Mick Walker's European Racing Motorcycles (Redline Motorcycles)
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.94 (915 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0953131130 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-10-22 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
. About the Author A leading authority on all forms of motorcycle sport, Mick Walker has been a successful racer, tuner and team manager, and still rides regularly. He was a former editor of Motorcycle Enthusiast, and published over 100 books including in this series, Derek Minter: The King of Brands, Geoff Duke: The Stylish Champion, Bob McIntyre: The Flying Scot and Mike Hailwood: The Fans' Favourite
While the history of European competition 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.
Jaw Dropping Will Silk A great work by one of the greatest authors in motorcycle writing. This volume contains chapters tracing the rich racing history of continental Europe's lesser-known motorcycle manufacturers. Some of these companies only existed for a brief time, while others are still producing Championship-winning road racing bikes today.Mick gives you a good overall history of the motorcycle manufacturers he covers. Manufacturers like Austria's KTM, F. Not merely "also rans" While there's no shortage of books chronicling the contributions that the motorcycle industries of Britain, Italy, Germany and Japan made to Grand Prix racing, the smaller European nations seem to have been overlooked.With this book, Mick Walker goes a long way to righting that wrong and reminds us that without the likes of Jawa and Bultaco, the racing landscape of the 50s and 60s would have been much poorer. Mick combines just the right. Another pleasing book in Mick Walker's series. Gregory Staples A friend lent me Mick Waker's Italian Racing Motorcycles and got me hooked. As with his other books, you get a nice mini history of the company origins, their racing program and some wonderful period images of the bikes and the racers. I now own the whole collection.
. A leading authority on all forms of motorcycle sport, Mick Walker has been a successful racer, tuner and team manager, and still rides regularly. He was a former editor of Motorcycle Enthusiast, and published over 100 books including in this series, Derek Minter: The King of Brands, Geoff Duke: The