MICK WALKER
Aclnowledgements
Aermacchi
Aprilia
Benilli
Bianchi
Bimota
Cagiva
Capriolo
Ducati
Garelli
Gilera
Laverda
Mondial
Morini
Motobi
Moto Guzzi
Motom
MV Augusta
Parrilla
Rumi
Minor Marques
Italy remains the only significant manufacturer of motorcycles in Europe and the Italian ondustry over the years has produced race and road machines of unmatched diversity. Italian Motorcycles is an expertly written, comprehensive account of the industry and individual machines. In all more than 300 marques are described and in addition to the detailed development histories and descriptions of the famous products of such cimpanies as Benelli, Ducati, Gilera, Laverda, Moto Guzzi and MV Augusta, many lesser know machines are also prominetly featured. Mick Walker has paid just as much attention to the personalities behind the names as the motorcycles themselves and his accoint is not only a definitive book on the italian motorcycle industry, but brigs vividly to life the character, either brillantly good or disastrously unsuccessful, or italian motorcyckes. The book is magnificently illustrated in colour and black and white.
Adter a long and successful career as a motorcucle racer and dealer, Mick Walker turned his considerable talents to journalism and authorship.