Ninja 250 Rider's bookshelf

Riding Technique

Proficient Motorcycling and More Proficient Motorcycling by David L. Hough

A Twist of the Wrist II by Keith Code (This one is for street riding. The original TOTW is for racers.)

Total Control: High-Performance Street Riding Techniques by Lee Parks

How to Ride a Motorcycle by Pat Hahn

Sport Riding Techniques by Nick Ienatsch

Maintenance and Repair

• Important Copyright Notice

The three books below are only available in paper version. There are no legal copies to download. Besides being illegal, these electronic versions are often incomplete, missing entire pages with important information. They're a waste of your money. Do not support intellectual property thieves. Please, purchase the official copies. You can tell them by the price. Owner's manual is $16, Service Manual is $35, Supplement is $32.

• Owner's manual (follow the link on the right, fill in your bike's year, model to find the right manual)

• Official 1986-2005 Kawasaki EX250 Ninja Factory Service Manual Also available at buykawasaki.com

• Official 1988-2006 Kawasaki EX250 Ninja Factory Service Manual Supplement Also available at buykawasaki.com

For more information on how the service manual/supplement concept works, please see the Service Manual page.

Motorcycles: Fundamentals, Service, Repair by Bruce A. Johns, David D. Edmundson, Robert Scharff

Other

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values by Robert M. Pirsig

Ghost Rider: Travels on the Healing Road by Neil Peart

Perfect Vehicle: What It Is about Motorcycles by Melissa Holbrook Pierson

Long Way Round: Chasing Shadows Across the World by Ewan McGregor, Charley Boorman

Motorcycle Camping Made Easy by Bob Woofter

Deck The Halls - a carol by ATG

Where to buy

Whitehorse Press sells many different kinds of motorcycling books.
Powell's is a general-interest bookstore that usually has a good selection of moto books in new, used, and out-of-print.
Aerostich has a large assortment of books and other items.