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Harley-Davidson
An Illustrated Guide
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This book will appeal to motorcycle enthusiasts, fans of American cultural icons, and anyone interested in the heritage and engineering behind celebrated motorbikes. It is accessible even to those who have never owned a Harley-Davidson, offering insights appreciated by aficionados of Japanese and European motorcycles alike.
With info dating back to the company’s creation, this visual history of Harley-Davidson will amaze and delight with a trove of facts and photography.
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This illustrated guide is packed with interesting facts and follows the history of the famous Harley-Davidson company and the development of its famous bikes, which have earned a special place in the hearts of enthusiasts everywhere.
The story dates from 1903 when Bill Harley and the Davidson brothers, with no thought of fame or fortune, decided to build a motorcycle that really worked. So successful was it, that it led to the gradual formation of a company that has survived through good times and bad. Through good times and bad, losing and winning back police contracts, as well as weathering various other vicissitudes, the company has achieved lasting success.
In the end, Harley-Davidson came to the ultimate decision of giving its customers what they really wanted, not by providing year-on-year innovations, but by remaining true to the Founders' original concept. The result, as everyone knows, are bikes of mythic status, imbued with a mysterious quality of their own and generating a passion in enthusiasts amounting almost to a love affair. The name has come to personify America and is up there alongside Coca-Cola, Ford and McDonald's.
The bikes are described in detail, not only in mechanical terms, but also with glorious photographs, and will be of interest to everyone who loves motorbikes: even aficionados of Japanese and European bikes, who have never even ridden a Harley-Davidson, will be able to recognize the unique marriage of style and nostalgia and the fact that there are no other bikes quite like them.
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ISBN: 9780785833536
Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 20 October 2015
Country: United States
Imprint: Chartwell Books Inc.,U.S.
Contributors:
- By Garry Stuart
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 35.0mm
Width: 279.0mm
Height: 203.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 400
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About the Author
Peter Henshaw has had an enthusiasm for anything with wheels from an early age - from bicycles to 500hp tractors. He was the editor of Motorcycle Sport & Leisure for five years before going freelance, and now contributes to a whole range of transport magazines, including MSL, TAG, A to B and Tractor, as well as The Telegraph. Hes also written over 30 books, including 10 about bikes, and is an all-year-round motorcyclist who does not own a car.Ian Kerr is a full time police officer, and his keen intererst in motorcycles, Harley-Davidson in particular, has made him extremely knowledgeable, allowing him to work as a motorcycle journalist in his spare time.He lives in Buckinghamshire, England.Garry Stuart has been professionally photographing motorcycles for 20 years, and his work has been published in books and magazines on motorcycles worldwide. His main interest is to document the world of Harley-Davidson motorcycles and their riders, and for this purpose he attends rallies and events all over the USA and Europe.His photographs have illustrated over a dozen books on the subject of Harley-Davidson, and examples of his current work can be viewed on his website www.harleypics.com.
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