I was surprised by how light and relatively thin the book was (somehow I expected it would be thicker), the great illustrations (although in black and white) and content more than made up for my initial misgivings. This is a great launching pad for beginning to learn about motorcyles and has information that applies to almost all kinds of bikes available today. The next step would be get something specific to the model that you own or are interested in. For me the only sore point was the hig...