Whatever Happened to the British Motorcycle Industry
Author: Bert Hopwood
Publisher: Haynes Publishing
Published: 1984
Total Pages: 324
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Author: Bert Hopwood
Publisher: Haynes Publishing
Published: 1984
Total Pages: 324
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Abraham Aamidor
Publisher:
Published: 2009-09
Total Pages: 210
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKFor many years, the British motorcycle industry was the largest in the world, yet by 1975 it was essentially dead. This is the first comprehensive book on the motorcycle industry to take a critical look at the business and trade practices that led to its demise. It also captures the romance, beauty and excitement of the machines and the top racers who rode them.
Author: Bert Hopward
Publisher:
Published: 1981
Total Pages: 315
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Paul Collins
Publisher: Ian Allan Publishing
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9780711024908
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFor motorcycle enthusiasts worldwide, the names of great British marques like BSA, Norton, Triumph, Vincent, and many others, conjure images of an era when the U.K.'s bikes dominated motorsports. Such was the impact of postwar Japanese production, however, that the British motorcycle industry all but died. With its comprehensive A-Z coverage, British Motorcycles Since 1900 provides a readable account of one of the Great Britain's great industries -- an industry that gave employment and pleasure to thousands. Author Paul Collins examines the history of each manufacturer, and illustrates his accounts with nostalgic black-and-white photography that superbly recalls the British motorcycle industry's halcyon era. Collins also examines the state of the industry today, and current optimism for its revival.
Author: Mick Walker
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2013-01-20
Total Pages: 113
ISBN-13: 0747813159
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFor the first half of the 20th century Great Britain led the world in motorcycle design and production, exporting its products to countries in every section of the globe. However, as the second half of the century began in 1960 this once great industry commenced what was to be a terminal decline. During the 1960s and '70s Britain still manufactured a wide range of machines, but a combination of poor management, lack of investment, foreign competition (notably from Japan), and the arrival of the small, affordable car transpired to effectively sound the death knell of the British motorcycle by the end of the 1970s.
Author: Tony Wynne-Jones
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Published: 1996
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: John Carroll
Publisher: Salamander Books
Published: 2004-08
Total Pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9780862886868
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Abe Aamidor
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant
Published: 2012-11
Total Pages: 314
ISBN-13: 9781459652330
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFor many years the British motorcycle industry was the largest in the world, not counting low - powered mopeds and scooters and the like. After World War II the motorcycle industry was the third largest source of foreign exchange for the United Kingdom after motor cars and Scotch whiskey. Yet by 1975 the industry was essentially dead. What led to the fall of the motorcycle industry in Britain, after virtually defining the country for so long? Shooting Star: The Rise and Fall of the British Motorcycle Industry is the first comprehensive look at the motorcycle industry with a critical look at business and trade practices that led to its demise. The full romance, beauty and excitement of the machines and especially the top racers who rode them is captured here, but it's all blended for the first time with information about the lesser known businessmen who built the companies and then ran them into the ground, as well as a critical look at some of the engineers and designers who were brilliant and badly flawed at once. The failures of the British motorcycle industry are a painful object lesson for the badly strapped American automobile industry at the present time.
Author: Mirco De Cet
Publisher: Southwater
Published: 2015-07
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781780194141
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book deals with the golden age of the British motorcycle, featuring 100 machines shown in over 200 photographs. It offers a chronological survey of British motorcycles from the pioneers of 1900 through to the end of the 20th century. It features all the famous marques, such as AJS, Brough, BSA, Douglas, Greeves, Norton, Panther, Royal Enfield, Rudge, Scott, Sunbeam, Triumph, Velocette, Vincent and Zenith. Each entry includes information about the history of the bike, with specification panels detailing years in production, engine type, bore and stroke, capacity, gearbox, brakes, transmission, power, weight and top speed. From the beginning of the 20th century, the British motorcycle rapidly gained in reliability and sophistication. It began as a plaything of the leisured classes, until the war forced it into a utilitarian role. When peace returned in the 1920s, it was poised to fill a demand for mass transport, ushering in a golden age. Divided into four sections - The Pioneers, Vintage Days, The Classic Era, and Endings and Beginnings - this book profiles 100 of the best-loved machines that shaped a century of motorcycle design. It includes all the famous marques, each one illustrated with identification photographs, making it a book every bike enthusiast will want to own.
Author: Mundachadira Mandanna Devaiah
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Published: 1991
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