As a newcomer to motorcycle riding i am trying to get my hands on any information available to educate and make me a better/safer/smoother rider.
One book that i am reading at the moment that is very good is
**Sport Riding Techniques: How To Develop Real World Skills for Speed, Safety, and Confidence on the Street and Track[\b]
Description
Contemporary sport bikes accelerate faster, brake harder, and cut through corners deeper than ever before. These technologically advanced motorcycles are exhilarating to ride, but to really get the most out of a motorcycle’s performance capabilities a rider must develop his or her own personal performance. Riders need to take their skills to the next level. Now, in this book written specifically for sport riders, well-known journalist, racer, and riding school instructor Nick Ienatsch provides the tools and techniques to help riders analyze and develop that personal performance. If you’re an experienced rider, Nick will help you hone and perfect your skills, operate controls with even greater finesse, and apply race-proven techniques on the track as well as on the street. If you’re a beginning rider, Nick will show you how to develop proper skills and safety habits that will add to your motorcycling enjoyment and build your confidence. Whatever your current riding ability, Nick will teach you to safely find the absolute limit of bike and rider.
although this is probably written for more sportriders than me i have still found it very informative.
here is a download link (the file is in pdf):
http://rapidshare.com/files/34002208/Sport.Riding.Techniques.pdf.html