One Percenter: The Legend of the Outlaw Biker
by Dave Nichols
from Motorbooks
Motorcyclists have always been outlaws to some extent, just by choosing such a dangerous and flamboyant sport. But the one percenters live the outlaw life 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
One Percenter: The Legend of The Outlaw Bikers tells the story of this rebellion without a cause--other than freedom and living to the extreme. From the earliest days of the subculture--when World War II veterans began forming early motorcycle clubs--to modern times; this is the real-life account of the wild ones, who one-by-one made their own world.
100 Years of Harley Davidson
by Willie G. Davidson
from Bulfinch
Hells Angels Motorcycle Club
from Merrell
Photographer Andrew Shaylor was given unique access, over several years, to the secret world of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club. He set out to assemble a truthful depiction of this much misunderstood group, and the result is a remarkable collection of photographs. Now available in paperback for the first time, Shaylor's powerfully honest portraits show the diversity of the club's members, while images of important HAMC events give fascinating insights into a club that has remained closed to outsiders... until now. Over 300 stunning photographs - including new images appearing for the first time in this edition - reveal the rich diversity of the HAMC. It features HAMC events, members' motorcycles, clubhouses, over 100 incisive portraits and a multitude of details that uniquely define HAMC culture. It contains a specially commissioned foreword by Sonny Barger, internationally well-known and respected member of the HAMC.
Harley-Davidson Century
by Darwin Holmstrom
from Motorbooks
Motorcycle: Evolution, Design, Passion
by Mick Walker
from The Johns Hopkins University Press
This is the definitive, comprehensive guide to motorcycle design. Tapping a deep well of knowledge and a lifetime of experience, motorcycle racer and historian Mick Walker sheds light on the evolution of one of the world's ultimate status symbols and style icons -- a development owing as much to history, politics, and technology as it does to image, lifestyle, and design. In a survey that ranges from the late nineteenth-century pioneers like Gottlieb Daimler and Hildebrand & Wolfmüller to present-day manufacturers -- Harley Davidson, Ducati, Honda, BMW, Aprilia, and Triumph -- Walker sets each model within its historical context and outlines the main technological and stylistic innovations that make each bike unique.
BMW Motorcycles
by Darwin Holmstrom
from Motorbooks
Indian Larry: Chopper Shaman
by Dave Nichols
from Motorbooks
Full of photographs that document a uniquely colorful life, the book follows Larry from his humble beginnings to his unlikely stardom, tracing his short career as a bank robber, his time in prison, his spiral downward into heroin addiction, and his rebirth in 1994 as the spiritual bike builder revered by so many and running through it all, the love of hot rods and motorcycles that finally brought him happiness.
Why was he nicknamed Indian Larry? Because early in his career, he ceaselessly rode his Indian Motorcycles through the street of New York City.
The Original Wild Ones: Tales of the Boozefighters Motorcycle Club
by Bill Hayes
from Motorbooks
Motocross Racers: 30 Years of Legendary Dirt Bikes
by Ray Ryan
from Motorbooks
The first book available on the subject includes; awesome mix of fresh and archival photography; and the author is the editor of VMX, the premier magazine for vintage motocross fans. This is an inspiring tribute to a long-time American favorite that continues to elevate in popularity and exposure.
Motorcross racing pits man and machine against a jump-filled twisting dirt race course and 10 to 40 other riders. The first one to the checkered flag wins. In recent years, interest in the history of motorcross has led restorers, collectors, and enthusiasts to resuscitate motorcross racing machines back to their original condition.
In Motorcross Racers, 30 significant examples of restored race bikes are profiled with stunning color photography and detailed information about the machine’s race pedigree and historical significance.
Author Ray Ryan, editor of VMX magazine and one of the world’s vintage motorcross experts, collected photographs of perfectly restored historic motorcross models. The book includes:
• Rickman Metisse
• 1969 Hodaka Super Rat
• 1975 Husky Mikkola Replica
• Twin-port CZs of the 1960s
• 1973 Honda CR250
• 1981 Maico MC490
• Brad Lackey’s 1978 Honda RC450
• Mike Bell’s 1980 Yamaha OW40
• Johnny O’Mara’s 1980 Mugen 125W1
• Jeff Ward’s 1985 SR250 and 1992 KX250
With lavish photography of rare machines and in-depth information from an expert on the subject, Motocross Racers is a unique look at one of American’s fastest-growing motorsports.
Ultimate Harley Davidson
by Hugo Wilson
from DK ADULT
The most visually stunning and comprehensive history of Harley-Davidson, by best-selling author Hugo Wilson charts the company and its bikes, decade by decade. From the moment when the first model rolled out of a backyard shed in Milwaukee, through Harley's postwar golden age, to the sought-after bikes that distinguish the company today, This complete guide presents over 70 of the most beautiful, famous, and coveted Harley's of all time, from the 1911 V-Twin to the 1999 XI Lightning. Over 50 are examined in minute detail, with breathtaking close-ups of the engines and in-depth technical specifications.
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