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Motorcycling in the 50s

Author : Jeff Clew
Publisher : Veloce Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1845847547
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (458 download)

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Download or read book Motorcycling in the 50s written by Jeff Clew and published by Veloce Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 1995-07-01 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For many, a motorcycle bought at the beginning of the 1950s was a first taste of the freedom offered by personal transport. Although postwar austerity was fading, money was still tight and new machines virtually unobtainable, but there were plenty of cheap prewar machines around and an ex-War Department motorcycle could be bought from one of the big city dealers on the never-never; better still it would be sent to your local railway station. Ex-army dispatch riders’ coats and boots would serve to keep the weather at bay as the new motorcyclists explored and enjoyed the quiet roads in a pre-motorway era. The decade would become a Golden Era of motorcycling as manufacturers brought new and excitingly advanced machines to an appreciative audience which had never even heard of a Japanese motorcycle. Motorcycle sport mushroomed in popularity at a time when you actually had to go to the race to see it and helped to reinforce the public’s ever-growing enthusiasm for the motorcycle. the era would also see the arrival of the moped, scooter and bubblecar. For those that were there, Jeff Clew’s insight to motorcycling of the ‘50s will provide a delightful nostalgic journey into the past, while those younger riders who cherish 1950s motorcycles today will discover a whole new dimension to their enjoyment of the machines.

Big British Bikes of the 50s and 60s

Author : Steve Wilson
Publisher : Herridge & Sons Limited
ISBN 13 : 9781906133603
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (336 download)

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Download or read book Big British Bikes of the 50s and 60s written by Steve Wilson and published by Herridge & Sons Limited. This book was released on 2016-01-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 1950s and '60s the British motorcycle industry was at its postwar peak, with its large-capacity high-performance bikes in strong demand all over the world. AJS/Matchless, BSA, Norton, Royal Enfield and Triumph were all making 100mph-plus big twins, with the king of them all, at least into the 1950s, being the mighty1000cc Vincents, while among the ton-up singles were the BSA Gold Star and the Velocette Venom and Thruxton. In this book veteran motorcycle writer Steve Wilson reviews the top-of-the-line bikes of all these manufacturers, first giving an introduction to the motorcycling scene in the period, with a particular look at the emergence of the Rockers, the black-leather too-fast-to-live-too-young-to-die bikers who developed a culture all their own, inspired indirectly by Marlon Brando behaving badly on his Triumph Thunderbird in the banned-in-Britain 1953 movie The Wild One. Then the motorcycle makers are dealt with alphabetically, with their big bikes described in detail and their performance, handling, strengths and weaknesses discussed. In addition to a wide selection of archive photographs, specially commissioned colour photography features examples of the outstanding bikes of the period: AMC/Matchless CSR 650 twins and their Norton Atlas-engined 'Hybrid' siblings, BSA A7SS 500, Gold Star singles, AIO Super Rocket and Rocket Gold Star 650 twins, Norton SS 500/600/650 twins, Velocette Venom and Thruxton 500, Royal Enfield Constellation 700 twin, Triumph pre-unit 500 and 650 twins and unit Bonneville 650, and finally the Vincent 1000 vee-twin.

Motorcycle Road Racing

Author : Denis Jenkinson
Publisher : Motorbooks International
ISBN 13 : 9780946627370
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (273 download)

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Download or read book Motorcycle Road Racing written by Denis Jenkinson and published by Motorbooks International. This book was released on 1989 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Motorcycles & Motorcycling in the USSR from 1939

Author : Colin Turbett
Publisher : Veloce Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1787116166
Total Pages : 359 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (871 download)

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Download or read book Motorcycles & Motorcycling in the USSR from 1939 written by Colin Turbett and published by Veloce Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2022-09-22 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides the first accessible English language account of motorcycles in the Soviet Union. Concentrating on the wartime and postwar period until 1990, prior to the dissolution of the USSR in 1991, it covers the motorcycles produced, and looks at the way in which they were used at home and exported abroad. Chapters cover wartime, models produced, the social character of Soviet era motorcycling, and wide-ranging sport. With planned, rather than market-led, production based around copies of pre-war German BMW and DKW models, the industry churned out hundreds of thousands of utilitarian and rugged machines that were very different from the more fashion-orientated machines produced in the West. These motorcycles went under the place names of the producing factories: Ishevsk, Kovrov, Moskva, Minsk and, of course, the large flat twins produced in Irbit and Kiev under the Ural and Dnepr names. With a strong emphasis on Soviet era illustrations, the book provides an insight into a life based on idealism and ideology that has now passed. Period photographs and images, many of them from private family collections, show Soviet bikes as well as popular imports Jawa from Czechoslovakia, and Pannonia from Hungary.

