Bikes make for good writing...

[CaptCrashIdaho]

Turns out that all those "Motorcycles, Life &..." essays caught LWRider's attention AND since he's got his own publishing company he said "Why not?" and I said "Here, hold my drink..."

And BINGO we beat on the keyboards and...

A book.

Whether it helps motorcycling or hurts it I'm not sure but we'll be in Daytona and there will be ads in prominent mags.

Thanks LW and Thanks to Everyone for your input and interest.

[65sky]

WTG Crash and LWRider!!! http://i549.photobucket.com/albums/ii372/67fire/2010%20Smily%20list/thumb2.gif


Sky... :D

[murphyshuman]

I'll buy one! Can I get it on a Kindle?

[CookinBeans]

Guess I got to the party late.
Excerpts, explanation, et al?

[Lurch77]

Guess I got to the party late.
Excerpts, explanation, et al?

Yes, me too please.

[Badlands-4-2]

Congratulations!
Hell I was excited when I got about 4 sentences published in the AMA magazine awhile back. I want a signed copy, so let us know when they hit the shelves!

[CaptCrashIdaho]

LW had been reading the "Motorcycles, Life &..." that I had posted and thought there was a book in them. We started collaborating; he with the publishing end and me with writing and PRESTO, a book! We'll have more details as they become available.

[LWRider]

Yes, we are planning both Kindle and Nook eBook versions.

I don't want to step over the line here and sound like advertising (although about March you will see our paid ad at the top of the forum anyway) but just for informational purposes, we are first producing a physical book, then the eBooks will follow quickly.

Crash and I will work out a way to deliver at least a limited number of signed copies. Still have to figure out the best way to do that.

We are still in production mode and you will have to wait at least until sometime in February to get your hands on one. Signed copies, of course can be had at the show in Daytona.

Hope to meet a bunch of ya'll in person at Bike Week (including Crash)!

Cheers,

Mike

[Badlands-4-2]

Crash and I will work out a way to deliver at least a limited number of signed copies. Still have to figure out the best way to do that.

We are still in production mode and you will have to wait at least until sometime in February to get your hands on one. Signed copies, of course can be had at the show in Daytona.


Mike

Well I will not be able to get to Daytona, but I am very serious about the signed copy. I will pay shipping etc. so if you are taking orders........ Put me on the list.:71baldboy:

[Biker Dash]

Please, let me know when it is available... i SO want to read this, that and someone really special to me, I want her to read it as well, because maybe I can get her into riding as well, and this book may be the perfect thing

[murphyshuman]

I'm with Bad....can't make it to Daytona, but I want a signed copy....you know where to reach me!

[robow]

Awesome can't wait to read it.

[JBorg]

Sounds like a great idea, looking forward to it

[Badlands-4-2]

Soon we will all be able to say, I knew him when.... :thumbsup:

[iamjustifyd]

Sweet!! I'll try to get to Daytona if not I still want a signed copy!!

[ScrumDown]

Crash - Cool on getting your stories/anecdotes published.

LW -Good on you for seeing the the potential of Crashes myths/memoirs/falsities/adventures. :biggrin: ;)

I will not make it to Daytona and currently not interested in a signed copy, yet. But, what I am looking forward to is a good read. Keep us informed.

[Blaine]

That's great, looking forward to reading it.

[RideN]

I'm in for a copy. Sounds like some gooooood reading!

[sunflashmace7]

sounds amazing guys I definitely want a signed copy. Since I am moving to Orlando so a signed copy should be easily obtainable for me:)

[LWRider]

Don't want to step over the advertising line here, but since there is interest I thought I'd let you know as of today 2/9 both Nook and Kindle versions are now available.

Sunflashmace7, I can fix you up. When you moving down?

Cheers,

Mike

[ScrumDown]

What is the name of the book again?

[KMWilliams]

Is this the correct book over at Amazon?

http://www.amazon.com/Motorcycles-Life-Brent-Allen/dp/1890623369/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1297271282&sr=1-3



If it is, I think I really want to meet Crash one day and pick his brain about his other topic.

