Motorcycle - Evolution, Design, Passion

Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext 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.

Product details

• Authors: Mick Walker, Walker Mick
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.10.2006
• EAN: 9780801885303
• ISBN: 978-0-8018-8530-3
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 222 mm x 279 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > Car, motorcycle, moped; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / History, TRANSPORTATION / Motorcycles / Pictorial, History of engineering & technology, Motor sports, Motorcycles: general interest, Sport & leisure industries, SPORTS & RECREATION / Motor Sports / General