Crowood MotoClassics S.
4 total works
Mick Walker tells the story of Gilera, an Italian factory that has produced motorcycles almost the entire 20th century. The book is fully illustrated with many rare colour photographs.
Mick Walker tells the story of these superlative machines right up to the new F4. Fully illustrated with many rare colour photographs, this is a welcome addition to the Crowood MotoClassic series.
The first Ariel motorcycle was manufactured in Birmingham 1901, and for the next 60-odd years the name would be associated with some of Britain's best motorcycles. Most famous of all was the Square Four - a mighty four-cylinder bike designed by the great Edward Turner. The Square Four, in all its forms, and its sister bike the Red Hunter were two of the classic bikes of the 1930s. The post-war period saw a change of ownership, with the company becoming part of the BSA group, and the emphasis switched towards less sporting machines. Ariel fell victim to the malaise that was affecting the whole British motorcycle industry and soon the name would disappear forever. This title offers the complete history of the Ariel motorcycle.
Laverda is a marque with a long and sometimes troubled history. In this addition to the Crowood Motoclassic series, Mick Walker charts that history from its beginnings in the 1940s through the high points of the 1960s and 1970s and the low points of the 1980s to the 1990s, with the promise of things to come. Topics covered include: background history of the company; complete development history; and specifications.