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A lavishly illustrated and definitive have a look at the design evolution of the racing bike. The dynamic between competitors and design has at all times fueled the evolution of racing bikes and impressed astonishing feats of design and engineering. This e-book traces the event of the game bike, from the earliest French bikes to the dominance of British equipment within the Thirties, the unique Italian bikes of the Nineteen Fifties and Sixties, the affect of American racing within the Seventies and Nineteen Eighties, and as we speak’s Japanese superbikes. Greater than fifty traditional bikes—from Harley-Davidsons to Peugeots, Velocettes, Moto Guzzis, BMWs, Kawasakis, and Ducatis—are introduced chronologically illustrated with beautiful studio pictures that current the machines as artworks and wonders of design in themselves, accompanied by uncommon and exquisite archival pictures that place the topics within the contexts of traditional races, rallies, and bike exhibits, and accompanied by essays revealing the legends behind the machines. A number of the championship bikes featured embrace the 1902 Manon, the 1922 Harley Davidson 8-valve, the 1935 Terrot 500, the 1948 AJS Porcupine, the 1954 Moto Guzzi V8, the 1965 Honda GP 250, The 1976 Suzuki RK67, the 1986 Cagiva GP, and the 1990 Ducati Supermono.
Writer : Universe; Illustrated version (March 22, 2011)
Language : English
Hardcover : 240 pages
ISBN-10 : 0789322137
ISBN-13 : 978-0789322135
Merchandise Weight : 3.9 kilos
Dimensions : 9.79 x 1.05 x 12 inches
