The fascinating story of the Milanese scooter par excellence concluded with the Lambretta DL-GP series. This book looks at all aspects of this special scooter: its history, its technical evolution, its sporting victories, with a specific chapter devoted to the British market, which more than any other took the DL to its heart and still today ......

From the first race in 1922, the Ulster Grand Prix has been one of the most thrilling events in the international motorcycling calendar, attracting enormous crowds of spectators to watch the feats of the worlds great riders and machines. Now a century old, the UGP holds a special place in the hearts of fans across the world and here at ......

This visual biography explores the legendary career of motorcycle racer Valentino Rossi, including his victories, rivalries, and racing class transitions across Aprilia, Honda, Yamaha, and Ducati race bikes.

From the day he was born into a racing family on February 16, 1979, Valentino Rossi seemed destined for racing greatness. ......

Injury. Adrenaline. Addiction. These are the things that fuelled one mans race to international stardom as he pushed boundaries and took life on and off the bike to the limits.

Starting out as a talented youth riding the desert tracks of California, his reckless nature and incredible talent earned him a position in the rarefied world ......

Her childhood was scarred by her mothers schizophrenia. But she still had fuel in the tank.

Leslie Reyes felt like a prisoner of trauma. Shortly after she prevented her mothers suicide at the age of ten, she began having panic attacks-and ultimately realized that her moms mental health diagnoses had distracted her ......

"These are not bedtime stories. If reading the rough spots from this journey is getting you down, then try riding them. Pick up a Lonely Planet if my realities are too harsh because this is anadventure. Now hold on tight!" Read no further if youre looking for a glossy guidebook offering tips and advice on how to overland. The Tom Report is a ......

One man. One bike. One ride to see it all . . . When Latino immigrant Miguel Oldenburg became an American citizen, he decided to celebrate in an unique and personal way. An experienced motorcyclist, Miguel set off on a sprawling series of road trips, seeking to visit every state in his new home. But there was one place that eluded him: Alaska. ......

With a foreword by Carl Fogarty A worthy and fitting tribute to the King of the Roads - Irish News Joey Dunlops story is one of towering triumphs and desperate tragedies in almost equal measure. Born poor - dirt poor - with no running water, no electricity, he was the definition of the everyman hero, in what must be considered one of the worlds ......

Over 1000 rides and biking events you can do this year are listed in this brand new bookazine from the VMCC – the Vintage Motorcycle Club, which welcomes all bikes over 25 years old. 

Britains biggest club for old bikes, the VMCC has over 13,500 members. Over 80 local sections organise runs, ride-ins, pub meets and more – theres bound ......

 Two-time Dakar Rally champion, seven-time Finke Desert Race winner, FIM World Rally Champion and one of Australias most popular motorsports athletes shares his inspiring story of every bump in the road on his way from a small farm in the Australian bush to the top of the podium in the worlds most gruelling endurance race. The ......

Valentino Rossis announcement of retirement brings down the curtain on an incredible career in the MotoGP motorcycle world championships. With his nine titles, including seven in the premier class, he is widely regarded as the greatest motorcycle racer of all time, and his 26 seasons of Grand Prix racing make him unique across both motorcycling ......

MOTOCOURSE 2021-2022 celebrates its 46th year of publication! Bursting with over stunning colour photographs from the world’s finest photographers, MOTOCOURSE covers it all. Regarded worldwide as The Bible of Motorcycle Racing. 

Starting out as a talented youth riding the desert tracks of California, his reckless nature and incredible talent earned him a position in the rarefied world of professional motorcycle racing. Despite the success in his professional life, his personal life was crumbling around him - John was battling with depression and temptation, which began ......

Following in his late fathers footsteps, Tai Woffinden made his name as Britains most successful speedway rider ever. Known for his speed on the tracks and his quirky tattoos, he is a popular figure within the sport and beyond it. With a vast array of titles to his name, including youngest ever Grand Prix World Champion, achieved at the age of ......

 AN EXCEPTIONAL READ - Motor Cycle News STUART BARKER IS TO WRITING WHAT VALENTINO ROSSI IS TO RIDING [...] A MUST-READ FOR ALL BIKE NUTS - DAILY MIRROR At high speed everything becomes more difficult and more beautiful. When youre racing at 180mph, the semi-bends become bends, the little holes become big holes, everything ......

