Title:
Discovering the motorcycle : the history, the culture, the machines / Armand Ensanian.
Author:
Ensanian, Armand, author.
Publication Information:
[Place of publication not identified] : Equus Potentia Publishing, [2016]
©2016
Call Number:
TL440 .E67 2016
Abstract:
Discovering the Motorcycle is an extraordinary history of motorcycling from 1867 to the present. Each of the 12 chapters of this remarkable 510 page book is devoted to a major aspect of motorcycling; ranging from historical discussions of the machines that lead the way to today's modern sportsbikes, to vintage classics, choppers and bobbers, off-road machines, cafe racers, touring bikes, customs, a history of motorcycle racing, electric motorcycles, the motorcycle's impact on society, and great motorcycle museums. The book honors motorcycling's great makes, with over 1,000 photographs and illustrations. A special chapter is devoted to the four-hundred-year history of the engine.
ISBN:
9780996391900
Physical Description:
508 pages : color illustrations, color portraits ; 26 cm
General Note:
Includes index.
Contents:
The world of motorcycles -- Motorcycles in our society -- A history of the engine -- The reliable standard -- The cruiser craze -- Sportbikes, superbikes, and musclebikes -- Riding on the wild side -- Off-road and in the dirt -- Touring and adventure -- Electric motorcycles -- Racing and competition -- Where to see motorcycles.
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