The Art of the Racing Motorcycle: 100 Years of Designing for Speed by Tooth, Phillip
The Art of the Racing Motorcycle: 100 Years of Designing for Speed by Tooth, Phillip

The Art of the Racing Motorcycle: 100 Years of Designing for Speed

A lavishly illustrated and definitive look at the design evolution of the racing motorcycle. The dynamic between...
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Author: Phillip Tooth
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The Art of the Racing Motorcycle: 100 Years of Designing for Speed by Tooth, Phillip

The Art of the Racing Motorcycle: 100 Years of Designing for Speed

$769.22
The Art of the Racing Motorcycle: 100 Years of Designing for Speed by Tooth, Phillip

The Art of the Racing Motorcycle: 100 Years of Designing for Speed

$769.22
Author: Phillip Tooth
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description
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.

Author: Phillip Tooth
Publisher: Universe Publishing(NY)
Published: 03/22/2011
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 3.85lbs
Size: 12.00h x 9.80w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780789322135

About the Author
Phillip Tooth has been a journalist for over 20 years. For 10 years was editor of UK magazines Classic Bike, The Classic MotorCycle, and also Motorcyclenews.com before becoming a freelance writer so that he could spend more time with his motorcycles. He now writes for magazines throughout the world, including Klassic Motorrad (Germany), Moto Légende (France), BMW Bikes (Japan), Motorcycle Classics (US), and Motor (Netherlands). Jean-Pierre Pradères ran a studio in Paris where his clients included famous fashion house Hermès, and now devotes his time to photographing motorcycles and bicycles. A regular contributor to Moto Légende (France), his work has also featured in the Guggenheim's The Art of the Motorcycle, and Rizzoli's The Golden Age of the Hand-Built Bicycle.
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