- Paperback: 224 pages
- Publisher: Motorbooks; Third edition (Dec 25 2004)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0760319758
- ISBN-13: 978-0760319758
- Product Dimensions: 26.8 x 20.8 x 1.6 cm
- Shipping Weight: 699 g
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#122,873 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #68 in Books > Nonfiction > Automotive > Motorcycles > Repair & Performance
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Build a factory race replica or maximize your stock motocross or off-road bike with expert techniques from tuner and columnist Eric Gorr. Tuning suspension is explained in detail, describing everything from changing fork seals and replacing shock springs to revalving and adjusting the compression and rebound damping. This updated edition covers the aluminum-framed Powerjet-carbureted Honda CR250 and CR125, the XR400, the Yamaha four-stroke YZ400F and WR400F, plus new for 1999 bikes. Revised and updated 3rd edition.About the AuthorEric Gorr is the owner/operator of Forward Motion, a high-performance engine building shop. Gorr was also Dr. Dirt, a technical columnist for many years in Dirt Rider magazine. Gorr resides in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin.
About the Author
Eric Gorr, who runs the highly respected motorcycle-modification shop Forward Motion and its companion website, is Dirt Rider’s Dr. Dirt and the author of Motocross and Off-Road Performance Handbook, 3rd Edition, also from MBI Publishing Company. He has served as a tuner for American and European off-road racing teams, and he resides near
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There are several types of dirt bike sports and each sport has a bike designed especially for the demands of its application. Read the first page
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
There are several types of dirt bike sports and each sport has a bike designed especially for the demands of its application. Read the first page
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4.3 out of 5 stars (6 customer reviews)
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Great Book!, April 1 2008
By Steve - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Motocross & Off-Road Performance Handbook (Paperback)
I have been tinkering with motorcycles and dirtbike for 39 years now. I really enjoyed reading and re-reading this book. It contains practical examples on many different models and years of commonly available bikes and also the theory behind how it all works.I highly recommend this book to anyone that wants to get better at riding and maintaning dirtbikes.
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Great for introductions, Aug 25 2009
By Owen Hewetson - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Motocross & Off-Road Performance Handbook (Paperback)
The material in this book may be familiar to seasoned racers and repairmen. But. For me, that is just getting started in motocross, the info I found in these pages was INVALUABLE.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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edthird, Jan 9 2007
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This is a good book and the only one of its kind of which I am aware. On that basis, I can recommend it heartily. However, there is plenty of room for improvement in future editions. Most obviously, the balance of coverage needs to be tipped in the direction of 4-strokes. At present there is a 4-stroke chapter, but it follows three longer chapters on 2-strokes engines and repairs. The other serious weakness, in my view, is the lack of a complete and detailed index. The publisher cut more than a few corners here. There are tons of missing entries: tire, tire pressure, tire selection, tire mounting ... just to give one example. And some entries are silly: "two-stroke engine" with two pages cited, despite the fact that there are three chapters relating to the subject. But all that said, there is plenty of really useful information in the book. The chapter on tuning tips, for instance, is wonderful, as is the extensive range of illustrations.
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