[sunflashmace7]

LWrider I am moving down tuesday actually. It will be a couple of months though before we actually have a house but my classes start then so I gotta be down there.

[LWRider]

ScrumDown,
The title is Motorcycles, Life, and . . . (Available soon in softcover and now in Kindle and Nook)

KMWilliams,
Yep, that is the book. That is the softcover physical book which is available for advance orders, but not physically in their inventory yet.

sunflashmace7,
I am in Lake Wales, just 40 or so miles southwest of ya'll. Come on down sometime and we'll do a ride. Or depending on where you are in O-town I could meet you up there.

Cheers,

Mike

[sunflashmace7]

I am actually looking at living in the kissimmee area I have been told it is close enough to orlando yet not quite in the middle of everything.

[Badlands-4-2]

OK, I have added the book to my Amazon wish list, but seriously would like a signed copy. Let me know if you are getting a list of those folks who want one of those.

[LWRider]

OK, I have added the book to my Amazon wish list, but seriously would like a signed copy. Let me know if you are getting a list of those folks who want one of those.

Brent will be signing a number of these while in Daytona. If you can't make it to the show during Bike Week, we will send the remaining signed copies to our warehouse and you will be able to order them online or call in your order. When that happens I will post a "coupon" code to put in the memo field when ordering so they will know to send you a signed copy. Won't be until March.

Forgot to add: the only signed copies will be availble direct from us. I have not directed the URL yet to the book purchase pages, but it will be roaddogpub.com Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and other bookstores will have regular unsigned copies only.

Cheers,

Mike

[Biker Dash]

I think I shall want two copies. A signed and an unsigned.

The unsigned one, I will have with me, and, like with a yearbook, as I meet up with Forum members, I shall have them sign.

[murphyshuman]

And yes...I got the first copy! Hey Crash....can you sign an e-book?

[CaptCrashIdaho]

Congratulations! I'll sign it electronically--hold it to your forehead and I'll beam it into your mind...

Actually, that just leaves keyboard prints on your forehead.

THANKS for reading! Let me know what you think...if it's good I mean...

[Biker Dash]

it's available as an e-book? can that be read on a laptop, or do you need one of them e-book doohickies?

[CaptCrashIdaho]

I believe you can download a Kindle reading app, buy the kindle version and then read it on a laptop...Check with Amazon...

[LWRider]

Crash is right, and the Kindle reading app is free. Same goes for Nook from Barnes and Noble. If you do ever get a Kindle, too, the books will also be available for it with no extra expense. I can read all my e-books wherever I want, on my netbook, on my PC or on my Kindle. Nook is also availalbe for the computer.

Cheers,

Mike

[iamjustifyd]

I got Nook on my phone and found the book yesterday:)

[Badlands-4-2]

My Android phone came with the Kindle app. I tried to read a book on it.... I will stick with real books for now. Maybe if I got a dedicated E-reader, but the phone screen just will not cut it.

[LWRider]

Yeah, I think most people would prefer reading on the Kindle reader or at least on their PC because of the size of the screens. Plus the Kindle reader is so small, I like it because I can slip it into my tail bag and take my library wherever I go on the bike very easily. Wish I woudl have had it with me at Barber for those nights in camp with nothing to do but drink beer.

[iamjustifyd]

Mine is an Android also. Big enough screen for me to read on it. Good for when I am at work or at school before class and one less thing to make sure I bring with me in the morning

[JBorg]

What would be cool is to have an audio book narrated by Capt. Crash himself.

Then I could listen while I ride!:biggrin:

[LWRider]

I am actually looking at living in the kissimmee area I have been told it is close enough to orlando yet not quite in the middle of everything.

