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Author : Mick Walker
Release : 2002
Genre : Sports & Recreation
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 181/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Mick Walker's Japanese Grand Prix Racing Motorcycles by : Mick Walker
Download or read book Mick Walker's Japanese Grand Prix Racing Motorcycles written by Mick Walker. This book was released on 2002. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the fifth in the Mick Walker Racing Motorcycle series. It covers the Grand Prix Motorcycles from Japan.
Author : Mick Walker
Release : 2004-09-02
Genre : Reference
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 707/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Japanese Production Racing Motorcycles by : Mick Walker
Download or read book Japanese Production Racing Motorcycles written by Mick Walker. This book was released on 2004-09-02. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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
Release : 2014-08-14
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 064/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Italian Racing Motorcycles by : Mick Walker
Download or read book Italian Racing Motorcycles written by Mick Walker. This book was released on 2014-08-14. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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
Release : 2004-09
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Book Rating : 738/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The BSA Gold Star by : Mick Walker
Download or read book The BSA Gold Star written by Mick Walker. This book was released on 2004-09. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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
Release : 2004-09-02
Genre : Sports & Recreation
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 129/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Mick Walker's German Racing Motorcycles by : Mick Walker
Download or read book Mick Walker's German Racing Motorcycles written by Mick Walker. This book was released on 2004-09-02. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Under very different political regimes for a considerable period, East and West Germany produced some highly innovative & competitive racing machinery. German motorcycles were often in the vanguard of technical progress & were good enough to win world titles. In this respect, the top names in the solo categories were NSU and Kreidler, while BMW, Fath, Munch, & König did the business on three wheels. Like Japan, Germany was faced with rebuilding a shattered country following World War II. Like the Japanese, they overcame all the problems not only to create an economic miracle, but also to construct world-beating motorcycles. Germany's success contributed to the development of the sport in a wide variety of ways -- engineers, machines, riders, circuits, & even record-breakers.