These Are the Good Old Days

Author : Fred "Bro" Smith
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781734948448
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (484 download)

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Download or read book These Are the Good Old Days written by Fred "Bro" Smith and published by . This book was released on 2020-06-20 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These are the Good Old Days is a series of motorcycle recollections written by Fred "Bro" Smith, Wayne Hosaka and Steve Kukla that originally appeared over a number of years in S&S Off Road Magazine. You'll enjoy every memory they share because they'll remind you of dirt bike memories of your own.

British Motorcycles of the 1960s and ’70s

Author : Mick Walker
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0747811040
Total Pages : 65 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (478 download)

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Download or read book British Motorcycles of the 1960s and ’70s written by Mick Walker and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2013-01-20 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the first half of the twentieth century, Great Britain led the world in motorcycle design and production, exporting its products to countries all over the globe. However, by 1960 this once-great industry had fallen into what was to be a terminal decline. During the 1960s and '70s Britain still manufactured a wide range of machines, but a combination of poor management, lack of investment, foreign competition (notably from Japan), and the arrival of the small, affordable car conspired to sound the death knell for most British motorcycles by the end of the 1970s. Mick Walker uses a host of colourful illustrations to explore the models produced by British companies and their foreign competitors, and explains what the industry did to fight its ultimate demise.

These Are the Good Old Days: Motorcycle Memories from the 50s, 60s And 70s

Author : Fred "Bro" Smith
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (865 download)

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Download or read book These Are the Good Old Days: Motorcycle Memories from the 50s, 60s And 70s written by Fred "Bro" Smith and published by . This book was released on 2024-04-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Great British Motor Cycles of the Fifties

Author : Bob Currie
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (124 download)

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Download or read book Great British Motor Cycles of the Fifties written by Bob Currie and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Great British Motorcycles

Author : Bob Currie
Publisher : Bounty Books
ISBN 13 : 9780753727621
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (276 download)

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Download or read book Great British Motorcycles written by Bob Currie and published by Bounty Books. This book was released on 2014-11-03 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

John Penton and the Off-Road Motorcycle Revolution

Author : Ed Youngblood
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781884313219
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (132 download)

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Download or read book John Penton and the Off-Road Motorcycle Revolution written by Ed Youngblood and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Penton has spent his life redefining off-road motorcycling. Here Ed Youngblood presents an exhaustive review of the man and his machine, explaining how major political and economic events affected the creation of the off-road motorcycle in the 1960s, the decline of the market during the 1970s, and the rebound that found KTM motorcycles competing successfully against powerful Japanese manufacturers in the 1990s.

The Art of the Vintage Motorcycle

Author : Serge Bueno
Publisher : Rizzoli Publications
ISBN 13 : 0789339544
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (893 download)

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Download or read book The Art of the Vintage Motorcycle written by Serge Bueno and published by Rizzoli Publications. This book was released on 2020-09-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A beautiful and comprehensive celebration of the art and design of classic motorcycles, from the early twentieth century through the 1950s. This is the most beautiful book of its kind: celebrating the art and design of the luxury motorcycle by presenting forty of the best-designed and most enduringly iconic motorcycles ever made, spanning half a century. The book showcases forty rare and exceptional motorcycles, from 1905 to 1956, presented in chronological order, illustrated with stunning studio photographs that present the machines as works of art and wonders of design in themselves. An international roster is featured: a 1905 Peugeot Factory Racer, a 1916 Indian Power Plus, a 1929 Majestic, a 1936 Excelsior Manxman, a 1951 Harley Davidson 750CC WR, a 1951 Vincent 1000CC Black Shadow, and a 1955 Triumph Tiger Cub, among others. Written by a motorcycle collector and expert, the book presents the history of the motorcycle through the most significant makes of all time. Each is accompanied by detailed images and texts covering the bike's background, legends behind the machines, feats of design and engineering, and tales of classic races, rallies, and motorcycle shows. The book is enhanced with reproductions of period ads and historic photos, evoking a sense of time and place.

