The Perfect Vehicle: What It Is About Motorcycles
Title | The Perfect Vehicle: What It Is About Motorcycles PDF eBook |
Author | Melissa Holbrook Pierson |
Publisher | W. W. Norton & Company |
Pages | 241 |
Release | 2011-01-12 |
Genre | Transportation |
ISBN | 0393078361 |
"This book, a polished, winding meditation on the theory and fractiousness of motorcycles, celebrates both their eccentric history and the wary pleasures of touring."—The New Yorker In a book that is "a must for anyone who has loved a motorcycle" (Oliver Sacks), Melissa Pierson captures in vivid, writerly prose the mysterious attractions of motorcycling. She sifts through myth and hyperbole: misrepresentations about danger, about the type of people who ride and why they do so. The Perfect Vehicle is not a mere recitation of facts, nor is it a polemic or apologia. Its vivid historical accounts-the beginnings of the machine, the often hidden tradition of women who ride, the tale of the defiant ones who taunt death on the racetrack-are intertwined with Pierson's own story, which, in itself, shows that although you may think you know what kind of person rides a motorcycle, you probably don't.
The Man Who Would Stop at Nothing: Long-Distance Motorcycling's Endless Road
Title | The Man Who Would Stop at Nothing: Long-Distance Motorcycling's Endless Road PDF eBook |
Author | Melissa Holbrook Pierson |
Publisher | W. W. Norton & Company |
Pages | 204 |
Release | 2011-09-20 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 039307904X |
Provides an insider's view of long-distance riding, explains what draws people to the challenges and solitude of the pastime, and highlights a middle-aged diabetic man who loves riding impossible distances.
She's a Bad Motorcycle
Title | She's a Bad Motorcycle PDF eBook |
Author | Geno Zanetti |
Publisher | Da Capo Press |
Pages | 292 |
Release | 2002-01-09 |
Genre | Transportation |
ISBN | 9781560253174 |
Why do people ride motorcycles? Thomas Krens, curator of The Art of the Motorcycle, the most popular exhibition ever mounted at the Guggenheim Museum, writes: "For much of society, the motorcycle remains a forbidden indulgence, an object of fantasy, and danger." And of envy. No other machine is thought of as the vehicle—"the perfect vehicle" Melissa Holbrook Pierson calls it—of rebellion, lawlessness, and freedom. She's A Bad Motorcycle collects the writings of those who have sought that freedom. From the genre-defining—and exploding—Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance to Chasing Che the motorcycle has inspired a startlingly rich, unabashedly romantic body of writing that celebrates the risks and exhilaration of the journey to self-discovery. The book includes selections from Eric Burdon, Harry Crews, Harlan Ellison, Robert E. Fulton, Jr., Che Guevara, Fred Haefele, S.E. Hinton, Dennis Hopper, Richard La Plante, Erika Lopez, Horace McCoy, Allen Noren, Robert Pirsig, Gary Paulsen, Melissa Holbrook Pierson, Patrick Symmes, Keith Tye, Hunter S. Thompson, Lois Wilson, Daniel R. Wolf and Tom Wolfe, as well as photographs by Bruce Davidson, Martin Dixon, Ann Ferrar, Danny Lyon, Helge Pedersen, and Irving Penn.
How to Restore Your Motorcycle, Second Edition
Title | How to Restore Your Motorcycle, Second Edition PDF eBook |
Author | Mark Zimmerman |
Publisher | |
Pages | 194 |
Release | |
Genre | |
ISBN | 1610590317 |
The Motorcycle Safety Foundation's Guide to Motorcycling Excellence
Title | The Motorcycle Safety Foundation's Guide to Motorcycling Excellence PDF eBook |
Author | Motorcycle Safety Foundation |
Publisher | |
Pages | 180 |
Release | 1995 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 9781884313011 |
A guide to enhance your safety on motorcycle riding.
Motorcycle
Title | Motorcycle PDF eBook |
Author | Mick Walker |
Publisher | JHU Press |
Pages | 240 |
Release | 2006-10-02 |
Genre | Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | 9780801885303 |
An illustrated guide to the history of motorcycle design that profiles bikes from around the world, describes technical and stylistic innovations, and includes photographs.
Motorcycles!
Title | Motorcycles! PDF eBook |
Author | Susan E. Goodman |
Publisher | Random House Books for Young Readers |
Pages | 50 |
Release | 2007-09-25 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 0375841164 |
WHETHER THEY'RE JUMPING barrels, zipping along the highway on a road trip, or tearing up the motocross track, motorcycles are the coolest things on two wheels! Choppers! authors Susan Goodman and Michael Doolittle show readers the many types of motorcycles there are, how they work, and some of the exciting jobs, competitions, and events that feature them. This actionpacked Step 3 reader is filled with vibrant color photographs!