Author: Eric Weston WALFORDPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Motorcycles
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Early Days in the British Motor Cycle Industry - A Brief History of the Years Before the Arrival of the Motor Cycle Press
Author: Eric W. WalfordPublisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1473351936
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 99
Book Description
Originally published in 1931. A well illustrated history of the British Motor Cycle Industry. Detailed chapters include: The Era of the Pioneers – The Era of Financial Adventurers – The Era of the Motor Tricycle – The Era of the Motor Bicycle. Many of the earliest motoring books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Home Farm Books are republishing many of these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Author: British Cycle and Motor Cycle Manufacturers' and Traders' Union (Coventry)British Motorcycles of the 1960s and ’70s
Author: Mick WalkerPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 0747811040
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 65
Book Description
For the first half of the twentieth century, Great Britain led the world in motorcycle design and production, exporting its products to countries all over the globe. However, by 1960 this once-great industry had fallen into what was to be a terminal decline. During the 1960s and '70s Britain still manufactured a wide range of machines, but a combination of poor management, lack of investment, foreign competition (notably from Japan), and the arrival of the small, affordable car conspired to sound the death knell for most British motorcycles by the end of the 1970s. Mick Walker uses a host of colourful illustrations to explore the models produced by British companies and their foreign competitors, and explains what the industry did to fight its ultimate demise.
A Short History of the Motorcycle
Author: Richard HammondPublisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN: 0297609912
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
What is it about bikes that leaves so many of us powerless to resist? This entertaining guide charts the history of the bike from its origin as a cheap means of transport to its modern incarnations: a symbol of rebellion, a high-tech racing machine and the rich kid's plaything. Richard Hammond, passionate biker and collector of bikes, looks at the machines that have propelled people across the world to work, to school - and occasionally to their doom. With his trademark expertise and wit, Hammond examines bikers of every type, from the happy farmer trundling through fields on his Honda Cub to the Hells Angel terrorising towns on their hog.
Author: John Greenwood
Author: Arthur Denis RobertsClassic British Motorcycles
Author: Andy TallonePublisher: Classic Vehicles Series
ISBN: 9781913870577
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Illustrated with over 150 photographs, this book explores the rise and fall of the British motorcycle industry, detailing its history over the years as well as each brand, giving the complete story of these amazing machines.
Author: American Historical Association
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