Honda Yamaha Suzuki Kawasaki Sportbike - Performance Handbook #1394

Sportbike Performance Handbook,  2nd Edition,  192 pages,  Author Kevin Cameron  First published in 2008 by Motorbooks Workshop #269   ISBN # 978-0-7603-3183-5   #1394/A

Modifications to increase horsepower.  Suspension set-up to improve handling.  Racing tips and tricks.  Optimizing fuel injection systems.

Performance is what sportbike riders crave.  Too much of a good thing can be dangerous; horsepower-hungry rider can blow a lot of dough on the promise of bolt-on speed equipment and unwittingly end up with a loud, cantankerous motorcycle that is a high-side waiting to happen.   In this new edition, Kevin Cameron, Cycle World columnist and performance guru explains the concepts that define power and speed.  Cameron gives you the knowledge that will allow you to make the smart decisions that will deliver better performance on the street or at the track.  Component by component, in minute detail, Cameron describes the secrets of speed.  You'll find insight on fuel injection tuning, suspension modification, five-angle valve jobs, data acquisition, and a new-to-this-edition chapter on how electronics are making motorcycles faster and easier to ride.  More than 150 illustrations, many of them the author's own meticulous sketches.

This is a new book, in excellent condition.