British Motorcycles Of The 1960s

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British Motorcycles Of The 1960s And 70s

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Author : Mick Walker
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2013-01-20

British Motorcycles Of The 1960s And 70s written by Mick Walker and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-01-20 with Transportation categories.

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.

British Motorcycles Of The 1960s

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Author : Roy Hunt Bacon
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994

British Motorcycles Of The 1960s written by Roy Hunt Bacon and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Motorcycles categories.

Great British Motorcycles

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Author : Bob Currie
language : en
Publisher: Bounty Books
Release Date : 2014-11-03

Great British Motorcycles written by Bob Currie and has been published by Bounty Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-11-03 with categories.

Big British Bikes Of The 50s And 60s

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Author : Steve Wilson
language : en
Publisher: Herridge & Sons Limited
Release Date : 2016-01-11

Big British Bikes Of The 50s And 60s written by Steve Wilson and has been published by Herridge & Sons Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-01-11 with Transportation categories.

In the 1950s and '60s the British motorcycle industry was at its postwar peak, with its large-capacity high-performance bikes in strong demand all over the world. AJS/Matchless, BSA, Norton, Royal Enfield and Triumph were all making 100mph-plus big twins, with the king of them all, at least into the 1950s, being the mighty1000cc Vincents, while among the ton-up singles were the BSA Gold Star and the Velocette Venom and Thruxton. In this book veteran motorcycle writer Steve Wilson reviews the top-of-the-line bikes of all these manufacturers, first giving an introduction to the motorcycling scene in the period, with a particular look at the emergence of the Rockers, the black-leather too-fast-to-live-too-young-to-die bikers who developed a culture all their own, inspired indirectly by Marlon Brando behaving badly on his Triumph Thunderbird in the banned-in-Britain 1953 movie The Wild One. Then the motorcycle makers are dealt with alphabetically, with their big bikes described in detail and their performance, handling, strengths and weaknesses discussed. In addition to a wide selection of archive photographs, specially commissioned colour photography features examples of the outstanding bikes of the period: AMC/Matchless CSR 650 twins and their Norton Atlas-engined 'Hybrid' siblings, BSA A7SS 500, Gold Star singles, AIO Super Rocket and Rocket Gold Star 650 twins, Norton SS 500/600/650 twins, Velocette Venom and Thruxton 500, Royal Enfield Constellation 700 twin, Triumph pre-unit 500 and 650 twins and unit Bonneville 650, and finally the Vincent 1000 vee-twin.

The British Motorcycle Story

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Author : Colin Jackson
language : en
Publisher: History Press
Release Date : 2013

The British Motorcycle Story written by Colin Jackson and has been published by History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Motorcycles categories.

The 1950s and 1960s saw the heyday of British motorcycle manufacture with legends such as BSA, Scott, Rudge, Vincent and Triumph. This is the story of these incredible machines and the men who rode them.

Off Road Giants Volume 3

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Author : Any Westlake
language : en
Publisher: Veloce Publishing Ltd
Release Date : 2014-12-12

Off Road Giants Volume 3 written by Any Westlake and has been published by Veloce Publishing Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-12-12 with Transportation categories.

This book includes some of the greats of the scrambling world – Dave Bickers, John Banks, Rob Taylor – and others not, perhaps, quite so well known. From the hard-riding Devon farmer John Trible, Gloucester ace Tommy Barker, and Six Days trials star Eric Chilton, to the last ever interview with Olga Kevelos, a true star.

Racing Line

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Author : Bob Guntrip
language : en
Publisher: Veloce Publishing Ltd
Release Date : 2015-10-09

Racing Line written by Bob Guntrip and has been published by Veloce Publishing Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-10-09 with Sports & Recreation categories.

Racing Line is the story of big-bike racing in Britain during the 1960s – when the British racing single reached its peak; when exciting racing unfolded at circuits across the land every summer; and when Britain took its last great generation of riding talent and engineering skill to the world.

Classic British Motorcycles

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Author : Colin Jackson
language : en
Publisher: Fonthill Media
Release Date : 2017-05-17

Classic British Motorcycles written by Colin Jackson and has been published by Fonthill Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-05-17 with Transportation categories.

In the modern era, mass-produced motorcycles tend to be Japanese or Italian, with the ‘big four’ oriental manufacturers dominating the market. However, this wasn’t always the case. Until the 1950s, and even into the ’60s, British makers such as Scott, Rudge, BSA, Norton and Vincent ruled the roost. These legendary companies sold their bikes around the world, winning racing championships and setting speed records as they went. They, and many smaller British firms like them, are motorcycling’s founding companies. This is the story of those pioneering firms, whose engineers – many self-taught ­­– were fired by racing ambition, commercial rivalry, patriotic duty and, above all, a passion for innovation. Superbly illustrated with over 150 colour pictures, many previously unpublished, Classic British Motorcycles is a captivating and highly informative account of the men, machines, race meetings and world events that shaped the development of the motorcycle from its bicycle origins. Illustrtations: colour photographs throughout

Off Road Giants Volume 2

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Author : Andy Westlake
language : en
Publisher: Veloce Publishing Ltd
Release Date : 2022-03-10

Off Road Giants Volume 2 written by Andy Westlake and has been published by Veloce Publishing Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-03-10 with Transportation categories.

If you remember off-road stars like the Rickman brothers' Vic Eastwood, Lew Coffin, and John Avery, then this is a must-have book for your collection. They're big names who brought the thrills and spills of the golden era of motorcycle sport to a whole generation. For the author, it's a personal trip down memory lane, as he was lucky enough to see many of these men and women at the height of their racing careers. Seventeen of the rider profiles in this book originally appeared over a three-year period in the pages of The Classic Motorcycle magazine, but the profile on the Rickman brothers – two of scrambling's true greats – has never been seen in print before. Accompanied by a totally new set of over 100 stunning photographs, this is a book that will evoke fond memories for all who share the author's love of motorcycle sport in a golden age.

Great British Motor Cycles Of The Sixties

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Author : Bob Currie
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1981

Great British Motor Cycles Of The Sixties written by Bob Currie and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981 with Motorcycles categories.