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Author : John Carroll
Publisher : Salamander Books
ISBN 13 : 9780862886868
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (868 download)
Download or read book The Complete British Motorcycle written by John Carroll and published by Salamander Books. This book was released on 2004-08 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ian Falloon
Publisher : Motorbooks
ISBN 13 : 0760366020
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (63 download)
Download or read book The Complete Book of Classic and Modern Triumph Motorcycles 1937-Today written by Ian Falloon and published by Motorbooks. This book was released on 2019-10-08 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ultimate reference for Triumph lovers and fans of British motorcycles, The Complete Book of Classic and Modern Triumph Motorcycles 1937-Today collects all of the motorcycles from this iconic brand in a single illustrated volume. In this revised and updated edition, you'll find the all-new Bonneville lineup introduced for the 2016 model year as well as other Triumphs through 2019. Originally formed as a bicycle company in 1885, Triumph produced its first motorcycle in 1902, which was simply a bicycle fitted with a Belgian Minerva engine. From there, the company, in various iterations, went on to build some of the most iconic motorcycles of all time. Written by respected Triumph expert Ian Falloon, this luxurious reference covers all of the major and minor models, with an emphasis on the most exemplary, era-defining motorcycles such as the Thunderbird, Tiger, Trophy, Bonneville, and new machines such as the Speed Triple, Thruxton, and Daytona 675. Detailed technical specifications are offered alongside compelling photography, much of it sourced from Triumph's archives. The Complete Book of Classic and Modern Triumph Motorcycles 1937-Today also features important non-production models and factory racing and speed-record-setting motorcycles that have become integral parts of Triumph's stellar reputation. This is a book no Triumph fan should be without!
Author : Rinsey Mills
Publisher : Herridge & Sons Limited
ISBN 13 : 9781906133610
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (336 download)
Download or read book British Motorcycles 1945-1965 written by Rinsey Mills and published by Herridge & Sons Limited. This book was released on 2019-01-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the forgotten Aberdale, of Llwynypia, Wales, to the ingeniously eccentric Wooler, of north-west London, British Motorcycles 1945-1965 offers alphabetical coverage – in no less than 600 pages – of British motorcycle makes of the period 1945-1965, among them great names such as AJS, BSA, Matchless, Norton, Royal Enfield, Triumph and Vincent. The two decades covered by this book represent the final flowering of the motorcycle industry in Britain, a period when British bikes were shipped all over the world, when America discovered high-performance British twins and when ton-up boys vied with each other in feats of horrific daring. In the meantime, rush-hour roads resounded to the buzz and crackle of ride-to-work two-strokes, men hidden in cumbersome waterproof coats slogged along on unwieldy sidecar outfits, wife on the pillion, kids alongside, and courting couples, carefree, hugging tight, enjoyed a sunlit ride to the seaside or into the hills. In this intensely detailed study, author Rinsey Mills gives the histories of the motorcycle manufacturers and then provides information on the models they produced, year by year, using original material from sales brochures for the illustrations, not only to identify the bikes and to highlight model changes and revisions, but also to give the flavour of the times when they were to be seen going about their business. Whether your taste is for the obscure and the might-have-beens, for workaday two-strokes, nimble scramblers, thumping singles, ton-up twins or fiery road racers, all are here, offering an unrivaled store of knowledge and information as well as more than 1,500 illustrations that provide a powerful evocation of motorcycling in these two decades. The illustrations are accompanied by generous and informative captions which help to convey the strengths, weaknesses and character of the machines, as well as provide intriguing technical insights.
Author : Mirco De Cet
Publisher : Southwater
ISBN 13 : 9781780194141
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (941 download)
Download or read book Classic British Bikes written by Mirco De Cet and published by Southwater. This book was released on 2015-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book deals with the golden age of the British motorcycle, featuring 100 machines shown in over 200 photographs. It offers a chronological survey of British motorcycles from the pioneers of 1900 through to the end of the 20th century. It features all the famous marques, such as AJS, Brough, BSA, Douglas, Greeves, Norton, Panther, Royal Enfield, Rudge, Scott, Sunbeam, Triumph, Velocette, Vincent and Zenith. Each entry includes information about the history of the bike, with specification panels detailing years in production, engine type, bore and stroke, capacity, gearbox, brakes, transmission, power, weight and top speed. From the beginning of the 20th century, the British motorcycle rapidly gained in reliability and sophistication. It began as a plaything of the leisured classes, until the war forced it into a utilitarian role. When peace returned in the 1920s, it was poised to fill a demand for mass transport, ushering in a golden age. Divided into four sections - The Pioneers, Vintage Days, The Classic Era, and Endings and Beginnings - this book profiles 100 of the best-loved machines that shaped a century of motorcycle design. It includes all the famous marques, each one illustrated with identification photographs, making it a book every bike enthusiast will want to own.
