Illustrated Encyclopedia of Motorcyles

This impressive, newly-updated book covers the whole worldof the motorcycle from myth-and-legend to nuts-and-bolts in a single volume. It charts the evolution of the motorcycle from itsfirst development by Daimler in 1885 to the superbikes of the 21stcentury, including special features on sport and racing, touring,custom models, speed record breakers and motorcycles at war,in the movies and at work. A large A-Z section is a definitivemarque-by-marque encyclopedia of models and manufacturers,both existing and defunct. Every major marque is illustrated withphotographs showing the beauty and originality of each machine.All entries detail the technical specifications of the machines anddescribe the key elements of their design, performance features,engineering standards and their qualities and attributes.