100 Years of Motorcycles

Author : Ammonite Press
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781906672539
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (725 download)

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Download or read book 100 Years of Motorcycles written by Ammonite Press and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History.

The Cafe Racer Phenomenon

Author : Alastair Walker
Publisher : Veloce Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1845842642
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (458 download)

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Download or read book The Cafe Racer Phenomenon written by Alastair Walker and published by Veloce Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2009-12-15 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Café Racer is one of the most enduring styles of motorcycle ever created, encapsulating the rebellious spirit of the 50s. Featuring a huge, global Café Racer directory alongside a unique mix of personal memories, previously unseen photos, iconic machines and chassis builders in profile, this book is a must for any 'ton-up' rider.

Racing Line

Author : Bob Guntrip
Publisher : Veloce Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1845847938
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (458 download)

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Download or read book Racing Line written by Bob Guntrip and published by Veloce Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2015-10-09 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Racing Line is the story of big-bike racing in Britain during the 1960s – when the British racing single reached its peak; when exciting racing unfolded at circuits across the land every summer; and when Britain took its last great generation of riding talent and engineering skill to the world.

British Motorcycles of the 1940s and ‘50s

Author : Mick Walker
Publisher : Shire Publications
ISBN 13 : 9780747808053
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book British Motorcycles of the 1940s and ‘50s written by Mick Walker and published by Shire Publications. This book was released on 2010-10-19 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After VE Day in 1945 the British population returned enthusiastically to the road. But the cost and availability of both vehicles and fuel led to the post-war scene being dominated by motorcycles, most of them ex-military machines, eagerly snapped up for everyday use in an age when a family car remained just a dream for many. The British industry, meanwhile, was exhorted to 'export or die', and until well into the 1950s the majority of new British bikes were sold abroad. During this period, the industry - the largest and most important in the world - continued to develop new and exciting machines, which increasingly populated Britain's roads. Mick Walker tells the story of the British post-war motorcycle during this golden age of the industry. Machines from the big names, AMC (AJS and Matchless), the BSA Group (BSA, Triumph, Sunbeam and Ariel), Douglas, Norton, Panther, Royal Enfield, Velocette and Vincent, are here plus a myriad of smaller firms such as Cotton, Excelsior, Francis-Barnett, James and Scott. With the help of archive photographs and advertising material this book conjures up a lost age of the British bike.

Off-Road Giants! (Volume 2)

Author : Andy Westlake
Publisher : Veloce Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1787118630
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (871 download)

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Download or read book Off-Road Giants! (Volume 2) written by Andy Westlake and published by Veloce Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2022-03-10 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you remember off-road stars like the Rickman brothers' Vic Eastwood, Lew Coffin, and John Avery, then this is a must-have book for your collection. They're big names who brought the thrills and spills of the golden era of motorcycle sport to a whole generation. For the author, it's a personal trip down memory lane, as he was lucky enough to see many of these men and women at the height of their racing careers. Seventeen of the rider profiles in this book originally appeared over a three-year period in the pages of The Classic Motorcycle magazine, but the profile on the Rickman brothers – two of scrambling's true greats – has never been seen in print before. Accompanied by a totally new set of over 100 stunning photographs, this is a book that will evoke fond memories for all who share the author's love of motorcycle sport in a golden age.

Motorcycle Mania

Author : Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Publisher : Universe Publishing(NY)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Motorcycle Mania written by Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and published by Universe Publishing(NY). This book was released on 1998 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "When was the first motorcycle developed? Who holds the current speed record? What is the finest customized bike on the market? This two-wheeled odyssey through the history of the motorcycle showcases both the myriad design interpretations and the storied subcultures that the machine has inspired. The many guises of this modern cultural icon are revealed by motorcycle experts, covering subjects ranging from the history to the customization of the machine, vintage to contemporary riding gear, clubs and associations to bike culture and its heroes in life and on screen. Packed with full-color illustrations of distinctive and outrageous designs, motorcycle ephemera and fashions, and unforgettable moments, Motorcycle Mania is a captivating visual chronicle."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved