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Author: Gary Freeman
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Published: 2012-01-15
Total Pages: 34
ISBN-13: 1448870275
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExplains the origins of motocross, what type of cycles are used, who the best athletes in the sport are, and the necessary safety precautions.
Author: Ray Ryan
Publisher: Motorbooks International
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 164
ISBN-13: 9780760312391
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this book 30 significant examples of restored race bikes are profiled with colour photography and detailed information about the machine's race pedigree and historical significance. [From back cover].
Author: Larry Carter
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Published: 2024-05-15
Total Pages: 178
ISBN-13: 1398116858
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA feast of motor sport nostalgia from Yorkshire from the last 100 years. Will appeal to all enthusiasts in the area and beyond.
Author: Neil Carter
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2022-12-10
Total Pages: 368
ISBN-13: 1472572106
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCycling is currently enjoying a boom in popularity. What are the reasons behind this phenomenon? How have perceptions and the popularity of cycling shifted? This book charts the historical development of cycling both as a leisure and sporting activity since the 19th century and explores the wider political and cultural context in which cycling in Britain emerged. In particular, it examines cycling's relationship with environmental politics and its place in popular culture. Neil Carter successfully traverses several historical sub-disciplines, including the history of transport, leisure, sport, medicine and politics, employing the analytical tools of class, gender, political culture, the role of the state and commercialism to demonstrate how British identity has shaped and been shaped by cycling. At a time when it has become part of debates over transport and health, Cycling and the British: A Modern History provides a timely and clear analysis of the changes and continuities in attitudes towards cycling.
Author: Greg Pullen
Publisher: The Crowood Press
Published: 2020-09-01
Total Pages: 496
ISBN-13: 1785007408
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBSA was once the world's most successful motorcycle company, manufacturing more machines than any other in the world by the mid-1950s. And yet, after winning the Queens Award to Industry for exports in 1967 and 1968, it collapsed into bankruptcy in 1973. This is an epic story of rise and fall, even by the precarious standards of the British motorcycle industry. With over 170 illustrations, this book recalls the founding of the company and its foray into bicycle and then motorcycle production. It describes the evolution of the various models of motorcycles including specification tables and discusses the diversification into cars, commercial vehicles and guns for Spitfires. It recounts the successes - two Maudes Trophies and numerous racing victories, and documents the fall from grace to bankruptcy and beyond.
Author: Jeff Mapua
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Published: 2015-07-15
Total Pages: 50
ISBN-13: 1499435509
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe captivating, fast-paced world of motorsports gets an in-depth view in this resource that covers everything from motocross to speedboat racing to aerial acrobatics. Vivid photographs illustrate each offshoot of motorsports, including a brief history of the sport, important people who helped shape the sport, and details about some of the fastest and most high-endurance competitions. For those interested in getting started in any of these sports, the book includes resources about the type of equipment needed, the importance of getting proper training, and how to find local motorsport racing associations and local competitions.
Author: Mick Walker
Publisher: Redline Books
Published: 2004-09
Total Pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9780954435738
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis full-color book covers every aspect of one of the best-loved classic racing machines, from its beginnings back in Small Heath though the Brooklands days, Trials, the Café Racer scene to the classic scene of today. Lavishly illustrated.
Author: Wally Y.H. Chen
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd
Published: 2013-10-15
Total Pages: 218
ISBN-13: 9814516791
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAs President of Maxxis International for more than 20 years, Dr. Wally Chen has guided this multi-billion dollar corporation to a position as one of the world’s top ten tyre companies. In The Maxxis Global Family, he shares his ideas on management, creating a strong international brand, and ‘Triple 3’ – the business philosophy that guides Maxxis stakeholders to success. Dr. Chen also relates how his experiences with employees, distributors and customers have taught him lessons that he applies every day in business and in life. The Maxxis Global Family is a must for anyone who seeks to combine a life of corporate success with integrity and humanity.In 2013, Maxxis International (Cheng Shin Rubber Ind. Co. Ltd) was named by Forbes as one of Asia’s ‘Fab 50 Companies’ for the second straight year. http://www.forbes.com/fab50/ About the author Dr. Wally Chen began his career with Cheng Shin Rubber Ind. Co., Ltd., d/b/a Maxxis International, in 1974. Rising steadily through the company’s management ranks, he was appointed president in 1992 and has remained in that position ever since. Under his leadership, Maxxis International has risen to the ranks of the world’s top ten tyre companies, and now takes in more than US$4.5 billion annually. Dr. Chen is a graduate of National Taiwan University, where he earned a degree in economics, and National Jiao Tung University, where he was awarded his Executive Master’s in Business Administration (EMBA). In 2012, he received an honorary doctorate from National Yunlin University of Science and Technology (YunTech).
Author: Shane Byrne
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Published: 2020-08-20
Total Pages: 276
ISBN-13: 1529034345
DOWNLOAD EBOOK‘You don’t get to be six-time British Superbike Champion without having talent and desire’ – Wayne Rainey, three-time 500cc World Champion Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne knows what it is like to live on the edge. The most successful rider in British Superbike history, he is the only person to have won the championship six times. Shakey is a living motorbike legend, with legions of fans across the country. For the first time Shakey tells his life story, from being abandoned as a newborn baby in a London hospital, to multiple brushes with the law and working night shifts on the London Underground to fund his early racing career. Whether it was on his BMX or joyriding through Kent, the only thing Shakey ever wanted to do was race motorbikes. Once he had got his break, Shakey quickly developed a reputation as one of the most exciting riders of his generation, and the thrill of every victory, every chicane and every overtake, as well as the hospital visits and painstaking recovery, is relived in heart-pumping detail. Unshakeable is an incredible story of winning and risk-taking, of horrendous crashes in which he nearly lost his life, of Ducatis and monster motorhomes, and of hard-fought glory in one of the most exciting and dangerous sports on the planet. Told with breathless exhilaration, Shakey’s story is one of inspiration, break-neck speed and a life lived truly on, and over, the limit.
Author: Andy Westlake
Publisher: David and Charles
Published: 2013-03-27
Total Pages: 345
ISBN-13: 1845845897
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA fascinating and nostalgic compilation of rider profiles written over a three year period, which originally appeared in Classic Motorcycle magazine, and is now accompanied by a new set of over 100 photographs. All of the riders featured became top achievers in their field, although, for some, it was their first interview. During the 1950s and 60s, scrambling especially drew huge crowds to meetings all across the country, and, thanks to TV coverage such as BBC Grandstand Trophy, and ITV’s World of Sport, many of the competitors featured in this book became household names. Each chapter includes the competition years of the riders, and also gives an overview of their careers, and conveys their enthusiasm for the sport.
