Motorcycles

There are very few books about the Hinckley-built Triumphs, and none will tell you what to look for when buying one secondhand. That's what this book is about - it is a straightforward, practical guide to buying a used modern Triumph. It doesn't list all...

Motor trikes have been around since the dawn of motoring, with many starting out as utility vehicles or prototypes of cars. But trikes haven't died out or become mere relics of motoring history - companies all over the world still produce them today, and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781935828624Author Chris CallenFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Wolfgang PublicationsPublisher Wolfgang Publications

Having this book in your pocket is just like having a marque expert by your side. Benefit from Chris Rooke's years of experience with Triples, learn how to spot a bad bike quickly, and how to assess a promising one like a professional. Get the right bike...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780892876532Author Haynes PublishingFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint Clymer PublicationsPublisher Haynes Publishing GroupWeight(grams)...

Harley-Davidson is the most famous name in the world of motorcycling. Its machines are icons, evoking images of cruising on the open road and the Easy Rider lifestyle. No other motorcycle can match the style, looks or sound of these polished chrome...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781929133093Author Kip WoodringFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Wolfgang PublicationsPublisher Wolfgang PublicationsWeight(grams) 494g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781855203785Author R. M. ClarkeFormat PaperbackPage Count 172Imprint Brooklands Books LtdPublisher Brooklands Books Ltd

In 1969 Honda launched a motorcycle that many consider to be the world's first superbike. The Honda CB750 had the first mass-produced 4-cylinder inline engine, a single overhead camshaft with four carburettors, a 4-into-4 exhaust system, and came with...

"World's Toughest Motorcycle Riders"-long-distance motorcycling is not a pastime but an obsession. In this candid, eloquent, sharply observed book, Melissa Holbrook Pierson introduces us to this strange endeavor and the men and women who live to ride...

The book is the fruit of hands-on experience gained in the workshop as well as knowledge gleaned over years of consulting books, manufacturers' manuals and specialist magazines by one of the leading technical journalists in the sector, Massimo Clarke. ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780995146518Author Ken DownieFormat HardbackPage Count 264Imprint Massey University PressPublisher Massey University Press

This extraordinary account of a remarkable journey made in 1933, through Iraq, Iran and Baluchistan (now part of Pakistan) to India is packed full of wonder, adventure, determination and love of travel and motorcycles. But what really sets this book...

With a Haynes Manual, you can do it yourself, from simple maintenance to full repairs. Every Manual is based on a complete stripdown of the bike. Our authors and technicians work out the best methods to do a job and present this with the home mechanic in...

Critically acclaimed author Kevin Turner (Bonjour! Is This Italy? A Hapless Biker's Guide to Europe) heads off on another ill-thought out adventure, aiming his heavily laden Kawasaki north towards the towering waterfalls of Norway, before heading east on...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911639374Author Mike CowtonFormat PaperbackPage Count 132Imprint Mortons Media GroupPublisher Mortons Media GroupWeight(grams) 256gDimensions(mm) 196mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911658788Author Brian ThorbyFormat HardbackPage Count 184Imprint Mortons Media GroupPublisher Mortons Media GroupWeight(grams) 781gDimensions(mm) 245mm *...

Do You Dream of Riding a Motorcycle?The Craft and Art of Motorcycling will help make your dream a reality-from your first ride to the road ahead. Hollywood's go-to riding guru, Steve Krugman, has trained thousands of riders including high-profile actors,...

Building a custom motorcycle has never been more popular, with even the major manufacturers keen to capitalize on the growing trend. A custom motorbike is the product of an owner using their own skills to produce an individual machine, and with the right...

The decade between 2004 and 2014 was one of the most dramatic eras in the century-old history of the Isle of Man Tourist Trophy, which began with the races in decline, and many observers fearing that they would soon be killed off by a combination of...

Many books have been published about Japanese motorcycles, but none has focused exclusively on the Japanese motorcycle-based chopper, bobber, trike, and quad custom bike scene...until now. Featuring stunning photography, this is a great book for Japanese...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781941064320Author Jeremy PolsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Wolfgang PublicationsPublisher Wolfgang Publications

Shimmering in maximal minimalism, joyful bleakness, and bodiless intimacy, Laurie Anderson's Big Science diagnosed crises of meaning, scale, and identity in 1982. Decades later, the strange questions it poses loom even larger: How do we remain human when...

There's no getting around the allure of motorcycles. Since 1885, when Gottlieb Daimler mounted a gas-powered engine on a wooden bicycle, riders of all ages have been drawn to the exhilaration and terror of motoring in the open air on two wheels...

This book tells the story of the famous James ML military motorcycle which had originally been developed as a utility machine for the working man and was then modified for the military during the Second World War. The James ML was used for carrying...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781450221412Author Dr Gregory W FrazierFormat PaperbackPage Count 324Imprint iUniversePublisher iUniverseWeight(grams) 376gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm *...

Covers the different types and variations of German motorcycles used in WWII.Book InformationISBN 9780887402050Author Stefan KnittelFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Schiffer Publishing LtdPublisher Schiffer Publishing LtdWeight(grams) 363g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780857041975Author Roger FoggFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint HalsgrovePublisher Halsgrove

New in paperback!The Triumph Speed Twin & Thunderbird Bible show the definitive history of Triumph's hugely popular Speed Twin and Thunderbird models. Much more than a simple history, this book is the ultimate single source of detailed information on...

Allow Mark Lindemann, Cycle World Magazine's resident expert, share the tips and tricks he has gained from riding over 750 different bikes during the past 30 years. This is the perfect guide for beginners or those looking to get back on two wheels after...

Following the monograph devoted to the Lui, this latest volume focuses on another iconic Lambretta the TV-LI Series I. In the history of the Lambretta, the TV and LI Series I laid the foundations of a new engineering concept that revolutionised the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781855204669Author R. M. ClarkeFormat PaperbackPage Count 172Imprint Brooklands Books LtdPublisher Brooklands Books Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781855205734Author R. M. ClarkeFormat PaperbackPage Count 136Imprint Brooklands Books LtdPublisher Brooklands Books Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780892878376Author HaynesFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Clymer PublicationsPublisher Haynes Publishing GroupWeight(grams) 668g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781855205109Author R. M. ClarkeFormat PaperbackPage Count 140Imprint Brooklands Books LtdPublisher Brooklands Books Ltd

With fuel costs and parking charges forever rising, it's no wonder consumers are turning towards cheaper forms of travel. Enter the twist-and-go scooter! Cheap to run, fun to ride, and ideal for those little 'pop to the shop' trips, and also for the...

Buying a classic bike is an expensive business and mistakes can prove costly financially and in time, effort and stress. Wouldn't it be great if you could take an expert with you? With the aid of this book's step-by-step guidance from a marque...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781908211835Author Gary CharlesFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Carpet Bombing CulturePublisher Carpet Bombing Culture

In a book that is "a must for anyone who has loved a motorcycle" (Oliver Sacks), Melissa Pierson captures in vivid, writerly prose the mysterious attractions of motorcycling. She sifts through myth and hyperbole: misrepresentations about danger, about...

The first and only monograph entirely devoted to the Lambretta LUI scooter, produced by Innocenti in their tens of thousands, designed by that master of body styling, Nuccio Bertone, creator of outstanding cars like the Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint and...