Leathered
A life taken to extremes... on and off the bike
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4.6 • 10 Ratings
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- $2.99
Publisher Description
Injury. Adrenaline. Addiction. These are the things that fuelled one man's race to international stardom as he pushed boundaries and took life on and off the bike to the limits.
Starting out as a talented youth riding the desert tracks of California, his reckless nature and incredible talent earned him a position in the rarefied world of professional motorcycle racing. Despite the success in his professional life, his personal life was crumbling around him - John was battling with depression and temptation, which began to threaten his career, health and marriage, ultimately bringing him to a life of alcoholism, addiction and even smuggling.
In his remarkable memoir, one of the world's most renowned riders takes us on a raw and unique journey to the extremes of fast living.
John 'Hopper' Hopkins is an icon for motorsport fans worldwide. He won't let anything hold him back. He has broken almost every bone in his body (twice), suffered a bleed on the brain, and had a finger amputated... yet he continued to race. Finally, at the age of 35 - with his latest crash at Brands Hatch in 2017 putting him in rehab for two years - he decided to hang up his helmet.
Leathered tells the incredible story of an unparalleled career. From bone-crunching injuries and alcohol-fuelled antics to the breakdown of his marriage, it unveils the true stories behind the lurid headlines.
Customer Reviews
One tough soul
That was a great read. I always wondered how riders deal with pain and the anxiety that goes with racing. Thank you for letting us into your world and the real inside of MotoGP.
Sabotages himself in racing…
It was a decent enough book, a lot of things he could not control happened to him, and his family members. But when it comes to John’s racing he seems to me he always knew how to self sabotage the breaks he would get.
Either way, it is worth reading, he tells everything he feels which is great to read. Even me being a Nicky Hayden fan (up to the end of his life) I still reccomend this book to others.
Awesome read!
If you are a Hopper fan, you have to read this book! You will learn his story in honest detail. The good and the bad. While getting to see what it is really like on the inside of professional motorcycle racing!