Motoring and aviation enthusiast Vic Norman has led a remarkable life. A trip to the 1954 British Grand Prix left an indelible mark, and he went on to own some of the most coveted road and racing cars of all time. He also founded Rosso Racing, which restored and prepared competition Ferraris, but in the early 1980s his passion for aeroplanes ......

The World’s longest running road racing deserves a great history.

TT commentator and historian Dave Moore has collaborated with the production team to retell the story of the Isle of Man TT Races from inception to Peter Hickman’s stunning 135mph lap record. 

Discover the stories behind legends like Jimmy Guthrie, Stanley ......

Buy the completely updated History of the TT 1907 - 2020 with two volumes of Dukes excellent Isle of Man TT Highlights audio CDs.

The newly updated History of the TT is narrated by TT commentator Dave Moore and brings the epic story of the Worlds oldest real road races right up to date. 

The Sound Stories audio CDs were ......

MOTOCOURSE 2020-2021 celebrates its 45th year of publication - and despite the World pandemic throwing the sport into chaos, what a year it was for motorcycle racing!

In a thrilling MotoGP season, Marc Marquez and Honda were expected to be the dominant force once more, but an accident in the ......

David King was only ten years old when he met the Angels.

This is a story full of childhood adventures, street smarts and ingenuity. It is the story of a survivor in a time when violence in the home was commonplace, and of the gang of Angels who took him under their wings, protected him and taught him the value ......

Jim Taylor is an old school motorcycle rider and mechanic, an opportunist and adventurer: Hot Metal is a helter-skelter ride of self-discovery, energised by the authors unquenchable passion for a life on the hard road. From bike club culture and camaraderie in the towns and villages of Britain to conflict and upheaval in a forgotten Asian war; ......

Zacs Place is a church in Swansea. It is a small chaotic community of Jesus followers where the most fragile of lifes walking wounded try to work out their faith, because they quite simply wouldnt fit anywhere else. Its also the spiritual home for the local chapter of the motorcycle club Gods Squad. Zacs Place was founded in 1998 and for nearly ......

Historic, wildly dangerous, nerve-wracking, heroic and uniquely thrilling, the Isle of Man TT is one of the greatest sporting events in the world. Featuring input from past and present riders, TT teams, manufacturers and fans alike, James Driver-Fisher reveals why the Isle of Mans greatest ever races mean so much to so many TT devotees. The ......

At 10 oclock on the twenty-eighth of May 1907 the first Isle of Man Tourist Trophy motorcycle road race began. The riders pushed off on their 500cc single cylinder bikes and ten laps and 158 miles later, Charlie Collier aboard a Matchless would be declared the victor. This book is a history and celebration of the bikes of those early years of ......

If I had to lose my record to anyone, I couldnt be happier that it was Jonathan. Family connections aside, there is nobody more talented, more determined or more deserving. - Carl Fogarty Within the staggeringly dangerous and high-pressure sport of professional motorcycling, Jonathan Reas achievements are unprecedented. A legendary World ......

Champion motorcyclist and truck racer, television presenter, practical joker or just plain survivor - Steve Parrish has been called them all. Parrish Times tracks his amazing journey over the last four decades, through a rollercoaster ride of emotions in surely the most dangerous and exhilarating sporting arena there is. In the 1970s Steve was ......

Published to coincide with the thirtieth anniversary of the Superbike World Championship, THE WORLD ACCORDING TO FOGGY will delight the legions of motor sport fans in the UK and beyond, and will be lapped by those who have enjoyed books by Valentino Rossi, Guy Martin, Michael Dunlop, John McGuinness, Ian Hutchinson and Freddie Spencer. Foggys ......

Despite the symbolic capital and the global commercial success of the Vespa scooter, there is no academic book dealing with its history, only literature produced by the company itself or by scooter enthusiasts. The origins of the Vespa are shrouded in mist, entrusted more to myth than to historical truth. Based on lengthy research carried out ......

Gary `Sox Hocking raced against the likes of Geoff Duke, Mike Hailwood and John Surtees, and eventually became double world champion - yet his name remains largely forgotten. He retired at an early stage in his career, and the explanation so often given for this ultimately proved far removed from the real reason. Roger Hughes fascinating book ......