Kissimmee area is nice, at least compared to Orlando. Still pretty busy, though, but if you live south of town it thins out. Poinciana is just a bit south and is nice. Riding from here to Kissimmee is an easy ride and not bad if you take the back ways like I do. You also might want to look at Saint Cloud, east of Kissimmee. Of course, it all depends on where you work or go to school 'cause that whole Orlando area is pretty spread out. If you work on the west or north sides, then Apopka is pretty nice and north of there there is some good riding. I run up north of Apopka then east to Deland and on to Daytona when I go for Octoberfest, etc. Also, north of there puts you in Ocala National Forest pretty quickly which also has some good riding. And getting west to the coast from there is easy too. Southwest of there is great riding in the area aroudn Brooksville (the hill country of Florida).

Cheers,

Mike

[CaptCrashIdaho]

OK. Got the dealio on where we'll be in Daytona: We're at the Ocean Center Daytona, in the International Motorcycle show--next to the Progressive guys, right near the front entrance and the head...so we'll get good traffic. Stop by and say HI...you can see me marvel at 80 degrees in March. OH and we're there Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

[LWRider]

OH and we're there Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

Actually, Wed, Thur, and Fri until 5pm and Sat until 4pm. ;)

Our ads are hitting now. Just saw Road Bike at our local grocery and it was the issue with the ad for the book. Any moment, too, you will be seeing a banner ad here, which will lead you to the book if you are so inclined.

I am fired up for this whole Bike Week thing, but nervous, too, so many details. At least one of my worries is past. I just got back from the garage and the Virgin Whore, now equipped with a rebuilt starter, fired up and took me 'round the block. So, now I won't have to drive my truck around while I watch Brent zip by on my CB!

Hope some of ya'll that make it to Bike Week drop by booth 1202--no obligation--just be nice to meet some of all ya'lls.

Cheers,

Mike

[murphyshuman]

Wish I could be there, the book was awesome!

[LWRider]

Wish I could be there, the book was awesome!

Thanks! Good to hear. If anyone who's read the book could it would be real helpful to have reviews on amazon.

I am so psyched for the week. 200 books arrived today adn the last ad stuff has been taken care of.

I took the thumper out on a road test and it worked flawlessly! Finally; it seemed like every time I fixed something on this another thing went wrong. The bike sounds awesome with the Softtail exhaust on it. People were looking out at Fuzzy's when I fired it up tonight to head home.

Cheers,

Mike

[Eye_m_no_angel]

Freakin' awesome, and best of luck to you both with the book!

See you next week sometime.

[LWRider]

Hi All,

Dredged this old post up to say we had a great time at the show. It was nice to meet you Eye_m and hopefully we can get together in Central Florida one of these days.

We made some great contacts which will probably result in reviews and maybe even a radio interview--better than just simply selling books at the show. A board member of the Motorcycle Hall of Fame even thought the book worthy enough to buy!

Anyway, as a bunch of folk have mentioned they want a signed copy, I wanted to let you know that I sent a few boxes of signed copies off to our warehouse after the show; they should arrive next Monday (3/21/11). If you would like a signed copy, just go to roaddogpub.com and order a book. While checking out you will get a memo box in which you need to type "Signed Copy" so the warehouse will know from which case to pull your order. There is no extra charge for a signed copy and they will be available until supply is exhausted (at this time we have a little over a hundred signed copies).

Cheers,

Mike

Crash and his wife Julie manning the booth at IMS at Daytona Beach. (I think they just spotted Ann Hansen a couple booths down--100mph in 2 seconds Ann Hansen.)
http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/2811/showpicjm.jpg

[Biker Dash]

Is it my imagination, or does the Good Captain look angry in that pic?

[LWRider]

Is it my imagination, or does the Good Captain look angry in that pic?

Some rugrat had stolen a pocketful of our dum-dums and didn't buy a book! He's running just out of the frame to the right. ;)

Plus, he had just had to spend a couple days putting up with me.

[Biker Dash]

Plus, he had just had to spend a couple days putting up with me.

If thats the case, he should be curled up in a ball crying from the agony...

[LWRider]

If thats the case, he should be curled up in a ball crying from the agony...

Heck, that picture was taken Wednesday. You should have seen them on Saturday! :tongue:

[Eye_m_no_angel]

Lordy...I am NOT a rugrat and I did not steal anything! I ASKED if I could have one of those Dum-Dums...

