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Japanese Production Racing Motorcycles

Author : Mick Walker
Publisher : Redline Books
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2004-09-02
Category : Reference
ISBN : 0954435702

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As this book explains, the Japanese did not suddenly become proficient in the design and development of motorcycles when they first appeared in Europe at the end of the 1950s. Instead, the Japanese had been involved with motorcycles since the beginning of the 20th century. True, early Japanese motorcycles copied Western design - a trend that continued for several years after WWII. But soon they designed a succession of highly innovative machinery, not only to the Grand Prix world's benefit but to the paying 'over-the-counter' customer, too. Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki, and Yamaha, plus Bridgestone and Tohatsu, have all built and sold racing motorcycles which the public could also buy and enjoy.

Mick Walker's Japanese Grand Prix Racing Motorcycles

Author : Mick Walker
Publisher : Redline Books
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0953131181

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Mick Walker's Japanese Grand Prix Racing Motorcycles by Mick Walker Pdf

This book is the fifth in the Mick Walker Racing Motorcycle series. It covers the Grand Prix Motorcycles from Japan.

Classic Japanese Racing Motorcycles

Author : Mick Walker
Publisher : Osprey Publishing Company
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Motorcycles
ISBN : 185532105X

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Classic Japanese Racing Motorcycles by Mick Walker Pdf

After World War II, the Japanese motorcycle industry sought to improve competitiveness in the export field against entrenched European marques and racing was seen as the obvious way to improve credibility and gain publicity. Walker looks at the men, the machines and the events.

Mick Walker's German Racing Motorcycles

Author : Mick Walker
Publisher : Redline Books
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2004-09-02
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0953131122

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Mick Walker's German Racing Motorcycles by Mick Walker Pdf

Under very different political regimes for a considerable period, East and West Germany produced some highly innovative & competitive racing machinery. German motorcycles were often in the vanguard of technical progress & were good enough to win world titles. In this respect, the top names in the solo categories were NSU and Kreidler, while BMW, Fath, Munch, & König did the business on three wheels. Like Japan, Germany was faced with rebuilding a shattered country following World War II. Like the Japanese, they overcame all the problems not only to create an economic miracle, but also to construct world-beating motorcycles. Germany's success contributed to the development of the sport in a wide variety of ways -- engineers, machines, riders, circuits, & even record-breakers.

A Century of Japanese Motorcycles

Author : Didier Ganneau,Francois-Marie Dumas
Publisher : Motorbooks International
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 0760311900

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A Century of Japanese Motorcycles by Didier Ganneau,Francois-Marie Dumas Pdf

When one thinks of Japanese motorcycles, the names of Honda, Yamaha, Kawasaki, and Suzuki immediately come to mind. However, Japan's motorcycle industry has a colorful history dating back to the early 1900s, and includes a variety of minor manufacturers. This book tells the complete story in a timeline fashion of the Japanese motorcycle industry and all its key players over the years. Topics include the reconstruction after World War II, world expansion in the 1950s and 1960s, the golden age of Grand Prix racing, the boom and bust of the early 1980s, and the superbike revolution. Very well illustrated with everything from racing scenes to studio advertisements, and documented with production figure charts and graphs. The authoritative text is written by two motorcycle industry insiders who convey the history of Japanese motorcycle design while detailing its relationship with Japanese culture. Hdbd., 10 x 10, 192 pgs., 150 b&w and 250 color ill.

Japan's Motorcycle Wars

Author : Jeffrey W. Alexander
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2009-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780774858441

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Japan's Motorcycle Wars by Jeffrey W. Alexander Pdf

For decades the crown jewels of Japan's postwar manufacturing industry, motorcycles remain one of Japan's top exports. Japan's Motorcycle Wars assesses the historical development and societal impact of the motorcycle industry, from the influence of motor sports on vehicle sales in the early 1900s to the postwar developments that led to the massive wave of motorization sweeping the Asia-Pacific region today. Jeffrey Alexander brings a wealth of information to light, providing English translations of transcripts, industry publications, and company histories that have until now been available only in Japanese. By exploring the industry as a whole, he reveals that Japan's motorcycle industry was characterized not by communitarian success but by misplaced loyalties, technical disasters, and brutal competition.

