by Ralph “Teach” Elrod FriesenPress, Inc., $21.95, 237 pp. www.friesenpress.com “All I ever wanted were brothers who would stand with me no matter how tough it gets, and it will get tough.” That sentiment and those words set the tone for It Will Get Tough: Cops & Bikers, the new book by Ralph “Teach” Elrod. The true stories that power ...

Facing Fear and Finding Redemption on a Harley by Carolyn Fox Skyhorse Publishing, $11.55, 263pp. Available from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and independent booksellers In the course of every life, few dodge the ups, downs and points between. It can be a wild ride, regardless of conveyance. The difference between the baggage author Carolyn Fox packed for the road and ...

By Greg Field Motorbooks Hardbound, 200 pages $50 (but available for less). Available now from quality book sellers and the usual internet sources www.quartoknows.com Reviewed by Kip Woodring “Anorak” /ˈænəræk/ is British slang which refers to a person who has a very strong interest, perhaps obsessive, in niche subjects. This interest may be unacknowledged or not understood by the general ...

The Amazing Victor McLaglen Motor Corps: The History of the Oldest Motorcycle Stunt and Drill Team in the World 1935–2014 by Ruth H. Fisher thevmmc.com $18.47 Reviewed by Wendell Perry Who was Victor McLaglen and how did he become involved with a motorcycle stunt team? What is it like to ride a speeding motorcycle through a tunnel of fire? How ...

by Lynda Lahman Luminamedia.com $24.95 With the 35 percent growth of women motorcyclists between 2003 and 2012, companies are finally taking notice and letting women ride on their own terms. The Women’s Guide to Motorcycling: Everything a Woman Needs to Know about Bikes, Equipment, Riding, and Safety by Lynda Lahman takes the past, the present and the future of women ...

by Reg Kittrelle www.motorcyclesand2nd50.com $19.95 There is a long list of things that I’ve matured out of, or, more likely, had the grand luck to survive in spite of myself. I won’t get into it here, but you may know what I’m talking about if you dig into your own bag of memories and things you wish you could forget. ...

Written by Jean Davidson and Jon Davidson Oeflein $35, includes tax and shipping www.jeandavidson.com If you’re born into a family as famous as the Davidson side of the Harley-Davidson Motor Company dynasty, it stands to reason that you’d have plenty of stories to share with the world. In the case of Jean Davidson and her son Jon Davidson Oeflein, you ...

As a 40-plus-year member of the Hell’s Angels MC, Phil Cross decided now was a good time to put his wild, lifelong motorcycling adventures down on paper. With the help of his wife of almost 30 years, he laid it all out for us to consume in this engrossing tale of the rough-and-tumble times between motorcycle clubs, cops and citizens ...

Author: Gary Koz Mraz $24.95, available at Amazon.com Photos by Ron Sinoy and Gary Mraz Cpyright 2013, Fire and a Prayer Press. When I interviewed my friend and colleague Gary “Koz” Mraz about his charming pictorial Piers of the West Coast Travelled on Two Wheels: Part 1, which includes spot-on commentary about each pier featured in the book, he offered ...

The Motorcycle Cannonball is a coast-to-coast run of antique motorcycles of varying vintage that’s staged from a different location every other year. The inaugural run was held in 2010 and included pre-1916 machines, the second was held in 2012, and the third is scheduled for this September. It’s a different group of riders and staff with each event, though some ...