Ride Texas
Book Description
Murphy leads you step-by-step through a racer's typical day at the drags, then steps you up to the staging area to get the basics of racing motorcycles a quarter-mile at a time. He shows you how to train and condition yourself, how to prepare your street bike for racing, how to build an all-out bike for racing, and even how to find a sponsor when you find yourself close to pro racing status.
Along the way, Murphy covers timing and starting line systems, engine modifications, fuels, induction systems, ignition and other electronics, turbo- and supercharging, nitrous oxide systems, transmissions and clutches, frame modifications, and typical costs for competitive drag racing motorcycles. All this is accomplished with Tom Murphy's unique brand of humor which makes this book an entertaining read as well.
