Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

to ,.,. 1IJIItIJI'Cyde. . . . . . call """" AIIII BIG BOOK OF HARLEY MOTOCROSS 11B9S) ChronIdes the rise of a modern Iegend.lrom ItS humble begwnngs WI a 10tool by ,5-1ool shed to its present posiIJoo. a C8fltUry later. as one oj the workfs most successlul motorcycle manufacturer.>. FoIow the tra~ 01 !his American success story as It W1nds through hlstOfy, decade by decade, Innuenced by wars. the ec0nomy. and Intense OOfTlpetrUOr'l from domes1lc and Ioretgn nvaIs.. Illustrated by oYer 1,000 pholOgraph$ dating back III the tum ol the century, The B.g boo« 01 Harley· Davldson provldes a revealing acounl 01 this American icOn. The Special centenrtlal Edition is updated to include new information. $45.95 Hifdcovtr. IO-.n II 12, 384 PP. j(X) color arM:! SO b/W photos Motocross Racers RACERS JIIr.-.L.."..r.rGn&bl r:~~§!1 VALENTINO ROSSI: MOTOGENIUS By RIlY Ryan by Milt Oxley (t8250) In ~ Racers. 30 SIgIficart ex.8fl'l)IeS of restored race bikes are r (RJmI Here is the CCf'l1lElIng SlOIY of Valentino Ao6si. argLQI:lty the paaesr: II'lOlotqde racer EMIl - CIIII'1i:IWt I1e most erter1anng. The cheekylEad Itaian. who has a rT13S5Mt tan base 0!ASlcIe proNecI with slunng ooIot ~ and dtlQlJed notmalJOn aborA the macf'wla's race badlgolnl arw:t hIsioncaI tle sport as ¥II'eI as wiltWl mot:lIcyde raong. IS bKlg haied as a sublme taIetL Aged 22. hi has conquered lhe tvee GIiincI Pri:o: WOrld 0'Ian"p0n senes n jJst M seasons, witYing the 125 crown in 1997, the 2SO atMIfl n 1999, and the (wry last) 500 title In 2001.$33..95 Hardcover, 7·3/' x 10, 1« pp, III color photos, normabon. Wifllavish ~ 01 the rare machnes ancIl'Kieplh MW::wmation Irom Elllper1$ on the Sl.bject. Mob:ross Racers is a ~ look at one of America's IasleSt groM1g motorsports. S33..95 Paperback. 10-5/1" 118-ln-, 160 pp, 150 color, 50 bIw phGtGs. ---) JOEY DUNLOP by Mac Diarmid ISf3051 When Joey Dunlop, the undisputed master of the Isle 01 Man IT motorcycle race, was killed in July 2000, his lunersl united NOflhem Ireland, if only lor a day. This official commemorative biography. written in association with the Dunlop famity and Honda UK, celebrates !he hie ollhe passionate road racer who rode lor the love 01 the Spl)fl, whether at high-profile races Of to promote humbler events like the EstOllian ISOO which claimed his hIe. A complete recap 01 Dunlop's IrIe on and off Ihe Ifad<. along with B wea~h 01 color photography, leUs the tale of a people's hero who WOfked on his 0YI'll mactuoes and was known 10 driw across Europe, delivering aid 10 Albania, Bosnia aod Romania. $55.95 • Hardbound, 9-lf4 x 9-314, 2011 PilS-, 200 color photos. By Nick lenatsch Contemporary spon blkes accelerala tasler, brlka harder, and cUllhrough comers deeper than ever before. You J'IeecI to take YOU' s S to the nelll leVel. Now, in this book written specifically lor spon riders, riding school inslructor Nick lenatsch provicles you withlhe tools and lechniques to help you analyze and ~Iop your personal pa.rIotmaoce. 