A great offer for all fans of retro racers: Two fantastic titles at a ludicrously cheap price.
Some
of the world's most significant and exciting racing bikes are profiled
here in great detail - essential reading and viewing for fans.
Great Racing Motor Cycles Vol. 1
‘Racing improves the breed’ – Soichiro Honda
Over the last century competition has been the driving force
in developing motorcycles to the point where today’s road bikes can produce in
excess of 150bhp and are capable of speeds approaching 200mph.
It is not that long ago a top flight racing motorcycle would
be lucky to produce 50bhp and struggle to reach 140mph.
By showcasing fifty iconic racing machines from the birth of
the World Championship to start of the MotoGPTM four-stroke era this
valuable visual resource charts the development of the racing motorcycle and
evolution of speed.
The high quality footage shows some of the most famous
racing machines of all time in stunning detail from every angle.
Where possible the bikes have been shown without fairings to
reveal the heart of the machine and as an aid to restorers of these rare and
wonderful beasts.
The camera work is accompanied by a knowledgeable and
informative commentary which includes technical details as well as some of the
more notable results the bikes achieved in their careers.
You can navigate directly to each bike or you can watch the
whole programme for a comprehensive review of over seventy years of racing
technology and development.
Classic Racing Motorcycles
This wonderful 76-page, Hardback book, written by Mick Duckworth, is
essential for all motorcycle enthusiasts, detailing more than 60 of the
defining racing machines.
All the models featured in Classic
Racing Motorcycles are specially photographed in colour, with
comprehensive technical specifications and informative background text.
The
bikes are arranged in chronological order to show how the technology
developed, decade by decade, and detail shots show key points of each
model.
Racing has always been at the forefront of motorbike
technology and Classic Racing Motorcycles profiles the all-time best of
the breed. It features the bikes that were Grand Prix championship
winners and major contenders across more than six decades of racing from
the 1930s to the 1980s.
Among the new technology which these
machines pioneered are: overhead and double-overhead camshafts,
telescopic forks, swingarm and monoshock rear suspension, two-stroke
disc-valves, four-valve cylinder heads, liquid cooling, four and even
six-cylinder engines and aerodynamic fairings.
The 60 plus bikes
featured in Classic Racing Motorcycles include examples from all the
major Japanese and European manufacturers. Among the models chosen are
many which are part of important collections, including rare machines
from the former Eastern Bloc.