Ultimate Motorcycle Encyclopedia

by Roland Brown

Book Overview

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1840388986
• ISBN13: 9781840388985
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Hermes House
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 5.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 12.0" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Excellent Overview

I got this as a present and it has been very interesting reading. I have been through it, cover to cover, about three times. The front matter is an introduction to motorcycles and is not too exciting, although not without interest. The really good part is the A-Z of motorcycles, which introduces some rare brands I had never heard of. (I began riding in 1964, and I grew up with a number of the bikes in this book. So I was familiar with the names of Greeves, James, Francis Barnett, and many of the now defunct English manufacturers. But I had never heard of Bõhmerland!)The latter part of the book is dedicated to Harley-Davidson. The sections on the history of the company and the development of various models was interesting. I didn't find the parts about the Harley lifestyle to be too exciting.My tastes tend to prefer British bikes over others, and I currently ride a 1999 Triumph Tiger. For specific marques, there are many more detailed books (e.g. Roy Bacon on Triumph, Alan Cathcart on Ducati). But, as a general reference, I have not seen a book to match this one. Keep the helmet side up!