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Author : Roy Bacon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781856481250
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (812 download)
Download or read book British Motorcycles of the 1940s and 1950s written by Roy Bacon and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Roy Hunt Bacon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781856484039
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (84 download)
Download or read book The A-Z of British Motorcycles from the 1930s, 1940s, 1950s written by Roy Hunt Bacon and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Mick Walker
Publisher : Shire Publications
ISBN 13 : 9780747808053
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (8 download)
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.
Author : Roy Bacon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (63 download)
Download or read book Encyclopedia of British Motorcycles from the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s written by Roy Bacon and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Bob Currie
Publisher : Bounty Books
ISBN 13 : 9780753727621
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (276 download)
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:
Author : Bob Currie
Publisher : Bounty Books
ISBN 13 : 9780753703786
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (37 download)
Download or read book Great British Motor Cycles of the Fifties written by Bob Currie and published by Bounty Books. This book was released on 2000 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Mick Walker
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0747811040
Total Pages : 65 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (478 download)
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.
Author : Roy Hunt Bacon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781856483001
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (83 download)
Download or read book Encyclopedia of British motorcycles from 1930's - 1950's written by Roy Hunt Bacon and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Steve Wilson
Publisher : Herridge & Sons Limited
ISBN 13 : 9781906133603
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (336 download)
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.
Author : Colin Jackson
Publisher : Fonthill Media
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 323 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 2017-05-17 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the modern era, mass-produced motorcycles tend to be Japanese or Italian, with the ‘big four’ oriental manufacturers dominating the market. However, this wasn’t always the case. Until the 1950s, and even into the ’60s, British makers such as Scott, Rudge, BSA, Norton and Vincent ruled the roost. These legendary companies sold their bikes around the world, winning racing championships and setting speed records as they went. They, and many smaller British firms like them, are motorcycling’s founding companies. This is the story of those pioneering firms, whose engineers – many self-taught – were fired by racing ambition, commercial rivalry, patriotic duty and, above all, a passion for innovation. Superbly illustrated with over 150 colour pictures, many previously unpublished, Classic British Motorcycles is a captivating and highly informative account of the men, machines, race meetings and world events that shaped the development of the motorcycle from its bicycle origins. Illustrtations: colour photographs throughout
Author : Colin Jackson
Publisher : Fonthill Media
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 323 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 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Roy Bacon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (596 download)
Download or read book A-Z of British Motorcycles 1930s-1950s written by Roy Bacon and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Colin Jackson
Publisher : History Press
ISBN 13 : 9780752487359
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (873 download)
Download or read book The British Motorcycle Story written by Colin Jackson and published by History Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 1950s and 1960s saw the heyday of British motorcycle manufacture with legends such as BSA, Scott, Rudge, Vincent and Triumph. This is the story of these incredible machines and the men who rode them.
Author : Roy Hunt Bacon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781856482042
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (82 download)
Download or read book British Motorcycles of the 1930s written by Roy Hunt Bacon and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Matthew Vale
Publisher : The Crowood Press
ISBN 13 : 1785001965
Total Pages : 365 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (85 download)
Download or read book AJS and Matchless Post-War Singles and Twins written by Matthew Vale and published by The Crowood Press. This book was released on 2016-08-31 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Associated Motor Cycles (AMC) produced some of the most iconic British bikes of the 1940s and 1950s. Badged as either AJS or Matchless, the range covered everything from plodding ride-to-work four-stroke singles, weekend racers, two-stroke motocrossers and full-blown Grand Prix contenders. Illustrated with over 200 photographs, this comprehensive account looks at the history and development of the single and twin-cylinder ranges; the racing bikes; technical details of all major models, and owning and riding AJS and Matchless bikes today. An invaluable resource for the AMC enthusiast and motorcycle historians, superbly illustrated with over 200 colour and black & white photographs.
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 : Mick Walker
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0747813159
Total Pages : 113 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (478 download)
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 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the first half of the 20th century Great Britain led the world in motorcycle design and production, exporting its products to countries in every section of the globe. However, as the second half of the century began in 1960 this once great industry commenced 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 transpired to effectively sound the death knell of the British motorcycle by the end of the 1970s.
