Author : Mick Walker
Publisher : Redline Books
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 21,35 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780953131181
This book is the fifth in the Mick Walker Racing Motorcycle series. It covers the Grand Prix Motorcycles from Japan.
Author : Mick Walker
Publisher : M-Y Books Limited
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 19,49 MB
Release : 2014-08-14
Category : History
ISBN : 1783180064
Author: Mick Walker. Italy has a reputation for style in all things, not least in motorcycles. The first pure-bred Italian motorcycles made their appearance at the beginning of the 20th century and included Bianchi, Borgo, Prinetti & Stucchi and Ferrera. By the 1920s these companies had been joined or replaced by a number of newer concerns. Then came the period of the pentarchia, comprising Benelli, Bianchi, Garelli, Gilera and Guzzi, who fought tooth and nail for a share of the market. The golden age of Italian motorcycling lasted until 1957 when the three largest and most successful teams, FB Mondial, Gilera and Guzzi announced their retirement from the sport. This improved the chances of marques such as MV Agusta, Bianchi, Benelli, Morini and Ducati who continued to fly the red, white and green flag of Italy with considerable success. Italy not only produced a host of world-beating machinery, but also a number of top riders including Carlo Ubbiali, Umberto Masetti, Tarquinio Provini, Libero Liberati and most notably Giacomo Agostini. Contents: Aermacchi, Aprilia, Benelli, Bianchi, Bimota, Cagiva, Ducati, Garelli, Gilera, Laverda, FB Mondial, Morbidelli, Moto Guzzi, Moto Morini, MV Agusta, Parilla, Paton & Rumi. A total of 256 fully illustrated pages.
Author : Mick Walker
Publisher : Redline Books
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 22,62 MB
Release : 2004-09-02
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780954435707
As this book explains, the Japanese did not suddenly become proficient in the design and development of motorcycles when they first appeared in Europe at the end of the 1950s. Instead, the Japanese had been involved with motorcycles since the beginning of the 20th century. True, early Japanese motorcycles copied Western design - a trend that continued for several years after WWII. But soon they designed a succession of highly innovative machinery, not only to the Grand Prix world's benefit but to the paying 'over-the-counter' customer, too. Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki, and Yamaha, plus Bridgestone and Tohatsu, have all built and sold racing motorcycles which the public could also buy and enjoy.
Author : Mick Walker
Publisher : Redline Books
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 47,46 MB
Release : 2004-09
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9780954435738
This full-color book covers every aspect of one of the best-loved classic racing machines, from its beginnings back in Small Heath though the Brooklands days, Trials, the Café Racer scene to the classic scene of today. Lavishly illustrated.
Author : Mick Walker
Publisher : Redline Books
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 48,87 MB
Release : 2006-11
Category :
ISBN : 0954435796
The most famous of all British racing motorcycles, with an ancestry dating back to the very dawn of the internal combustion engine, the 'cammy' Norton is inseparable from the era of British domination in motorcycle racing. It is linked with the legendary heroes of the sport, Jimmie Guthrie, Harold Daniell, Geoff Duke, John Surtees, Mike Hailwood and the age when Britain had the world's finest motorcycle industry. This revised edition of the definitive history contains additional material and traces the design, development, the leading riders and tuners. It presents a superb collection of photographs, many previously unpublished. The Manx Norton covers not only the Manx itself, but also features boardroom battles, Norton's early history, record breaking, sidecars, Formula 3 cars, scrambling (motocross); the Domiracer; racing at Daytona and today's classic scene.
Author : Colin Seeley
Publisher : Redline Books
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 39,98 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Motorcycle industry
ISBN : 0954435710
This is the first volume of the two-volume autobiography of Colin Seeley, a famed British motorcycle racer and builder. The book is full of anecdotes, escapades, personalities and memorable descriptions on and off the track which give a fantastic insight into the racing and technical achievements over three great decades in motorcycling history.
Author : David Dixon
Publisher : Redline Books
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 40,77 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Airplanes in art
ISBN : 095443577X
This is the story of Lawrie Watts and his amazing technical artworks, illustrations, and cutaway drawings of motorcycles, motorcars, aircraft, and farm machinery. He was drawing amazingly complex machinery with meticulous attention to detail way before the development of CAD. Lawrie is not just an artist; he's a designer too. An example of his designs was the Enfield-powered Dreamliner.
Author : Mick Walker
Publisher : Redline Books
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 50,1 MB
Release : 2004-09
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780954435745
Author: Mick Walker. To Kaaden must go the title of the world's greatest ever 2-stroke engineer. Of course, before MZ came DKW, and really this book is the story of both these two great marques from Zschopau in Southern Saxony. The book also covers Simson and the new era with the Skorpion.
Author : Mick Walker
Publisher : Redline Books
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 21,24 MB
Release : 2004-06
Category :
ISBN : 0954435729
Author : Mick Walker
Publisher : Redline Books
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 50,50 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780953131136
While the history of European ompetition motorcycles has been largely dominated by Italian, British, and German marques, other builders around the continent have also played significant roles from the turn of the century to present. Arranged by nation, this book examines more than two dozen important marques, including Bultaco, CZ, Elf, Husqvarna, KTM, Ossa, Peugeot, and many others. A wealth of rare photography, including a special color section, includes candid shots of the top personalities and the bikes both at rest and at speed.
