Author : Mick Walker
Publisher : Breedon Books Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 27,67 MB
Release : 2011-05
Category : Motorcycle racing
ISBN : 9781859839546
This title, written by Mick Walker, provides an insight into the life of motorycle racing champion, Giacomo Agostini.
Author : Michael Scott
Publisher : Welbeck
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 38,85 MB
Release : 2021-08-31
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1787397866
This illustrated history jam packed with more than 150 stunning photographs celebrates high performance motorbike racing since the start of the world championship in 1949.The daring exploits of motorcycle race legends Valentino Rossi, Barry Sheene, Casey Stoner and John Surtees are all gloriously celebrated in Moto GP: The Illustrated History. Each racing decade is dissected and discussed, as are the big incidents, top personalities and technological innovations. To complete the book, motorcycle racing's greatest names – including John Surtees, Giacomo Agostini, Kenny Roberts, Valentino Rossi, Casey Stoner and young phenom Marc Marquez – provide exclusive personal insights and accounts of what it is like to race at speeds of 180mph. Moto GP: The Illustrated History is a unique book which brilliantly conveys the exhilarating spirit of this popular sport.
Author : Luigi Corbetta
Publisher : JG Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,3 MB
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781464303753
Motorcycles connote freedom and free spirits. They have inspired songs like "Born to Be Wild" and have helped make the image of James Dean. They've come a long way from their ungainly two- and three-wheeled ancestors that first appeared in the late nineteenth-century. Packed with archival and specially commissioned photographs, this stunning volume traces the evolution of the motorcycle, documenting the major milestones in this illustrious history and spotlighting the most influential models that have emerged over the last century. Among the many manufacturers whose bikes are represented are BMW, Ducati, Harley-Davidson, Honda, Moto Guzzi, Suzuki, Triumph, and Yamaha, all of which are showcased in hundreds of brilliant color photographs. Accompanying the extraordinary photographs are the stories behind the vehicles, with a wealth of technical information about each motorcycle.
Author : Mick Woollett
Publisher : Haynes Publishing Group
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 34,96 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781859606483
Mike Hailwood has often been described as motorcycling's greatest rider. A superb all-around rider, Hailwood took eight world titles in the 250cc, 350cc and 500cc classes. This lavishly illustrated volume contains coverage of the British Championships and early Continental races in 1959 and 1960; riding for MV Agusta and Honda in 1960-61; back with Honda and four more world titles, 1966-68; BSA and the American Daytona classic, 1970-71; plus his incredible comeback in 1978 winning the Isle of Man TT on a Ducati and winning the Senior TT title on a Suzuki. Foreword by Giacomo Agostini. Hardbound, 10" x 10", 208 pages, 225 b&w illustrations, 16 color pages
Author : Chris Pereira
Publisher : David and Charles
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 15,52 MB
Release : 2022-03-29
Category :
ISBN : 1787118797
This book examines the classic period of Grand Prix racing from 1960 to 1969, and the men and machines involved. Covering the emergence of the Japanese factories and the struggle for supremacy between 2- and 4-stroke technologies, it is a fascinating exploration of the last decade of 'traditional' Grand Prix racing, before significant events changed the nature of the sport forever.
Author : Bob Guntrip
Publisher : David and Charles
Page : 403 pages
File Size : 42,78 MB
Release : 2022-07-21
Category :
ISBN : 178711337X
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 : Jean-Marc Thevenet
Publisher : Gingko Press
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 31,17 MB
Release : 2019-10
Category : Motorcycles
ISBN : 9783943330274
This richly illustrated book is dedicated to motorbikes and how they have become a lifestyle of their own, influencing our society on many levels: literature (Jack Kerouac, Herman Hesse etc.), fashion (Perfecto jackets), movies (Easy Rider, The Wild Angels etc.), celebrities (Marlon Brando, Lee Marvin, Steve McQueen to name a few). Motorbikes are a symbol of freedom, of emancipation, of another way of living, of imagining another kind of life, close to counterculture. Discover the greatest figures of motorbikes and dive into the famous Continental Circuses with pilots such as Giacomo Agostini, Phil Read, Mike Hailwood and Bill Ivy thanks to exceptional photography from different photo archives.
Author : Giacomo Agostini
Publisher : Giorgio Nada Editore Srl
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 11,6 MB
Release : 2013-12-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9788879115841
Fifteen world championships in the 350 cc and 500 cc classes, 18 Italian national titles (175, 250, 350 and 500 cc), 311 victories in world championship races of which 123 were world championship counters and 10 wins in the legendary TT. That is the incredible record of Giacomo Agostini, achieved between 1962, the year in which he won his first race at Bologna-San Luca on a Morini Settebello, and 1977 when he took the win at Hockenheim on a Yamamoto in the 750 cc class. Agostini – just about everyone calls him Ago – was the greatest racing motorcyclist ever, and today he has decided to review his magnificent career again by bringing together the greatest, most significant photographs of his life in a book. The debut on the Morini, the golden years with MV and the less dazzling period with Yamaha, his experience as a team manager as well as his family, friends and his fleeting appearance on four wheels; these are the chapters that comprise this work, which has never previously been attempted.
Author : L. J. K. Setright
Publisher : Guinness Records
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 23,25 MB
Release : 1979
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN :
Author : Mark Morris
Publisher : Heinemann-Raintree Library
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 16,73 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781410905581
Describes high performance motorcycles.
