The Distinguished Gentlemans Ride: Decade of Dapper documents and celebrates 10 years of raising funds and awareness for mens health initiatives with engaging stories and gorgeous photography.
Starting from the simple, joyous act of riding a motorcycle, The Distinguished Gentlemans Ride (DGR) has united ......
Like Ron Davis first book, Shiny Side Up, Rubber Side Down: The Improbable Inclination to Travel on Two Wheels is a compilation of stories with some connection to the motorcycle life; however, it also includes not only new motorcycling stories, but reviews, personality profiles, and a few memoirs. Ron said, One of the most gratifying responses ......
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 ......
Part manual of handy hints, part practical guide, and above all a humorous personal diary, A Tin of Tomatoes and a Tiny Scooter is a tale of what typically befalls those who choose to restore a classic vehicle. In this case, it is the authors obscure 1960s model Italian motor scooter.
Follow the almost quixotic journey, as Gary L. ......
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 ......
This book of poetry offers a unique insight into the world of motorcycles, bikers, and those who move to the beat of a different drummer. The poems provide a peek into the experiences and observations of that lifestyle and are presented like snapshots in a photo-album of words.
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 ......
Tea-drinking is a ritual that binds people together. Alan Whelan was on a unique quest: to find the people at the hidden heart of Africa... and sit down for a nice cup of tea with them. On the 14,000-mile solo motorcycle journey through Morocco, Mauritania, Mali and all the way to Cape Town across deserts and the toughest roads imaginable, he ......
Lester Morris is Australias longest-serving, and probably the most published, specialist motorcycle writer in the country, with most of his peers considering him to be iconic, or even legendary.
His first articles, on simple maintenance and safety, were published in REVS Motorcycle News (paper) in 1968; followed for the next 50 years ......
Former Hells Angel Jake "Bonecrusher" Sawyer takes us on a no-holds-barred-go-for-the-gusto-every-time joy ride through a life filled with wanton sex, shocking violence, and raucous good humor, all the while showing us how to live life to its fullest ... and be happy as hell all the way through our golden years!
A prep school sports ......
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 ......
Coast to coast across the USA is for many the dream. Although this can be done in the comfort of a car, combining the love for Harley Davidson with touring across the United States and experiencing the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally has always been on the bucket list. After fifteen years, a once in a lifetime opportunity arose and the author went on ......