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Short History of the Motorcycle by Richard Hammond (2018, Uk-B Format Paperback)

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What is it about bikes that leaves so many of us powerless to resist?. Richard Hammond, passionate biker and collector of bikes, looks at the machines that have propelled people across the world to work, to school - and occasionally to their doom.

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Product Identifiers

PublisherOrion Publishing Group, The Limited

ISBN-101474601154

ISBN-139781474601153

eBay Product ID (ePID)248294311

Product Key Features

Book TitleShort History of the Motorcycle

Number of Pages208 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2018

TopicMotorcycles / General, Motorcycles / History, Entertainment & Performing Arts

IllustratorYes

GenreTransportation, Biography & Autobiography

AuthorRichard Hammond

FormatUk-B Format Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight8 Oz

Item Length8 in

Item Width5.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2024-402877

Dewey Edition23

TitleLeadingA

Dewey Decimal629.227509

SynopsisWhat is it about bikes that leaves so many of us powerless to resist? This entertaining guide charts the history of the bike from its origin as a cheap means of transport to its modern incarnations: a symbol of rebellion, a high-tech racing machine and the rich kid's plaything. Richard Hammond, passionate biker and collector of bikes, looks at the machines that have propelled people across the world to work, to school - and occasionally to their doom.With his trademark expertise and wit, Hammond examines bikers of every type, from the happy farmer trundling through fields on his Honda Cub to the Hells Angel terrorising towns on their hog., What is it about bikes that leaves so many of us powerless to resist? This entertaining guide charts the history of the bike from its origin as a cheap means of transport to its modern incarnations: a symbol of rebellion, a high-tech racing machine and the rich kid's plaything. Richard Hammond, passionate biker and collector of bikes, looks at the machines that have propelled people across the world to work, to school - and occasionally to their doom. With his trademark expertise and wit, Hammond examines bikers of every type, from the happy farmer trundling through fields on his Honda Cub to the Hells Angel terrorising towns on their hog.

LC Classification NumberTL440