Author : Colin Jackson
Publisher : Fonthill Media
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book Classic British Motorcycles written by Colin Jackson and published by Fonthill Media. This book was released on 2017-01-24 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Elspeth Beard
Publisher : Michael O'Mara Books
ISBN 13 : 178243805X
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (824 download)
Download or read book Lone Rider written by Elspeth Beard and published by Michael O'Mara Books. This book was released on 2017-07-06 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1982, at the age of just twenty-three, Elspeth Beard left behind her family and friends in London and set off on a 35,000-mile solo adventure around the world on her motorbike. This is the story of a unique and life-changing adventure.
Author : James Robinson
Publisher : G2 Entertainment
ISBN 13 : 9781909217614
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (176 download)
Download or read book British Motorcycles Triumph written by James Robinson and published by G2 Entertainment. This book was released on 2014-01-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginning life in 1887 as a bicycle manufacturing company, The Triumph Cycle Company went on to become today's Triumph Motorcycles Limited. Since motorcycle production commenced in 1902, the Triumph factory has produced thousands of classic designs and is regarded as being producers of some of the world's finest motorcycles, from the original Bonneville in 1959 to today's models. The Triumph name is one of the most enduringly popular names in motorcycling. It is an evocative title, one that conjures up all sorts of powerful imagery while the word itself--triumph literally means to win. Triumph the motorcycle maker has for the most part in its 100-plus years been a success story; a triumph, in fact. The idea of British Motorcycles Triumph is to celebrate, through a selection of images, that success story. This fascinating little book contains over 175 images from the archives allowing others to see some of the best Triumph pictures that have been taken over the years. Nothing clever or complicated has been attempted here--though the book is split into time period sections, which is as far as we've gone in "organizing" things. We've even left the images in their raw untouched form, complete with period markings.
Author : Chris Pereira
Publisher : Veloce Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781787113299
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (132 download)
Download or read book British 250cc Racing Motorcycles 1946-1959 written by Chris Pereira and published by Veloce Publishing. This book was released on 2018-08-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the history and development of the privately built British 250cc 'specials' and 'hybrids' that sustained this class of Road racing in Britain from 1946 to 1959.
Author : Greg Pullen
Publisher : The Crowood Press
ISBN 13 : 1785007408
Total Pages : 496 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (85 download)
Download or read book BSA written by Greg Pullen and published by The Crowood Press. This book was released on 2020-09-01 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BSA was once the world's most successful motorcycle company, manufacturing more machines than any other in the world by the mid-1950s. And yet, after winning the Queens Award to Industry for exports in 1967 and 1968, it collapsed into bankruptcy in 1973. This is an epic story of rise and fall, even by the precarious standards of the British motorcycle industry. With over 170 illustrations, this book recalls the founding of the company and its foray into bicycle and then motorcycle production. It describes the evolution of the various models of motorcycles including specification tables and discusses the diversification into cars, commercial vehicles and guns for Spitfires. It recounts the successes - two Maudes Trophies and numerous racing victories, and documents the fall from grace to bankruptcy and beyond.
Author : John Carroll
Publisher : Quadrillion Media LLC
ISBN 13 : 9781841000282
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (2 download)
Download or read book The Complete British Motorcycle written by John Carroll and published by Quadrillion Media LLC. This book was released on 1999-09-01 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Early in the 20th century, the British motorcycle industry was one of the most flourishing such enterprises in the world. The roll-call of marques that were founded on the back of that nation's bicycle trade was remarkable. Inevitably, though, the Great Depression took its toll, and postwar production recommenced under the auspices of just a handful of manufacturers, most notably Triumph, Norton, and BSA. This large-format, all-color photohistory examines the industry from 1907 through the Depression, its postwar boom, its mismanagement during the 1970s, and its current resurrection. Four hundred exclusive color photographs -- including double-page spreads of the most significant motorcycles -- and an authoritative text explain the design, development, and production history of the machines featured, while comprehensive specifications provide the facts and figures enthusiasts demand. An incredible bargain at $19.95.
Author : Mick Walker
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 9780801885303
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (853 download)
Download or read book Motorcycle written by Mick Walker and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2006-10-02 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illustrated guide to the history of motorcycle design that profiles bikes from around the world, describes technical and stylistic innovations, and includes photographs.
Author : DK
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1465400885
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (654 download)
Download or read book Motorcycle:Definitive Visual Hist written by DK and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-04-02 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set your pulse racing with this stunning visual guide to over 1000 pin-up machines - iconic symbols of wanderlust, speed, and the open road. From Gottlieb Daimler's gas-powered "engine on a bicycle" which set fire to the seat on its first outing, to superbikes such as the Ducati 916, Motorcycle: The Definitive Visual History takes you on an enthralling tour of the bike's history. It shows you bikes that appeal to the head - practical forms of transport - and to the heart - a parade of classic pin-ups including cult machines such as the Honda RC30, the Triumph Bonneville, and the Harley-Davidson XR750. Motorcycle: The Definitive Visual History shows the brilliance and impracticality of different designs and features detailed cross-sections of engines such as the air-cooled two-stroke. It explains how the great marques such as the Royal Enfield, the "legendary" Indian Scout, Vespa, and Norton all became household names. Whether you are a hardcore enthusiast or looking forward to your first machine, this is one title you cannot be without.
