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The Resource Motorcycle : evolution, design, passion, Mick Walker

Motorcycle : evolution, design, passion, Mick Walker

Label
Motorcycle : evolution, design, passion
Title
Motorcycle
Title remainder
evolution, design, passion
Statement of responsibility
Mick Walker
Creator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
An illustrated guide to the history of motorcycle design that profiles bikes from around the world, describes technical and stylistic innovations, and includes photographs
Cataloging source
BYN
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Walker, Mick
Dewey number
629.2275
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
TL440
LC item number
.W375 2006
Literary form
non fiction
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Motorcycles
  • Motocyclettes
  • Motorcycles
Label
Motorcycle : evolution, design, passion, Mick Walker
Link
Instantiates
Publication
Note
Includes index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
1. The pioneers -- Gottlieb Daimler -- Hildebrand & Wolfmüller -- Early French designs -- The Collier Brothers -- Belgian efforts -- Four cylinders -- Edoardo Bianchi -- Alfred Angus Scott -- Belt, shaft, or chain? -- 2. Bikes for war -- America flies the flag -- The Fatherland -- British bulldogs -- DKW RT125 -- Italian machines -- Front forks -- 3. The 1920s and 1930s -- The Swedish industry -- James Lansdowne Norton -- Carlo Guzzi -- BMW R32 -- Ariel Square Four -- The USA: bike v. car -- Brough Superior -- Adalberto Garelli -- NSU: Teutonic masterclass -- Foot-charge gearbox -- Triumph Speed Twin -- 4. The postwar boom British industry -- The scooter age -- Mopeds -- Edward Turner -- Rear suspension -- German design -- Spanish stars -- Sporting lightweights -- Sidecars -- Vincent HRD -- Commuter bikes -- Enclosure -- The Czech industry -- Café racer culture -- -- 5. The Rising Sun -- Early design -- The Honda Motor Co. -- Lubrication advances -- Grand Prix technology -- The Kawasaki triple -- Yamaha LC -- 6. Racing improves the breed -- The Europeans -- The McCandless Featherbed -- Dirt-bike sport -- Taglioni & the Desmo -- Walter Kaaden -- BSA / Triumph triples -- Ducati Mach I -- Production racing -- Disc brakes -- 7. Superbikes -- Hondo CB750 -- Rotary technology -- Italian exotica -- BMW R100RS -- Harley-Davidson -- Honda GoldWing -- Six cylinders -- Turbocharging -- Specialist manufacturers -- 8. The modern motorcycle -- Kawasaki GPZ900R -- Enduro style -- BMW K series -- Suzuki GSX-R750 -- Super Sport -- Touring bikes -- Honda V-Four -- Aerodynamics -- Suzuki RGV250 -- Honda FireBlade -- 9. Lifestyle and leisure -- Custom bikes -- Retro bikes -- Ducati -- Harley-Davidson: the modern era -- Off-road racers -- V-twins -- Color coding -- Triumph reborn -- Yamaha R1 -- MV Agusta F4
Control code
ocm71300441
Dimensions
29 cm
Extent
224 pages
Isbn
9780801885303
Lccn
2006924782
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations (chiefly color)
System control number
  • (Sirsi) i9780801885303
  • (OCoLC)71300441
Label
Motorcycle : evolution, design, passion, Mick Walker
Link
Publication
Note
Includes index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
1. The pioneers -- Gottlieb Daimler -- Hildebrand & Wolfmüller -- Early French designs -- The Collier Brothers -- Belgian efforts -- Four cylinders -- Edoardo Bianchi -- Alfred Angus Scott -- Belt, shaft, or chain? -- 2. Bikes for war -- America flies the flag -- The Fatherland -- British bulldogs -- DKW RT125 -- Italian machines -- Front forks -- 3. The 1920s and 1930s -- The Swedish industry -- James Lansdowne Norton -- Carlo Guzzi -- BMW R32 -- Ariel Square Four -- The USA: bike v. car -- Brough Superior -- Adalberto Garelli -- NSU: Teutonic masterclass -- Foot-charge gearbox -- Triumph Speed Twin -- 4. The postwar boom British industry -- The scooter age -- Mopeds -- Edward Turner -- Rear suspension -- German design -- Spanish stars -- Sporting lightweights -- Sidecars -- Vincent HRD -- Commuter bikes -- Enclosure -- The Czech industry -- Café racer culture -- -- 5. The Rising Sun -- Early design -- The Honda Motor Co. -- Lubrication advances -- Grand Prix technology -- The Kawasaki triple -- Yamaha LC -- 6. Racing improves the breed -- The Europeans -- The McCandless Featherbed -- Dirt-bike sport -- Taglioni & the Desmo -- Walter Kaaden -- BSA / Triumph triples -- Ducati Mach I -- Production racing -- Disc brakes -- 7. Superbikes -- Hondo CB750 -- Rotary technology -- Italian exotica -- BMW R100RS -- Harley-Davidson -- Honda GoldWing -- Six cylinders -- Turbocharging -- Specialist manufacturers -- 8. The modern motorcycle -- Kawasaki GPZ900R -- Enduro style -- BMW K series -- Suzuki GSX-R750 -- Super Sport -- Touring bikes -- Honda V-Four -- Aerodynamics -- Suzuki RGV250 -- Honda FireBlade -- 9. Lifestyle and leisure -- Custom bikes -- Retro bikes -- Ducati -- Harley-Davidson: the modern era -- Off-road racers -- V-twins -- Color coding -- Triumph reborn -- Yamaha R1 -- MV Agusta F4
Control code
ocm71300441
Dimensions
29 cm
Extent
224 pages
Isbn
9780801885303
Lccn
2006924782
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations (chiefly color)
System control number
  • (Sirsi) i9780801885303
  • (OCoLC)71300441

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