Hey, it was great to meet all four of you! And Mike, we'll be planning some trips down your way in a couple of months. I still want to see that bike of yours.

[CaptCrashIdaho]

We had fun! I was just a little annoyed by "EarPlugGirl"...And the CB350 is a TON of fun to ride--Although the CB175 was interesting...

[Schneiderman]

I just ordered a signed copy. Can't wait. I remember watching Crash's videos a long time ago and then being pleasantly surprised when I discovered he was on our forum.

[LWRider]

And the CB350 is a TON of fun to ride--Although the CB175 was interesting...

At least it was not a CB000!

(Brent lost the left cyclinder on the 350 before we got out of Lake Wales. We tried several things but because of time limitations, we had to load her up and trailer her to Daytona. I continued on the Virgin Whore, my 650 thumper, which didn't miss a beat all week. Once in Daytona, with time to mess with the CB, I found it was simply a case of dirty points that had decided at just that moment to quit passing current. A few swipes with some wet/dry paper and she was up and running and once again a 350 [actually a CB350 is 325ccs, but that's splitting hairs] and Brent finally got the chance to feel the raw power of a 60s Honda!)

[LWRider]

Thanks for all the support from my motorcycleforum brethren. We already have a couple reviews on amazon and bn.com, but it never hurts to have a bunch, so if you are so inclined we welcome your reviews!

Cheers,

Mike

[ScrumDown]

Just ordered the book.

So what happens if I do not like it? Do I get my money back? :biggrin:

[LWRider]

Just ordered the book.

So what happens if I do not like it? Do I get my money back? :biggrin:

If you don't like it, send it to me here and I will take care of you.

Mike

[Biker Dash]

If you don't like it, send it to me here and I will take care of you.

Mike

He'll sneak up behind you and kill you quietly before you have a chance to write a negative review... lol
Word of advice, use a fake return address so he cant find you...

[CaptCrashIdaho]

OH GOOD! Feeding the alligators!

[Eye_m_no_angel]

The automotive industry has probably spent thousands of dollars trying to develop a vehicle that can be "green" and run only on one cyclinder when needed to save gas, and you guys nail it without even trying. (very hard.)

[William Schiller]

Get cool guys. Just chill. We must do something good to share not beating anyone's head here. Just say sorry if you have fault. Be friendly guys.

[LWRider]

Get cool guys. Just chill. We must do something good to share not beating anyone's head here. Just say sorry if you have fault. Be friendly guys.

All tongue-in-cheek, William. Just ribbin'. No worries.

Cheers,

Mike

[iamjustifyd]

Always clowning here...if there is a disagreement in a thread..you will see the difference:)

[William Schiller]

Oh yeah... That's great... hahaha. Cheers... Hasta La vista Baby... :71baldboy:

[ScrumDown]

OH GOOD! Feeding the alligators!

Here's a question .... I eat gator any chance I get; (good eats! a little chewy in not cooked right) would that make the gators cannibals?

[Badlands-4-2]

OK, I looked on Amazon and they are out of stock. I would like one of the signed copies. If I call the number at Road Dog Publications can I order the signed one there?

[CaptCrashIdaho]

OK, I looked on Amazon and they are out of stock. I would like one of the signed copies. If I call the number at Road Dog Publications can I order the signed one there?

You can call the number and order through LW OR just put "Signed Copy" in the Memo box in the onsite order form.

[Badlands-4-2]

You can call the number and order through LW OR just put "Signed Copy" in the Memo box in the onsite order form.

I will get my copy ordered today. Thanks:thumbsup:

[LWRider]

Sometimes ya gotta take what amazon says with a grain of salt. Fact is those books are sitting in our distributors warehouse just waiting to go out the door to amazon, Barnes and Noble, and any other retailers who want them. Amazon was probably just slow to place their initial order.

Anyway, the signed copies are only available direct from us at roaddogpub.com; no one else has signed copies for sale.

