How to Ride a Motorcycle on Rough Terrain... Sand, Mud, Gravel ~ A Manual for Military Riders ~ Indian Motocycle Company

This is a quality reprint of pamphlet produced during the Second World War. It's purpose is to provide information for military riders in a wide variety riding conditions.  It does not contain a great number of illustrations but does provide a significant amount of information applicable to all era motorcycles.

From the Manual:

WHAT YOU WILL FIND IN THIS MANUAL

This Manual is divided into four parts as follows:

PART l. How to start a Motorcycle and Drive it on roads or on fairly smooth ground.

PART 2. How to Ride Wet PAVED ROADS.

PART 3. How to become a Top-Flight motorcyclist, able to ride successfully under field conditions such as rough ground, sand and gravel roads, mud, etc.

PART 4. How to manage a Motorcycle with sidecar.

The purpose of Part Three of this booklet is to set down in print a series of simple instructions which any motorcycle rider may use to improve his riding ability under the most adverse field conditions. Almost any man who can drive a car can soon master the simple task of driving a motorcycle on ordinary smooth ground or paved highways.

But the riding of a motorcycle off the beaten path, off the paved highway, is a skill in itself.  It is the purpose of these instructions to show a military motorcyclist how he can ride all roads with utmost confidence .... how he can ride a motorcycle over rough ground .... through deep sand or mud, and control the motorcycle successfully under conditions vastly different from smooth roads.

INDIAN MOTOCYCLE COMPANY

This is not a copy machine product.   Pictures are clear and not washed out or too dark like many of the reprints I have seen.  It is printed on 24 pound paper.  Copy paper is generally 20 pound and you can feel the difference.  It is bound with GBC plastic combs so that it will lay flat.  If you would like I can, rather than bind with the plastic comb, three hole punch it for your binder.

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         If you are collecting motorcycle documents or looking for a prop to display at your next show, this is not what you want.  If you want some usable information this would be an interesting read. 

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