Motorcycle Touring & Travel Guide: Essential Handbook for Adventure Riders - 2nd Edition | Perfect for Road Trips & Cross-Country Motorcycle Journeys

I found Motorcycle Touring & Travel to be a valuable how-to book for learning the basics of travel by motorcycle. It is packed with real world tips that have greatly enhanced my riding pleasure. I still refer to it from time to time when looking for advice on buying motorcycle products.The author covers everything from choosing the right mtorcycle to selecting the right riding apparel. He also shows how to set up a bike and rider for comfort and safety. Little things make a big difference when traveling hundreds of miles in a day. Just discovering the Aerostitch Wind Triangle, for example, was enough to make the book worthwhile for me. It's amazing how protecting my neck with this little scarf improves my riding comfort. Thanks, Bill Stermer.I found that I had to read the book slowly and carefully otherwise it was easy to overlook the significance of certain statements. If there is a weakness to the book, this might be it. I am not certain if he oversimplified a complex subject or made the profound seem simple. For example, on page 140 he briefly discusses "target fixation". Although he mentions how "...mental discipline has saved me a number of times" the small amount of space devoted to this subject belies it vital nature. In my own experience target fixation can lead to a life and death situation, so I would have preferred more content to emphasize its importance. The grand scope of his book, however, may have limited the amount of space that he could devote to this and other subjects, so perhaps his is a reasonable compromise afterall.I was taught that the answer to most problems in life is foung in the basics, and in this, I believe, Mr. Stermer has succeeded. His statements are succinct and to the point and he covers a great deal of territory. I recommend his book to two types of riders: beginners who desire an overview of motorcycle touring; and more experienced riders who want to be spared having to find out on a trial and error basis what Bill Stermer already knows.