She's a Bad Motorcycle: Writers on Riding Reviews

This is a great compilation of motorcycle stories. 2 dozen essays, mostly excerpts from larger pieces on motorcycling. The book starts out with a piece from "The Perfect Vehicle" by Melissa Pierson which is one of my favorite motorcycle books. It then goes on with one hell raising adventure story after another by the likes of SOnny Barger, Hunter Thompson, S.E. Hinton, and Gary Paulsen. There are some more sedate pieces like Robert Pirsig's piece from "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintanance." But mostly they gravitate towards the dangerous and downright criminal. It ends with a piece… read full review »