Author : Floyd Clymer
Publisher : Valueguide
ISBN 13 : 9781588502223
Total Pages : 88 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (22 download)
Download or read book Catalog of British Motorcycles written by Floyd Clymer and published by Valueguide. This book was released on 2014-03 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 84 pages, 83 black & white illustrations, size 8.25 x 11 inches. Published in the USA under the same title in 1951 by Floyd Clymer, the original publication was a pocket sized landscape format book and it is often criticized as difficult to read due to its small print size. Consequently, this edition was re-formatted into a larger and more conventional portrait size which has increased the text size by almost 40%. This publication provides the reader with an insight into the country, and the manufacturers, that were ultimately destined to succumb to the dominance of the Japanese motorcycle industry. A total of 33 different British motorcycle manufacturers and their various models are included and sadly, less than a handful of those 33 manufacturers survive today. A 'must have' resource for any motorcycle enthusiast and an invaluable reference for anyone interested in British 'iron'. Many of the motorcycles featured within are highly collectible today and the predominance of these early manufacturers no longer exist. This truly historical documentation of the glory years of British motorcycle manufacturing has been out-of-print and unavailable for many years and is becoming increasingly more difficult to find on the secondary market. We are pleased to be able to offer this reproduction as a service to all motorcycle enthusiasts worldwide.
Author : Bob Guntrip
Publisher : Veloce Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1845847938
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (458 download)
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.
Author : Greg Pullen
Publisher : The Crowood Press
ISBN 13 : 1785008536
Total Pages : 488 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (85 download)
Download or read book Royal Enfield written by Greg Pullen and published by The Crowood Press. This book was released on 2021-04-26 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Royal Enfield's famous motor - 'made like a gun' - hints at the factory's origins, but few appreciate that it is the oldest motorcycle manufacturer in existence that can boast of continuous production. In addition, its famous Bullet can claim the longest motorcycle production run of all time. Greg Pullen charts the rise, fall and rise again of Royal Enfield, from the company's pre-motorcycle beginnings in Redditch, through the impact of two World Wars, the importance of exports to India and subsequent establishment of factories there, to changes in ownership, recently launched models and new concept bikes for the future. With 190 colour photographs, this book includes: the V-twins, from the 1930s K and KX range to a glimpse of the concept V-twin shown in 2018; the singles, from 2-strokes to side-valve 4-strokes, and the ohv version that first used the Bullet name, through to the new singles built in India. The British Bullet: its arrival in 1948 and production in the UK, the original orders from India and subsequent setting up of production there are discussed. The 250s, (1958-68), including the Turbo Twins, and the big twins, from the 1948 500 Town to the final interceptor in 1970, including the 800cc prototype and the Clymer Indians are covered. The new twins: the 650cc Royal Enfield interceptor and Continental GT twins and the Bobber concept bike are discussed. Competition success is covered, with notable ISDT achievements, star rider Johnny Brittain and racing the big twins, and Geoff Duke in the GP5. Finally, the British factories and the new opportunities with the Indian factories are remembered.
Author : Ronald H. Clark
Publisher : Haynes Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781859604380
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (43 download)
Download or read book Brough Superior written by Ronald H. Clark and published by Haynes Publishing. This book was released on 1998-07 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brough Superior Ronald H. Clark.Subtitled: The Rolls-Royce of Motorcycles. Re-issued for the 4th anniversary of the Brough Superior Club, this is the full story of the most distinguished marque in motorcycling history. Filled with awealth of technical data, archive photographs, cutaway drawings, diagrams, graphs and tables. A stu dy of a small motor manufacturing business dedicated to quality. Detailed appendices include engine particulars, competition successes and original instruction book text. 3rd ed. Hdbd., 6 1/2"x 9", 176 pgs., 114 b&w ill.
Author : Darwin Holmstrom
Publisher : Motorbooks
ISBN 13 : 0760366535
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (63 download)
Download or read book Indian Motorcycle written by Darwin Holmstrom and published by Motorbooks. This book was released on 2020-11-17 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This officially licensed 120th anniversary edition of Indian Motorcycle tells the complete story of Indian Motorcycle, America's first mass-produced motorcycle maker, from its start as a bicycle manufacturer to the purchase of the brand by Polaris Industries in 2011 and the subsequent new Indian motorcycles—updated to include new photography, the story of the latest models, including the FTR1200, Chieftain, Challenger, and Roadmaster, and Indian Motorcycle's return to racing. In the early years of the 20th century, Indian Motorcycle dominated the world's racetracks and showrooms, earning the brand a worldwide reputation for quality, performance, reliability, and technical innovation with such classic machines as the Chief, Scout and Four. But the once-mighty company fell on hard times and in 1953 was forced to file bankruptcy. The Indian Motorcycle brand never quite died, however, thanks in large part to fanatically devoted enthusiasts, who tried to resurrect it for over half a century. Finally, Polaris, maker of the highly regarded Victory brand of motorcycles, purchased the brand and released the Chief and Scout, models that once again restored Indian Motorcycle to its rightful place in the motorcycle pantheon. Indian Motorcycle is the most complete and up-to-date history of this classic American motorcycle.
