Hat Tip to 505

"E. Julius" (soonerfrommi) 04/17/2015 at 10:23 • Filed to: None

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Started reading this, really enjoying it so far. Thanks for the recommendation.

Coty > E. Julius 04/17/2015 at 10:25

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Which one?

CalzoneGolem > E. Julius 04/17/2015 at 10:25

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This was required reading in my high school. I was ok with that.

NotUnlessRoundIsFunny > E. Julius 04/17/2015 at 10:25

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Really enjoyed this book too. It was the last push I needed to get my first bike.

505Turbeaux > E. Julius 04/17/2015 at 10:28

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Awesome, glad you could get into it. I did include it in a blog post from eons ago I made on that and the Idiots guide for keeping your vw alive. Here it is http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/2-books-based-…

E. Julius > Coty 04/17/2015 at 10:31

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turbeaux

E. Julius > NotUnlessRoundIsFunny 04/17/2015 at 10:31

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I didn't start reading it for the motorcycle aspect, but it's definitely making me even more excited to get my first bike when I return home in May!

NotUnlessRoundIsFunny > E. Julius 04/17/2015 at 11:02

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Same here. Something about how he describes really getting to know the bike through riding and wrenching.

E. Julius > NotUnlessRoundIsFunny 04/17/2015 at 11:13

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The wrenching is one of the things I'm really looking forward to. I'm inexperienced enough, and my car is new and critical enough, that learning to wrench on it would be a huge inconvenience. If I mess something up and it's out of commission longer than I planned, I'm in trouble. But with something like a bike, not essential to meeting my obligations, I don't have that problem.

The Magic Rev Matching 4Runner > E. Julius 04/17/2015 at 11:23

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Haha, loved reading this book in high school! And now I'm going through again for my philosophy class in college.

I'm sure you know what the whole book is about, but don't expect it to be just about wrenching haha...

E. Julius > The Magic Rev Matching 4Runner 04/17/2015 at 11:41

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I'd heard about it before reading it and there's actually more on wrenching than I thought there would be! Pretty good so far.

The Magic Rev Matching 4Runner > E. Julius 04/17/2015 at 11:47

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It is really interesting and there is a lot of great insight into the thought process behind working with ones hands. It's a great book and the ending was great, so that might help you get through the QUALITY haha

desertdog5051 > E. Julius 04/17/2015 at 12:14

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I have read and re-read that book several times. Each time it gets better. Congrats to you for taking the advice.

Now I have a deeper respect for 505.

NotUnlessRoundIsFunny > E. Julius 04/17/2015 at 13:24

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Exactly, and at least with a bike you can more easily choose the level of complexity you want to deal with. Mine was an old-school air-cooled, carbureted bike without any fairings, etc. In theory, I could physically do just about anything to it by myself.

RallyWrench > E. Julius 04/17/2015 at 13:46

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Nice. My copy is pretty beat up from years of reading, loaning, and stuffing into packs.

E. Julius > RallyWrench 04/17/2015 at 13:50

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I wish I had a physical copy. I could have ordered on online or attempted to track an english version down somewhere here in Paris, but I wanted to start reading it immediately so I just got the ebook. Probably pick one up at some point later on down the line.