Description
Motorcyclists feel a kinship with fellow riders that is not easily explained but runs deeper than choices like bike brand or riding focus. You see it sometimes with a wave of the hand from one lane to the next, with an appreciative nod at a stoplight, or in a U-turn to check on a rider stranded on the roadside.
Motorcyclists make a conscious decision to ride an inherently dangerous device, a machine open to the elements and vagaries of nature. A motorcycle demands a level of attention far greater than a car and consequences for inattention are much graver. On the flip side, riding a motorcycle offers an unmatched sense of freedom, adventure, and involvement.
Von Wartenberg, a long-time rider himself, has traveled the world on a variety of assignments, some motorcycle related and others not. But wherever he was on the planet, he always found a way to connect with fellow riders and document their culture and machines. Over the course of his travels he has photographed riders in more than 30 countries including Bolivia, Austria, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, France, Mongolia, Mexico, Italy, Germany, Iceland, Peru, Spain, the United States, England, and Thailand to name a few.
What emerges on the pages of The Riders is the amazing breadth of the motorcycling world, from outlaw clubs to adventurers to racers to boulevard cruisers to those for whom a motorcycle is the only form of transportation as well a means to make a living.
The Riders is a book sure to be enjoyed by anyone who embraces the two-wheeled world.
About the Author
Dave Nichols has been involved in many forms of media both in front and behind the camera since 1978. He has written and produced over 1,200 TV commercials with Shadoe Stevens, Inc., a series of television comedy specials for HBO/Cinemax, and American Top 40 for ABC Watermark. He has created live events for Jani International, developed early-learning software for Microsoft, and written ad campaigns for radio, TV, and feature film trailers for New World Pictures. Dave was the editor-in-chief of Easyriders and V-Twin motorcycle magazines from 1998-2019. He is also the author of Motorbooks titles Top Chops, Indian Larry: Chopper Shaman, One Percenter, One Percenter Code and One Percenter Revolution. Last year he wrote and directed the feature biker film Rough Boys for B.I.C. Productions. Dave is currently the editor of Born To Ride magazine and contributes to Choppers magazine. He lives in Ashland, Oregon.
Reviews
"In The Riders, von Wartenberg brings together some of his best work in a remarkable collaboration with some of motojournalism's best voices. The result is not to be missed."
* UltimateMotorcycling.com *
"The Riders" shows just how a bond exists between riders no matter where they live.
* RIDE-CT/RIDE-New England *
Book Information
ISBN 9780760369753
Author Paul d'Orleans
Format Hardback
Page Count 192
Imprint Motorbooks
Publisher Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
