I was only lukewarm about "Zen..." I saw where he was going, but I'm not sure I like how he tried to get there (please pardon the puns).

Check out "The Perfect Vehicle; What it is about Motorcycles" by Melissa Holbrook Pierson. Link:

http://www.amazon.com/Perfect-Vehicle-What-about-Motorcycles/dp/0393318095

I think you'll find it very, very worthwhile.

Additionally, I'd recommend "Song of the Sausage Creature" by H.S. Thompson -- an essay, not a full-length "novel," but he brilliantly captures the essence of being a motorhead.

Or "On the Road," of course. Not bikes, but... well, y'know.

--Jaeger

NEUTIQUAM ERRO