Keith Code: Twist of the Wrist 2

Keith Code published this book almost 10 years after the first Twist of the Wrist book. This book contains greater coverage of the source of classic rider problems and more information on going faster and avoiding reactions that may harm you on the road and the track. This book is basically an extended and more comprehensive version of the first edition.

Keith has likened the rider's attention to $10 worth of currency. Unexpected events and survival reactions take up all of your $10 worth of attention. Knowing what to do in each situation helps the rider keep some amount of spare attention for other aspects of riding. The aim is to get a proper understanding of riding technology and put it into practice regularly so that the bulk of the attention can be freed up for techniques that make you go faster.

Unlike the first book, Twist of the Wrist 2 has been divided into 4 major sections, each covering different aspects of riding - Throttle control, Rider Input, Steering, Vision, Braking, Traction, and Racing. Everything has been explained logically by outlining how one thing can affect the other. For example, braking techniques and styles have been compared using the tire contact patches, bike stability and the suspension behavior and how each of them is affected in different scenarios.

The book also contains notes and comments by extremely accomplished motorcycle racer, Doug Chandler.

Publisher: California Superbike School

Contents:

1. Foreword
2. Author's Note
3. Introduction
4. CHAPTER ONE
   The Enemy — "Survival" Reactions
   The seven survival reactions (SRs) that don't help you survive
   
   SECTION ONE
5. CHAPTER TWO
   Throttle Control — Rule Number One
   Control and stability starts with your right wrist
6. CHAPTER THREE
   Throttle Control — Suspension And Traction
   Unraveling the mysteries of suspension by tuning the rider
7. CHAPTER FOUR
   Throttle Control — Everyman's Ideal Line
   What's my line? At last, an answer to the age old question
8. CHAPTER FIVE
   Throttle Control — Get It On
   Reducing the risks by understanding (and taking a few)
9. CHAPTER SIX
   Throttle Control — The Force
   It's all in the mind: Think slower go faster
   
   SECTION TWO
10. CHAPTER SEVEN
    Rider Input — Riders Create More Problems Than Motorcycles are Designed To Handle
    Your bike may be trying to get rid of you
11. CHAPTER EIGHT
    Rider Input — Holding On
    Handlebars are a control, not a worry bar
12. CHAPTER NINE
    Rider Input — The Problem Of Stability
    Wiggles and shakes: Work less-get less
13. CHAPTER TEN
    Rider Input — Riding And Sliding
    Let it slide: Overcontrol bites the hand that feeds it
14. CHAPTER ELEVEN
    Rider Input — Man Plus Machine
    How would it feel with a 150 lb, sack of jelly on your back
    
    SECTION THREE
15. CHAPTER TWELVE
    Steering — The Forces To Beat
    Shaking hands with confusing forces puts you in control
16. CHAPTER THIRTEEN
    Steering — Steer For The Rear
    Look behind to find out what's happening in front
17. CHAPTER FOURTEEN
    Steering — The Rules
    It's done to a turn, when you flick it once
18. CHAPTER FIFTEEN
    Rider Input — Lazy Turns And The Turn Scale
    The lean-angle credit department pays big dividends in spare degrees
19. CHAPTER SIXTEEN
    Steering — Strange Lines And Quick Turning
    Do it now, and do it quick
20. CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
    Steering — The Key To Speed
    Visions of traction eating monsters and decreasing radius turns?
21. CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
    Steering — The Three Tools Of Turning
    Pinpoint eleven major decisions by deciding to do it there
22. CHAPTER NINETEEN
    Steering — Pivot Steering
    Power steering, your new factory option on any bike
    
    SECTION FOUR
23. CHAPTER TWENTY
    Vision — Lost In Space, Or, Too Fast For What?
    Look at it this way; it could get a lot worse
24. CHAPTER TWENTY ONE
    Vision — Reference Points (RPs) Revisited — The Missing Link
    Blast a hole in your tunnel vision: Take a wide screen view of things
25. CHAPTER TWENTY TWO
    Vision — Wide Screen: Different Drills
    Try not to see it all for one minute — I'll bet you can't
26. CHAPTER TWENTY THREE
    Vision — The Two-Step
    It's a dance you do with curves
27. CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR
    Braking — Nothing New
    There's nothing easier to make more difficult
28. CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE
    Traction — Pros/Cons And Uses
    Too much of a good thing can make you dull
29. CHAPTER TWENTY SIX
    Racing — The Tools And Goals
    Get the parts right, get your times down and beat some guys

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