| Motorcycle: Evolution, Design, Passion Contributor(s): Walker, Mick (Author) |
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ISBN: 0801885302 ISBN-13: 9780801885303 Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press OUR PRICE: $40.85 Product Type: Hardcover Published: October 2006 Annotation: The definitive guide to motorcycle design, this gorgeous volume traces the evolution of one of the world's ultimate icons of style. Ranges from late 19th-century pioneers like Gottlieb Daimler and Hildebrand & Wolfmller to present-day manufacturers like Harley Davidson, Ducati, Honda, BMW, Aprilia, and Triumph. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Transportation | Motorcycles - History - Transportation | Motorcycles - Pictorial |
| Dewey: 629.227 |
| LCCN: 2006924782 |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 8.92" W x 11.34" (2.77 lbs) 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is the definitive, comprehensive guide to motorcycle design. Tapping a deep well of knowledge and a lifetime of experience, motorcycle racer and historian Mick Walker sheds light on the evolution of one of the world's ultimate status symbols and style icons--a development owing as much to history, politics, and technology as it does to image, lifestyle, and design. In a survey that ranges from the late nineteenth-century pioneers like Gottlieb Daimler and Hildebrand & Wolfm ller to present-day manufacturers--Harley Davidson, Ducati, Honda, BMW, Aprilia, and Triumph--Walker sets each model within its historical context and outlines the main technological and stylistic innovations that make each bike unique. |
Contributor Bio(s): Walker, Mick: - Mick Walker is acknowledged to be the world's leading motorcycle authority. In a career that has spanned over forty-five years, he has written over one hundred books and curated several exhibitions. He has been a successful racer, tuner, team manager, talent scout, and British importer. In 1998, he was involved in The Art of the Motorcycle exhibition at the Guggenheim Museum in New York City and, in 1999, Ducati presented him with a Lifetime Achievement Award, the first of its kind. |