Italian Racing Motorcycles

Author : Mick Walker
Publisher : M-Y Books Limited
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2014-08-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781783180066

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Italian Racing Motorcycles by Mick Walker Pdf

Author: Mick Walker. Italy has a reputation for style in all things, not least in motorcycles. The first pure-bred Italian motorcycles made their appearance at the beginning of the 20th century and included Bianchi, Borgo, Prinetti & Stucchi and Ferrera. By the 1920s these companies had been joined or replaced by a number of newer concerns. Then came the period of the pentarchia, comprising Benelli, Bianchi, Garelli, Gilera and Guzzi, who fought tooth and nail for a share of the market. The golden age of Italian motorcycling lasted until 1957 when the three largest and most successful teams, FB Mondial, Gilera and Guzzi announced their retirement from the sport. This improved the chances of marques such as MV Agusta, Bianchi, Benelli, Morini and Ducati who continued to fly the red, white and green flag of Italy with considerable success. Italy not only produced a host of world-beating machinery, but also a number of top riders including Carlo Ubbiali, Umberto Masetti, Tarquinio Provini, Libero Liberati and most notably Giacomo Agostini. Contents: Aermacchi, Aprilia, Benelli, Bianchi, Bimota, Cagiva, Ducati, Garelli, Gilera, Laverda, FB Mondial, Morbidelli, Moto Guzzi, Moto Morini, MV Agusta, Parilla, Paton & Rumi. A total of 256 fully illustrated pages.

The Art of the Racing Motorcycle

Author : Phillip Tooth
Publisher : Rizzoli Publications
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2011-03-22
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9780789322135

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The Art of the Racing Motorcycle by Phillip Tooth Pdf

A lavishly illustrated and definitive look at the design evolution of the racing motorcycle. The dynamic between competition and design has always fueled the evolution of racing motorcycles and inspired astonishing feats of design and engineering. This book traces the development of the sport bike, from the earliest French motorcycles to the dominance of British machinery in the 1930s, the exotic Italian motorcycles of the 1950s and 1960s, the influence of American racing in the 1970s and 1980s, and today’s Japanese superbikes. More than fifty classic motorcycles—from Harley-Davidsons to Peugeots, Velocettes, Moto Guzzis, BMWs, Kawasakis, and Ducatis—are presented chronologically illustrated with stunning studio photographs that present the machines as works of art and wonders of design in themselves, accompanied by rare and beautiful archival images that place the subjects in the contexts of classic races, rallies, and motorcycle shows, and accompanied by essays revealing the legends behind the machines. Some of the championship motorcycles featured include the 1902 Manon, the 1922 Harley Davidson 8-valve, the 1935 Terrot 500, the 1948 AJS Porcupine, the 1954 Moto Guzzi V8, the 1965 Honda GP 250, The 1976 Suzuki RK67, the 1986 Cagiva GP, and the 1990 Ducati Supermono.

Classic TT Racers

Author : Greg Pullen
Publisher : The Crowood Press
Page : 415 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2019-08-26
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781785006302

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Classic TT Racers by Greg Pullen Pdf

At 10 o'clock on the twenty-eighth of May 1907 the first Isle of Man Tourist Trophy motorcycle road race began. The riders pushed off on their 500cc single cylinder bikes and ten laps and 158 miles later, Charlie Collier aboard a Matchless would be declared the victor. This book is a history and celebration of the bikes of those early years of the TT races. It covers the events and personalities that led to the creation of the race and its challenging course; the early success of the British motorcycle manufacturers: Norton, Velocette, AJS and Matchless and their riders. The origins of the Italian Fours: Gilera and MV Agusta Quattro are covered and the influence and reign of the Japanese manufacturers too are covered: Honda, Yamaha, Kawasaki and Suzuki. There are also details of the technical developments that enabled the bikes to conquer the mountain course with world-record beating times.

Mz

Author : Mick Walker
Publisher : Redline Books
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2004-09
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0954435745

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Mz by Mick Walker Pdf

Author: Mick Walker. To Kaaden must go the title of the world's greatest ever 2-stroke engineer. Of course, before MZ came DKW, and really this book is the story of both these two great marques from Zschopau in Southern Saxony. The book also covers Simson and the new era with the Skorpion.

