Classic Motorcycles: The Art of Speed

Author(s): Mark Mederski

Cars & Motorbikes

Finally! The world's most incredible motorcycles are given the artful representation they deserve.The motorcycle should have disappeared with the advent of the inexpensive automobile, since Henry Ford's Model T usurped the motorcycle's position as a primary form of utilitarian transportation, but a funny thing happened on the way to extinction - the motorcycle not only survived but thrived. Enough people were enamored of the thrill and beauty of the two-wheeled mechanical beast to ensure it would continue to exist indefinitely. And exist they have! Many of the motorcycles manufactured over the past century truly fit the description of "classic," and many consider these machines works of art.Written by noted motorcycle author Patrick Hahn, Classic Motorcycles presents the history of motorcycling as told through the most significant, iconic, classic motorcycles of all time, with both period photography and modern portrait photography. All the best domestic and international makes are represented here, from BMWs, Indians, and Triumphs to Vincents, Ducatis, and Harley-Davidsons - the most classic models. You'll drool over the 1933 Matchless Silver Hawk, and you'll want to tear out the page displaying the 1956 Triumph Thunderbird and frame it. Each motorcycle was shot in a studio setting using photographer Tom Loeser's light-painting technique. Period ads and relevant historic photos and documents are spread throughout the book to supplement the portraits of the bikes, really evoking a sense of time and place. Prepare to be in awe of the undeniably classic motorcycles in this collection. It's the only motorcycle history you'll need.

$69.99 AUD

Stock: 0


Add to Wishlist


Product Information

Mark Mederski has been involved in the motorcycle community for nearly fifty years. Mederski worked for the American Motorcyclist Association Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum and is now the director of the Antique Motorcycle Foundation for the National Motorcycle Museum in Anamosa, Iowa. He owns over thirty collectible motorcycles from Europe, England, Japan, and America. Mederski lives in Columbus, Ohio.Pat Hahn loves solving motorcycling dilemmas, particularly those related to riding strategy and safety. His subtle humor and keen instinct help with topics like risk management, situational awareness, riding technique, and crash avoidance and put them into terms any rider can understand. Pat is the author of the four books, How to Ride a Motorcycle, Maximum Control, Motorcyclists' Legal Handbook, and Ride Hard, Ride Smart, and is communications and outreach manager for TEAM OREGON Motorcycle Safety Program. He lives in Corvallis, Oregon.


 


Since the early 1980s, Michael Lichter has been photographing custom motorcycles for the pages of Easyriders magazine--often hanging from the beds of pickup trucks during rainstorms or photographing packs of bikers in such places as Daytona Beach, Florida, and Sturgis, South Dakota. He has written and provided photography for a number of books, and he lives and works in Boulder, Colorado.Tom Loeserhas worked as a Firefighter for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (now known as CAL Fire), as a graphic designer and photographer, and as chief photographer for the Long Beach Grand Prix. Since 2012 he has worked full-time as a book photographer provided images for Motorbooks titlesArt of the Corvette, Art of the Mustang, Wide-Open Muscle, and Classic Motorcycles: Art of the Speed. His next book, The Art ofMopar: Chrysler, Dodge and Plymouth Muscle Cars, is in production.


 


"

General Fields

  • : 9780760351796
  • : Quarto Publishing Group USA
  • : Motorbooks International
  • : 1.792
  • : October 2016
  • : 247mm X 304mm X 25mm
  • : United States
  • : November 2016
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : 220 color & 12 b-w photos
  • : 224
  • : 629.2275
  • : English
  • : 1216
  • : Hardback
  • : Mark Mederski