Sit Down, Shut Up and Hang On!: A Biker's Guide to Life »

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Penny Powers is the author of Sit Down, Shut Up & Hang On: A Biker's Guide to Life, also published by Gibbs Smith, Publisher.

Chuck Hayes has spent the past twenty years as a journalist and writer. He is currently finishing a Ph.D at University of Iowa, where he also teaches newspaper and magazine writing. He divides his time between Iowa and South Dakota. His 1989 Harley-Davidson Sportster has been ridden into the ground and rebuilt several times, but he still refuses to buy a larger bike.

This book is equal parts true grit, road grit, and grits and gravy. Consume and enjoy!

Ever been out of gas on a lonely country road? Ever seen a Rocky Mountain sunrise through the spokes of a bike? Ever had to depend on your own skill and determination just to get from here to there?

Both hilarious and insightful, this collection of one-liners relates not only to motorcycling but more broadly to life. It represents a philosophy that will be instantly recognizable whether or not you ride a motorcycle.

A few bikerisms:

Two-lane blacktop isn't a highway--it's an attitude.

Whatever it is, it's better done in the wind.

Bikes don't leak, they mark their territory.

The twisties--not the superslabs--separate the bikers from the squids.