Cheers,

Mike

[ScrumDown]

The book arrived Saturday and just finished my current book. I'll start reading this this evening and publish my critique when I am finished. :D

[Schneiderman]

My signed copy arrived last week but I don't know when I'll have time to read it... school and work are both nuts right now.

[Badlands-4-2]

My signed copy arrived today. So far just read the About the author and forward parts. Life and work are busy until tax time is over. Then I sould be able to dive into it. Looks like a good read. Well Done Capt.!

[buellosaurusrex]

"Bikes make for good writing..."

They do, at that!:biggrin:
Kudos on getting published. I've enjoyed your stories for quite some time now!

[CaptCrashIdaho]

LW called me and told me: "We got a good review in RoadBike magazine..." which was a big whopper of a lie...

We got a GREAT review in RoadBike, May issue!

Thanks everybody for everything!

[Biker Dash]

An excellent review I might add. I just picked up May's copy today

[AKRobby]

I just bought the Kindle version. I will post a review once I'm done reading. Congrats, hope you need multiple printings due to overwhelming demand.

[Badlands-4-2]

I am not all the way through my copy as yet. I plan on leaving a very positive review once I am done. I will have to see if I can find a copy of Road Bike around here. Believe it or not, there is not a single book store in the town I live in. Actually the closest one is 100 miles away.

[Biker Dash]

I will have to see if I can find a copy of Road Bike around here. Believe it or not, there is not a single book store in the town I live in. Actually the closest one is 100 miles away.

I usually can find Road Bike at Walmart

[Badlands-4-2]

Well we do have one of those. I will have to check to see if ours carries it.

[MntShadow]

I just got my copy today, I'm thinking they ran out of the signed copies though.
I did put a note in the memo box but to no avail.
Now to read it. :coffee:

[LWRider]

Hmmmm, I'll check into that. You should have gotten a signed one. I know my regular girl there was out for surgery, so I will check to make sure that whoever is processing those double-checks the memo fields. I know there are still signed copies.

[LWRider]

MntShadow,

I just got off the phone with our distribution center in Ft. Collins. They will be sending you out a signed copy post haste at no charge.

Cheers,

Mike

[CaptCrashIdaho]

MntShadow,

I just got off the phone with our distribution center in Ft. Collins. They will be sending you out a signed copy post haste at no charge.

Cheers,

Mike

I LOVE working with people who do the right thing! :thumbsup: Mike, you're good people!

[Biker Dash]

Mike, maybe I should have you publish my book once it's ridden. (then again, if I dont get off my games and write, Crash is gonna be doin his vids on those scoots in Return of the Jedi before my book gets done)

[MntShadow]

MntShadow,

I just got off the phone with our distribution center in Ft. Collins. They will be sending you out a signed copy post haste at no charge.

Cheers,

Mike



WOW. That's awesome, Thanks Mike.
I was trying to think of how I could make it up to Idaho to get it signed.:tongue:

Do they know who to send it to?
Thanks again
Ray

[LWRider]

Yes, only order at that time from Castle Rock, CO

[MntShadow]

Yes, only order at that time from Castle Rock, CO

Uh... yeah... Duh, of course. :tongue:

[MntShadow]

I got it today.
You are awesome Mike, Thanks again. :thumbsup:
Ray

[LWRider]

No problem.

[LWRider]

Sorry for dredging this old thread up, but I wanted to let anyone still wanting a signed copy that roaddogpub.com has been completely re-designed and you no longer need to put "Signed Copy" in the memo field when ordering. Now there is a simple check box. If you want a signed copy of Crash's book just click in the box and they will know which one to send you.

I now have a blog on the site and the first entry is up. I'll add articles from time to time.

Cheers,

Mike

[stantony1]

I've late in the season reading the forum and this is awesome news! Congrats Mike and Crash. I am glad you guys got together to get this out to us.

Thank you!

[LWRider]

Thanks. More in the offing, it looks like. I have been working with another author who I think everyone will enjoy reading and will make a great addition to the imprint.

Cheers,

Mike

[buellosaurusrex]

Anyone we know?
Last I heard, Egan had a gig with CW.:biggrin: