Leanings: The Best of Peter Egan from Cycle World Magazine
  Since his work first graced Cycle World magazine in 1977, Peter Egan has graciously taken his readers along on his adventures, whether they involved riding along the Mississippi River to New Orleans for a tin of chicory coffee or flying to Japan to test-ride new Yamahas.
In Leanings, Peter's favorite feature articles and columns have been reprinted for the first time. Commentaries from Peter precede each feature article, and Cycle World contributor and former editor Allan Girdler provides the foreword. The collection of 21 feature articles includes Egan's first feature, a story about he and his wife's cross-country trip on a British twin, as well as Peter's journey on abandoned Route 66, a history of the motorcycle jacket, and his visit to the fabled race on the misty Isle of Man.
Twenty-seven of Peter's columns are reprinted in the book, including his take on how many motorcycles are truly necessary, the nearly lost art of the kickstart, how to survive a Wisconsin winter no-riding season, the magical link between dogs and deer and winding roads, and a look back at the great Bob Dylan crash.
Living a simple life in rural Wisconsin, Peter is one of us. Perhaps more than any other motorcycle journalist, Peter Egan's stories are relevant to the regular Jane or Joe motorcyclist. His love of classic and modern motorcycles, good friends, nice guitars, blues music, and the simple adventures of life give his writing a distinct and familiar voice that reminds us all why we ride.
If you have a motorcycle and a soul, you must read this book.
Table of Contents:
SECTION I — THE FEATURES
Dateline Missoula (12/1977) | Because It's Small (3/1978) | The French Quarter Connection (4/1979) | 'Snow Place For A Motorcycle (5/1979) | The Flashback Express (4/1980) | Down The Road Again (11/1980) | Lost Highway: In Search Of Old 66 (5/1981) | Speed, Fame, Sand, And Sweet Magnolia (6/1981) | Adrift In Lotus Land (4/1982) | Old Stone, Green Trees & Speed (10/1982) | Wolverhampton Detour (9/1983) | The Emerald Tour (6/1985) | The Two-Wheeled Underground Canadian Railroad (2/1984) | Restoration Of A Triumph (9/1990) | The Three-Hundred-Dollar Jewel (6/1994) | In The Land Of The Long White Cloud (5/1995) | Charge To Chihuahua! (5/1997) | Basic Black (9/1997) | Into The Low Countries (11/1997) | To Ride A Vincent (9/1998) | Ancient Italy, New Ducati (10/1998) | Sidecar In Baja (6/2000).
SECTION II — THE COLUMNS
Common Threads (2/1989) | First Impressions (8/1989) | The Museum of Prehistoric Helmets (12/1989) | High Finance (1/1990) | Staying Hungry (4/1991) | Hibernation (5/1991) | Sooner is Better Than Later (7/1991) | Goddbye, Mr. Honda (12/1991) | That Critical First Ride (5/1994) | Riding Home (9/1994) | Saving for a Vincent (12/1994) | Ducks Unlimited (1/1995) | Triumph Deferment (7/1996) | Minibike Flashback (9/1996) | The Right Map for the Bike (11/1996) | Of Dogs and Deer (2/1997) | How Many Bikes Do You Really Need? (3/1997) | Cheesy Circumstances (4/1997) | Swords of Damocles (7/1997) | For Richer and Even Poorer (11/1997) | The Great Dylan Crash (2/1998) | The Nearly Lost Art of the Kickstart (12/1998) | Forever Young (4/1999) | Cafe Americano (9/2000) | A Town Too Far (2/2001) | The World's Most Famous Bike? (7/2001) | So Many Bikes, So Little Progress (1/2002).
About the Author:
Peter Egan is one of the most readable writers in motorcycle and automotive enthusiast publications. His writing first appeared in Cycle World magazine in 1977, and he has been a regular fixture there ever since. He also writes features and a regular column, Side Glances for Road and Track magazine. Peter lives near Madison, Wisconsin with his wife Barb, a houseful of dogs and cats, and a garage filled with motorcycles, cars, and the sound set for his garage blues band.
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