Motorcycle Touring and Travel: A Handbook of Travel by Motorcycle, Second Ed.

American Motorcyclist, July 1999

". . . there's a lot to like. First-time tourers may find the push they need to hit the road, and experienced travelers will likely find that this touring manual is worth the $19.95 plus shipping as insurance against pre-trip forgetfulness."

Reviewer: b selby from SF Bay Area United States, July 30, 2001

"Excellent investment - I bought this book before taking a 2,600 mile two week tour of seven western states on my SV650. I have owned 8 motorcycles, the first in 1973, so I thought I knew a lot. It was a very good book with lots of advice that saved me the purchase price many times over. It is a small investment that pays excellent dividends if you are planning a trip, unless you have a great deal of touring experience. I also recommend it if you are considering a bike but don't know what you want."

Reviewer: Brian Hill from Laguna Beach, CA USA, September 6, 2000

"Save your money. This is a book for non bike owners, who want a cursory glance at the topic. The author spends too much of the book on non related areas. Engine types, selecting a bike, maintenence, and not enough real meat about the title topic. There are real issues related to traveling by two wheels in safety and comfort, with all the stuff you really need, over a long distance. These subjects are only superficially explored. And anyone who has ridden some of the machines he suggests would make good touring platforms, would know that they would be extreamly uncomfortable over any prolonged ride. Perhaps the authors idea of a tour is a one day hop to someplace, if so, most of his selctions might be adequate, but that really isn't the context of "touring". Another reviewer put it well when he said this book woulod make a better series of magazine articles which tend to be superficial in nature anyway. There are some good points made in the book. Unfortunately for the money they only comprise 20% of the material."