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Riding Bike in the Fifties
Contributor(s): Drake, Albert (Author)

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 ISBN: 0936892277     ISBN-13: 9780936892276
Publisher: Stone Press
OUR PRICE: $18.95  

Binding Type: Paperback
Published: August 2012
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- Transportation | Motorcycles - History
Physical Information: 0.3" H x 7.01" W x 10" L (0.56 lbs) 138 pages
 
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First-hand accounts of riding & racing motorcycles in the 1950s."Sometimes, on certain mornings in early fall, when there is a light fog and the air holds a hint of moisture, I can recall so clearly the sound of a single's exhaust."Thus begins this journey into memory, back to a time that has to be called the Golden Age of Motorcycles. British bikes--BSA, Triumph, AJS, Matchless, Norton, Velocette--had invaded roads and race tracks previously dominated by Harley-Davidson and Indian. In the open land surrounding cities bikers were blazing trails, making Hare and Hound courses. If there was a rule it was "run what ya brung", never mind about insurance, licenses, headlights, mufflers, crash helmets. There never was a time when so many were so free on two wheels.
 
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