The Harley-Davidson and Indian Wars
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| Rating | : | 4.84 (683 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0785834184 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 180 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-12-22 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
In The Harley-Davidson and Indian Wars, author Allan Girdler takes you on a colorful tour of the men and machines that competed to dominate the American motorcycle industry. This book chronicles the legendary machines such as the Knucklehead and the Four, as well as motorcycles like the Hummer and the Model CZ whose times came and went or, perhaps, never came at all.The racing history is also told with a flourish, from the days of total-loss oiling, wooden race tracks, and high mortality rates to the cataclysmic times of Class C racing, when roaring V-twin -powered beasts were manhandled on dirt tracks, aspha
Allan Girdler is a well-known columnist and writer whose work has appeared in Big Twin, Cycle World, and an assortment of books, including Harley-Davidson Sportster, Harley-Davidson: The American Motorcycle, The Illustrated Harley-Davidson Buyer's Guide, and several others.
About the AuthorAllan Girdler is a well-known columnist and writer whose work has appeared in Big Twin, Cycle World, and an assortment of books, including Harley-Davidson Sportster, Harley-Davidson: The American Motorcycle, The Illustrated Harley-Davidson Buyer's Guide, and several others.
A work of art My husband who is a photographer was completely blown away by the excellent photography. He said you would expect to pay $A work of art Sissy Sue My husband who is a photographer was completely blown away by the excellent photography. He said you would expect to pay $40 for a book of such quality. He liked how the photographer shot different angles of the bikes so that you could see them from another perspective. The author has written many other books on Harley-Davidson and his expertise makes him an appropriate authority on this subject matter. It is hard to choose sides in this war!. 0 for a book of such quality. He liked how the photographer shot different angles of the bikes so that you could see them from another perspective. The author has written many other books on Harley-Davidson and his expertise makes him an appropriate authority on this subject matter. It is hard to choose sides in this war!. Historical facts are there, but awkward reading. Paul S. Brzozowski The history of the two companies is fairly deep, and involves a lot of back and forth. Insight on the ownership is deep and interesting. But it is set up like a, "they did this, so the other guy did this" type of format.That is fine since it is basically an ongoing battle once the others like Excelsior were out of the way, but at times gets tedious.My main complaint is the person who wrote this either has no formal writing experience, or just is unable to put more than a few sentences together. The narrative is such that it is similar to being talked to rather crudely, rather than the companies being written about. I often found s. Motorcycle Book I bought this for a gift for Father's Day. He loved it. Thank you!