Legendary Motorcycles The Stories and Bikes Made Famous by Elvis; Peter Fonda; Kenny Roberts and Other Motorcycling Greats

Name: Legendary Motorcycles The Stories and Bikes Made Famous by Elvis; Peter Fonda; Kenny Roberts and Other Motorcycling Greats
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ISBN: 9780760330708

ISBN-10: 0760330700

ISBN-13: 9780760330708

Edition: 2007 (Revised)

Authors: Jay Leno, Basem Wasef

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Motorcycles are mythic, far more than mere transportation, but some are in a class of their own, truly legendary machines. There are the Triumphs: James Dean's, Marlon Brando's in The Wild Ones," the one Steve McQueen took over the fence in The Great Escape," There are Evel Knievel's and Elvis's Harleys, the Easy Rider" Stars 'n' Stripes bike, and T. E. Lawrence's Brough Superior SS100; Von Dutch's Condor, Craig Vetter's Mystery Ship, and Mike Hailwood's Honda RC162. These are just some of the machines that have made motorcycle history, and that make this book a feast for the eyes and a fact-filled odyssey for the motorcycle aficionado. Illustrated with commissioned photographs and…

Book details

List price: $34.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA
Publication date: 10/15/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 176
Size: 9.67" wide x 11.13" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 2.618
Language: English

Basem Wasef's fascination with all things automotive spans back to his childhood in London, where he was known to sing Happy Birthday to his extensive collection of Matchbox cars. Though his enthusiasm has taken him from the Arctic Circle to Modena in pursuit of extraordinary and exotic vehicles, he can't imagine living anywhere but car-crazed Los Angeles.



Foreword



Acknowledgments


Introduction



First and Last Bikes A Fascination with Speed




Yamaha TZ750 Dirt Tracker ldquo;They donrsquo;t pay me enough to ride that thing.rdquo;




The Norton with an Insatiable Appetite for Harleys




Lightning The Bathing Suit Bike




No. 1 1969 Harley-Davidson KR750 Final Victory for a Battle Ax




Easy Captain America The Star-Spangled American Icon




BSA Gold Star and Matchless G50 TT Tools of the Trade




1985 Double Championship Honda GP Bikes Living the Impossible Dream




Mystery Ship The Childhood Fantasy Bike




No. 3 Harley-Davidson XR750 A Transatlantic Sensation




1983 Kawasaki Superbike The Air-Cooled Underdog




Yamaha TZ250D The Bike That Launched a Career




Turnip Eater The 200-mile-per-hour Hog




Brough Superior SS100 Lawrence of Arabiarsquo;s Last Ride




Harley-Davidson Electra-Glide The Kingrsquo;s Blue Bike




Britten V-1000 The Modern Masterpiece




Harley-Davidsons The Original Daredevilrsquo;s Chariots of Choice




Originals Customizing as an Art Form




AMA Racing Contenders The Racing Passion of a Basketball Legend




Comeback Bikes A Herorsquo;s Returns to theIsle of Man




Blue Bike The Irresistible Allure of Bonneville




Munro Special The Worldrsquo;s Fastest Indian




Harley-Davidson XR750 Italo-American Chemistry




MV Agusta GP Bikes MVrsquo;s Last Hurrah




Honda CB77 Superhawk Inspiring Zen and the Art of Motorcycle MaintenanceNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"




Eclectic Palate Riding with the King of CoolTimeline


Index