Opening with ""the roar of fast revving engines,"" Edmonds briefs readers on cycle publications, associations, entrance requirements, and classifications; reviews bike care, safety gear and practices, and special techniques; and describes the different kinds of beginners' competitions, including mini-bike park events, Moto-Cross, Enduro and desert racing, National Championships (for Expert class riders only), and Grand Prix. For those who have mastered Emonds' Motor-cycling for Beginners (1972), a down-to-earth guide.