Riding the Edge

By Dave Barr and Mike Wourms

Book Overview

A double amputee, Barr recounts his round the world journey on a motorcycle. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1887314121
• ISBN13: 9781887314121
• Release Date: November 1995
• Publisher: Pro Perkinis Publishing
• Length: 502 Pages
• Weight: 1.53 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A Book about an Incredible Human Spirit

This is a book about a man who can set very difficult goals and overcome vast obstacles to accomplish them.This is a book written by a man who is more ENABLED than you or me.Whether his Harley's pipes are roaring across the Sahara or Dave's lost in the Gobi, the reader is with him, experiencing the daily hardships and joy of the journey. The reader gets the feel of what it would be like to actually do this journey himself.What a guy !!!

A Brother Returned, Ride Safe, Ride Free...

Dave Barr is an extraordinary human being to say the least. Despite the loss of both legs, very limited budget and an old 1972 Harley-Davidson motorcycle, he traversed six continents, covered 83,000 miles spent 3 1/2 years, crossed the Sahara, Namib and Gobi Deserts and circled the world both north to south and east to west and takes us along with him in the book. His exciting journey to raise awareness for people with disabilities is inspirational to us all, with or without disabilities. Also his sometimes humorus outlook on the diverse culture of the world, from the seat of a Harley, is an interesting anthropological study. I wanted to pack my sadlebags and go with him.

What an adventure

Daves experience is ashowcase of determination can beat the obstacles a handicapped person encounteres not only in everyday life, but also in extreme situations. This must be the best motorcycle adventure book since Ted Simons Jupiters Ride. Very impressive

"Dave Barr is a true American Hero"

After meeting Dave at the H-D 95 th. anniv. in Jun 98. I bought the book and was so impressed with this man. I cannot whine about anything! I wrote Dave thereafter and we spoke on the phone. I can't understand why he is having difficulty raising money for his foundation? In my own small way Im trying to help. A must read for anyone who is stuck!

Super Dave

Dave Barr is not only a great adventurer and author, he is my next-door-neighbor. Seriously, I was so inspired by his books, that after reading his second book "Riding The Ice", I created a web site for him.