Author: Allan Girdler Publisher: Motorbooks International ISBN: 9780760312179 Category : Transportation Languages : en Pages : 191
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Comprehensive history of America's most successful competition motorcycles traces the evolution of Harley-Davidson racing bikes from 1934 to 1986.
Author: Allan Girdler Publisher: ISBN: 9781626549340 Category : Transportation Languages : en Pages : 180
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Harley-Davidson's XR-750 has ruled dirt-track racing for more than two decades. In fact, no other race car or motorcycle has won as many races over such a long time period. And the victories continue today. This is the story of the legendary XR-750 from its development in 1970, when it was created to replace the aging KR. The first XRs used iron cylinder heads and barrels-and were painfully slow. By 1972, the motorcycles were redesigned with aluminum heads and barrels, and the XR-750 took home the trophies. Found here is the development of the XR-750 with a technical analysis of the complete motorcycle, detailing specifications, modifications, innovations, and aftermarket components. This is also the story of the men who designed, tuned and raced the XR-750. It was their engineering skill, iron-willed riding and tuning secrets that made the motorcycle a winner. The ranks include Jay Springsteen, Dick O'Brien, Bill Werner, Scott Parker, Cal Rayborn, Mert Lawwill, the Brelsford brothers, Gary Scott, Ricky Graham, and more. The book is divided into three parts, the motorcycle's development, the season-by-season race championships, and how the pros make the bikes go-and go fast. More than 300 photos tell the inside story of the XR-750 on the dirt track, the XR-750 and XR-1000 on the street and XRTT on the road-race circuits. Allan Girdler writes of the Harley-Davidson XR-750 with passion, enthusiasm and firsthand experience. He brings his straight-talking technical writing and colorful story-telling to the history of the XR-750. Girdler is a former Cycle World editor and author of many books including Harley-Davidson Racing 1934-1986 and Harley-Davidson Sportster. Readers interested in related titles from Allan Girdler will also want to see: American Road Race Specials, 1934-70 (ISBN: 9781626549333), Harley Davidson Sportster (ISBN: 9781626549357), Harley-Davidson Racing, 1934-1986 (ISBN: 9781626549326 ).
Author: Joe Scalzo Publisher: ISBN: 9781610609425 Category : Languages : en Pages : 206
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An examination of the American Motorcyclist Association's Grand National series, one of the most unique, challenging and exciting motorcycle racing series' on the planet.
Author: Allan Girdler Publisher: Echo Point Books & Media ISBN: 9781626542402 Category : Technology & Engineering Languages : en Pages : 210
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Once upon a time, there was a guy named Max Balchowsky who decided he wanted to beat Ferrari and Jaguar at their own game-road racing. The trouble was, he didn't have the cash for a factory racer. So he built his own. Using a Ford homemade tube frame, a souped-up Buick V-8 and running on recapped whitewalls, Ol' Yaller whipped them all. Welcome to "American Road Race Specials 1934-70." These were the glory days of road racing in the United States, from the first races between imported MGs to the world-winning Made-in-the-USA Scarabs and Chaparrals, and on toe the downfall of the Shadow. This is the story of the men who built and ran their own homemade cars in pioneer SCCA and Cal Club races on town streets, airports and then the first purpose-built American racetracks. Here is Jim Hall, Lance Reventlow, Ken Miles, Carroll Shelby, Ak Miller, Balchowsky, Troutman and Barnes, Phil Hill, Dan Gurney, Roger Penske, George Follmer, and all the rest. . . . And the cars: Ol' Yaller, Cunningham, Scarab, Chaparral, Kurtis, Devin, Zerex Special, Bocar, Caballo de Hierro, Pooper, Shadow, Ferraries with Chevy V-8s and every other possible chassis-engine combination a racer could think of. Some were crude, others deceptively homespun; most were half hot rod, half sports car-all of them were unique and built with passion. Historian Allan Girdler's straight-talking technical writing and colorful storytelling brings to life the home-builts' history as no other could. Girdler is a former "Car Life" and "Cycle World" editor and is currently an editor-at-large for "Road & Track." His other books include "Harley-Davidson Racing 1934-1986" and "Harley-Davidson XR-750."
Author: Ed Youngblood Publisher: Motorbooks ISBN: 0760315957 Category : Harley-Davidson motorcycle Languages : en Pages : 172
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One-hundred years of Harley-Davidson is often reduced to a tale of a machines. Equally fascinating, and often overlooked, are the men and women behind the machines. The Harley and Davidson founder, the engineers, the racers, the designers, the dealers, the flesh-and-blood heroes made the company and the bikes the success they are today. This book was written in cooperation with the Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum to accompany an exhibit that opened in 2003. After a brief introduction, the book is divided into three sections; 1. Heroes of H-D; 2. Exhibition catalog; 3. H-D historical overview.
Author: Rick Conner Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN: 9781533643391 Category : Languages : en Pages : 374
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Want to amaze friends with your Harley-Davidson knowledge of those thrilling days of motorcycle sports? Did you remember Bart Markel had won the Billy Huber Memorial Race in 1964? Maybe you wondered where your distant H-D racing relative placed in the 1965 Charity Newsies 10-Mile National Championship Race, or what year Harry Feary won the 100-mile Grand Prix Race at Dodge City?We all have heard of riders Andres, Lawwill, Brelsford, Rayborn, White, DeMay, Nix and of course Dot Robinson with her sidecar passenger Lester McKay. But what of private racers Volkmar, Swing, Zwarka, Stufflebeam, Muffler, Pink, Tice, "Pops" or "Boots" and all those other H-D riding private racers and their earned accomplishments?Well look no further, the Harley-Davidson Racing Data Book 1953-1971 pays homage to all those factory and private racers with compiled records of every Harley-Davidson rider who competed in any nationally published motorcycle event. Included are names, dates, locations, times and scores for the many known and lesser known heroes of two-wheel competition who chose to ride a Harley-Davidson for the love of both sport and machine during those historic glory years of motorcycle competition.The information contained within was researched from both period magazine collections and internet archives containing period copies of the American Motorcycling magazine, as well as various period newspapers.This publication is one of a series of Data Books designed to provide accurate details and authoritative information regarding the subject matter covered. Other books in the series include:* Harley-Davidson Data Book Revised 1903-1939 * Harley-Davidson Data Book Revised 1940-1979* Harley-Davidson Data Book Revised 1980-2006* Harley-Davidson Company Minutes Data Book 1903-2006* Harley-Davidson Aermacchi Data Book 1961-1978* Harley-Davidson Accessory Data Book 1950-1984* Harley-Davidson Racing Data Book 1904-1921* Indian Motorcycle Company Timeline 1901-1953
Author: Jim Mezzanotte Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP ISBN: 9780836864212 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 28
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Presents information on the sport of flat track motorcycle racing, including the nature of the track, racing techniques, safety equipment, and prominent racers.
Author: Bob Tyson Publisher: Turner Publishing Company ISBN: 9781596520462 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 144
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Join motorcycle enthusiast, writer, and journeyman machinist Bob Tyson as he highlights vintage Harley-Davidson motorcycles in Harley Davidson Memories: The Golden Age of Motorcycling. Born into a family rich in Harley-Davidson history, Tyson tells their stories as well as others' accounts and adventures from the Golden Years of motorcycling. With a foreword written by Jay Leno, this unique book features a large collection of photographs--some never-before-published--and Harley-Davidson advertisements from the early 1900s. So sit back and enjoy the ride of your life on these antique bikes.
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