Sport Bikes

by Hans Hetrick

Overview

How can a motorcycle reach almost 200 miles per hour in one second, and snake around a hairpin turn in the next? Behind a sport bike’s featherweight fairings is a pure racing machine. From today’s top street bikes to the two-wheeled terrors of the Superbike World Championship, find out what puts a sport bike at the top of the class in performance.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781429647519
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	07/01/2010
Series:	Full Throttle
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	7.20(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.40(d)
Lexile:	880L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 14 Years

About the Author

Hans Hetrick lives and works in Chicago, Illinois. He is the author of "Play Baseball Like a Pro: Key Skills and Tips", "Hydroplanes", "Sport Bikes", and many other children's books. He is a published poet and writes about sports and music for The Sports Banks.net and Chicago Now. Hans is a proud member of the Chicago Hounds, which is part of the Chicago Metropolitan Baseball Association.

Table of Contents

The Chase Is On! 4

Sport Bike History 8

Technology Meets Two Wheels 16

On the Racetrack 24

Glossary 30

Read More 31

Internet Sites 31

Index 32