BRITISH CAFÉ RACERS

BRITISH CAFÉ RACERS

ULI CLOESEN

45,00 €
IVA incluido
En stock
Código:
24334
Idioma:
INGLES
Editorial:
VELOCE PUBLISHING PLC
Nº edición:
1
Materia
Historia de las motocicletas en varios idiomas
ISBN:
978-1-84584-896-5
Páginas:
15
Encuadernación:
PORTADA DURA CON CARATULA
Medidas:
248 mm x 248 mm
45,00 €
IVA incluido
En stock
Añadir a favoritos

Features

• Café’d Brit bikes are way cool, and it shows
• The first, all-out British café racer book, and a celebration of all things British
• Provides a ‘caféd’ window into British motorcycle history
• Fills a gap in motorcycle literature
• A gem for British bike fans, as well as to the lover of café racers
• All bikes powered by British motorcycle engines
• From an author involved with motorcycles for 40 years
• Covers models from singles to four cylinder variants – and from spend a little to spend a lot!
• From AJS to Weslake… it’s all in this book
• Presents the eye candy of historic British brands
Description

British Café Racers – Do the Ton!

This is the first book to solely concentrate on the British-powered café racer motorcycle. Renewed interest in custom British café conversions is illustrated with stunning images of select sporting, racing, and ‘café’d’ British motorcycles. From single-cylinder to four-cylinder variants – see the ‘café’d’ side of British bikes!
Synopsis

Plenty of books have been published about British bikes and their glorious motorcycling racing heritage, but until now none has solely focused on the rich variety of British café racers. a genre created in 1950s Britain by the 'ton-up boys'.
Style, speed and passion combine for an eclectic journey into the world of the British café racer. Uli Cloesen's latest book – the first dedicated to the British café racer scene – is a celebration of all things fast from Britain, a definitive overview of the caféd British motorcycle, from single-cylinder to four-cylinder variants, and going well beyond the parallel Triton twin.
Featuring a truly stunning variety of British motorcycle engine based café racers, from the UK and beyond, and complemented by owners’ stories and technical descriptions, this book presents the eye candy of the British café racer world … come and see the caféd side of Britain!
Additional Information

Café racers are all the rage again, so the theme of this book is right up there with current treds. There are fantastic British engine derived café racers out there, old and new, which appeal to British bike fans, as well as to the custom scene in general. It also shows that the variety of customised Brit bikes out there goes well beyond the proverbial Triton twin.

This book is the first all-out British café racers book, and covers the whole range of café’d British marques.

Many images of rarely seen café racer motorcycles, combined in one publication.

Artículos relacionados

  • CAFE RACERS OF THE 1960S MACHINES RIDERS LIFESTYLE PICTORIAL REVIEW
    MICK WALKER
    Various events contrived to bring about the cafe racer era, together with the advent of the rocker - and subsequently mod - cults. New motorcycles such as the BSA Gold Star singles and star twins, Norton Dominator, Royal Enfield Meteor and Constellation, Triumph Tiger 110 and Thunderbird and Velocette Venom created a new breed of enthusiast.Films such as Marlon Brando's The Wil...
    En stock

    16,00 €

  • CAFE RACERS. SPEED, STYLE AND TON-UP CULTURE
    PAUL D'ORLEANS
    A photographic chronology of some of the fastest, most stylish, and most individualized bikes in motorcycling history. Originally used as a slur against riders who used hopped-up motorcycles to travel from one transport café to another, café racer describes a bike genre that first became popular in 1960s British rocker subculture - although the motorcycles were also common in I...
    En stock

    50,00 €

  • HELLS ANGELS MOTORCYCLE CLUB
    ANDREW SHAYLOR
    En stock

    56,50 €

  • BIKERS LEGEND LEGACY AND LIFE
    GARY CHARLES
    En stock

    19,00 €

  • CAFE RACERS. MOTO SPECIALI E ANIME RIBELLI TRA ITALIA E USA
    JEFFREY ZANI / FABIO CORMIO
    Italia e Stati Uniti, filosofie lontanissime nell’approcciare la motocicletta. Soprattutto quando si tratta di trasformarla in qualcosa di unico. Il senso profondo di questa differenza si coglie attraverso le storie, i vezzi, i tic e le idiosincrasie di venti tra i preparatori più celebri al mondo. Gli autori Fabio Cormio e Jeffrey Zani li hanno scelti al di qua e al di là dell...
    Disponible en 1 mes

    30,00 €

  • HOW TO BUILD A CAFE RACER
    DOUG MITCHEL
    What's old is new again, and the newest trend on the block is Cafe Racers. Written by well-known motorcycle and automotive author Doug Mitchel, How to Build a Cafe Racer starts with a history lesson.While those first bikes were built in the UK for racing from café to café, the current rage for Cafe Racers has definitely spread to the US. Converting a stock motorcycle to a Café ...
    Disponible en 1 mes

    38,00 €

Otros libros del autor

  • BMW CAFE RACERS
    ULI CLOESEN
    ForewordIntroductionAcknowledgements1 Classic racers & sports bikes2 Modified singles & parallel twins3 Café Airheads4 Café Oilheads5 Café Urals6 Café Fours7 Café Concept 6Index ...
    En stock

    42,00 €

  • BRITISH CUSTOM MOTORCYCLES: THE BRIT CHOP - CHOPPERS, CRUISERS, BOBBERS & TRIKES
    ULI CLOESEN
    Features• The first all-out British-only customs bike book• Celebrates the imagination of custom bike builders• Stunning images of fantastic machines• Includes Royal Enfield customs built in India• Japanese-built custom British bikes• All featured customs powered by British motorcycle engines• Essential for Brit-bike fans, as well as lovers of custom bikes• Examples from spend ...
    Disponible en 1 mes

    40,00 €

  • ITALIAN CAFÉ RACERS
    ULI CLOESEN
    Features• The first all-out Italian Café Racer book• From Aermacchi to Paton – they’re all here• A window into Italian motorcycle history• All bikes powered by Italian motorcycle engines• Covers models from horizontal-singles to inline-sixes• Includes examples of historic Italian brands• Examples from spend a little to spend a lot• A celebration of all things Italian• Of intere...
    Disponible en 1 mes

    40,00 €

  • JAPANESE CUSTOM MOTORCYCLES. THE NIPPON CHOP – CHOPPER, CRUISER, BOBBER, TRIKES AND QUADS
    ULI CLOESEN
    Features• Showcasing the world of Japanese custom bikes• The first book solely about metric customs• Fills a gap in motorcycle literature• From an author involved in motorcycles for 35 years• For Japanese bike fans and lovers of custom bikes alike• A window into the Japanese domestic custom scene• See customs from ‘spend a little’, to ‘spend a lot’• Includes a look into Chinese...
    Disponible en 1 mes

    38,50 €