 1997), out of print guide to motorcycle touring;
• Riding South: Mexico, Central and South America by M/C, Dr. Greg Frazier provides useful information for anyone driving to the southern end of the Western Hemisphere.
• Riding the Edge: An 83K m. M/C Adventure Around the World, Dave Barr, Nov 1995, a legless Harley driver's inspiring 4 year trip across 6 continents.
• Roads of Colorado: Motorcycle Tour Guide, Wm H. Burdett Sep 1996, 18 different tours through the Rocky Mtn state.
• Southern California Harley-Davidson Dealers' Motorcycle Touring in Southern California, 2d Ed., Jan Williams (ed.), 96 p., Jan. 96;
• 10 Years on 2 Wheels, Helge Pedersen (June 1998), another rider who needs a life;
• Travels with Peppy, Dean Lawrence, a Wing driver and his dog travel across the US
• Two Wheels to Panama, Wm Carroll, Jan 1999, in the 1950s, Bill drove a 1950 BSA from LA to El Paso TX and on to Panama.
• Two Wheel Wanderlust, Dr. Greg Frazier, a video for the dreamer who wants to walk away from the rat race and drive a bike around the world.
• Ultimate Secrets of Motorcycling the Southwest, Ford Willman, Mar 2003, is a guide to touring Arizona and the surrounding areas in the American southwest. Order from the author's web page
• Uneasy Rider: The Interstate Way of Knowledge, Mike Bryan (Knopf, '97) shows some truly bizarre denizens & their stuff along the Interstates, for those of you who tour via the American Interstates, instead of the back roads touted by Whitehorse Press' stable of authors;
• Winging Through America, Gary Shumway (Sep 1991), A modern day "Easy Rider" takes to the road, riding solo on a '85 Honda Goldwing through the lower 48 states in 24 days, a moving and humorous personal adventure and compendium of traveling tips, historical information, and a comprehensive appendices of roads traveled, places to see, and contacts;

• Motorcycle Touring
• General M/C Topics
• Wrench Turning
• Marquees (Bikes by brand name)