Moto Morini

Author : Mick Walker
Publisher : Redline Books
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2004-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780954435721

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The BSA Gold Star

Author : Mick Walker
Publisher : Redline Books
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2004-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0954435737

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The BSA Gold Star by Mick Walker Pdf

This full-color book covers every aspect of one of the best-loved classic racing machines, from its beginnings back in Small Heath though the Brooklands days, Trials, the Café Racer scene to the classic scene of today. Lavishly illustrated.

Mick Walker's European Racing Motorcycles

Author : Mick Walker
Publisher : Redline Books
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0953131130

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Mick Walker's European Racing Motorcycles by Mick Walker Pdf

While the history of European ompetition motorcycles has been largely dominated by Italian, British, and German marques, other builders around the continent have also played significant roles from the turn of the century to present. Arranged by nation, this book examines more than two dozen important marques, including Bultaco, CZ, Elf, Husqvarna, KTM, Ossa, Peugeot, and many others. A wealth of rare photography, including a special color section, includes candid shots of the top personalities and the bikes both at rest and at speed.

Yamaha Racing Motorcycles

Author : Colin MacKellar
Publisher : Crowood Press UK
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2008-03-15
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1852239204

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Yamaha Racing Motorcycles by Colin MacKellar Pdf

The full story of the racing two-strokes, from the companys fateful decision to go into motorcycle racing in 1954, right up to the 199s and the powerful machines being produced today. Contains interviews with key personalities and riders. Filled with both technical advances and racing successes.

A-Z of Italian Motorcycle Manufacturers

Author : Greg Pullen
Publisher : The Crowood Press
Page : 437 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2018-10-23
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781785004889

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A-Z of Italian Motorcycle Manufacturers by Greg Pullen Pdf

Italian motorcycles have a place in history – and many enthusiasts' hearts – out of all proportion to the numbers that have been built. From Moto Guzzi becoming the first non-British marque to win a TT through to Ducati's achievements in MotoGP, they have also been at the forefront of motorsport despite being far smaller than, at first, the British and later the Japanese manufacturers. If the number of motorcycles built by Italian manufacturers is small, the sheer number of Italian motorcycle factories will surprise readers. Almost 600 marques were identified in researching this book, and there may have been thousands. This is partly because there were so many engines available off the shelf – many of them English – as well as a thriving accessory and component industry. A–Z of Italian Motorcycle Manufacturers only deals briefly with the grand marques Ducati and Moto Guzzi because there have been many dedicated books about them. Instead this is a definitive guide to the factories that have been less widely covered or, in most cases, never before in the English language. Some, such as Bianchi and Garelli, might be familiar: others, remembered for their racing achievements or uniqueness, such as Morbidelli, and many you may have never heard of. But if it was possible to establish when and where the factories were active, and at least a little about the motorcycles they built, then there is an entry for them. An appendix lists the other manufacturers that are lesser known, making this the most complete reference book of Italian motorcycles available today. This book is a complete guide to Italian motorcycle manufacturers, and an essential reference for anyone with an interest in these fascinating vehicles. Italian motorcycles have a place in history – and many enthusiasts' hearts – out of all proportion to the numbers that have been built. From Moto Guzzi becoming the first non-British marque to win a TT through to Ducati's achievements in MotoGP, they have also been at the forefront of motorsport despite being far smaller than, at first, the British and later the Japanese manufacturers. If the number of motorcycles built by Italian manufacturers is small, the sheer number of Italian motorcycle factories will surprise readers. Almost 600 marques were identified in researching this book, and there may have been thousands. This is partly because there were so many engines available off the shelf – many of them English – as well as a thriving accessory and component industry. A–Z of Italian Motorcycle Manufacturers only deals briefly with the grand marques Ducati and Moto Guzzi because there have been many dedicated books about them. Instead this is a definitive guide to the factories that have been less widely covered or, in most cases, never before in the English language. Some, such as Bianchi and Garelli, might be familiar: others, remembered for their racing achievements or uniqueness, such as Morbidelli, and many you may have never heard of. But if it was possible to establish when and where the factories were active, and at least a little about the motorcycles they built, then there is an entry for them. An appendix lists the other manufacturers that are lesser known, making this the most complete reference book of Italian motorcycles available today. This book is a complete guide to Italian motorcycle manufacturers, and an essential reference for anyone with an interest in these fascinating vehicles.