11 you·re an Elllperieoced ridel. Nick wiR help you hooe and perfect your skills, operale conlrols with even greaterlinesse, and apply race-proven lechniques on the trade as weI as on the street. If you're a beginning rider, Nick will show you how 10 develop proper skills and sa/ely habits that WIll aclcl 10 your motorcycling eflJoymer1t and buiIcI your oonfidence. Whalever your current riding ability, thiS booll. willeach you to salely fincllhe absolute ~mit 01 bike and rider. $29..95 shipping included, SoftcaveI9-11 11", 128 pages, 176 photGS HARLEY DAVIDSON CENTURY 8y Russ Rohrer by David Dewhurst a"d Jeff Hackett '_82551 The wOOd of on-road racing 00l'T'Il!$1O life in this phOIO-Ooenlecl 1.8901 Gel ready to rock. roll and tumble through 100 years oj HaneyDaVIdson hislory. Hlllhe highway WI1h ~ authonbes as you travel throtJgtl a lUI cenltJry of Panheads, Shovelheacls, Knuddeheads, CatB Racef'5 and Ewturions CrUiS8I througl the history of power and speecl WIth Cyde Wor1cI ootumrvst Kew! cameron as he documents the UoIor Company"5 deble balance between lechnoklgy and tra(jlion. Go hog wile! wiVl Hunter 5 Thomp&on and Brock YaIeS as lhey 0l.I*'a the evcMuIion of !he ouUaw image ancIlhe cunure spawned by HarIey·DavicIson. Peler Egan sheds igf\1 on the XLCR cafe Racer and best·seIling authors GircIet, FI8IcI and Anderson acIcIlheu ellper1Jsa to deiver 1he most comprehensive hlslory eYIIr published on the Company and as highly sought-after motorcycles. Filed wfth hunclteds of sILR1ng new color phoIographs. $55.95. HardctM!r, 10- In II 12.. 3af pt), tOO colo, and SO bIW photos 1o6סi; at the sport. The alllhof visrted len of the hottest off-road racing 8Yef'lts in !he U S., and came b8Ck WIth a hlgh-qualtly look at the stale of off·road raang today The booll. is dMded II'ltO 10 sectJOnS, each dealng wiIh a particul.ar type of on.,oad nding or ~ DescrDed IS what happens dumg a typlcal day 01 oompetition, Mth quales lrom the faCers and their 1aniIies. Detailed photos show the actJon on the Ilack. and the majOOIy of the shots are the compelJ1Of$ in the prts womng on !heir ~_~~':r1c:1:~~rJ'~~~:;'"9the WeI oj a raC81. COLIN EDWARDS: THE TEXAS TORNADO MOTOCROSS 2005 8y Joe 80nel10 One 01 most poputal calendars is flOW' in iUs 8Ih year! Motocross top riders like Ricky Ganrichaet James Stewart. Chad Reed, and TraVIS Pasmna aIoog WIlh their htgJ\.tty.-Ig bikes are captured every month by ace shoote_r Joe eone-o, whose use of lighting and vantage points haVe distinguished him as the sports prerrier photographer S16.95 shipping induded. WIN Cilendilr. 12 x 12.. 12 plgu. 12 color JOHN PENTON AND THE MOTORCYCLE REVOLUTION b1 Ed Youngblood 1.83201 John Penton has spenl hIS liIe redefining off·road motorcycling Here Ed Yot.ongI*JocI presents an 811haustiYe review of the man and his rnectVne, 8llpIalmng how IT\8/Of" poIiIicaJ and ecooomic events affected the crealion 01 the off-road molorcycle in the 19605. the dectine 01 the marlwt during the 19705, and the lebouncllhat found KTM motorcycles competing successfully against powerful Japanese manufacturers in !he t99Os. $25.95 Cbtpperl------- Softbound., SoIf2x 8·ln, 192 pgs., 60 b&w ptlotos. by Tom limberoff (/t8120) Choppers, those symbols 01 rebellion Irom the 1960's are more prevalenl than ever loday. Choppers are hterally vehicles 01 sell·ellpres· sion. From sheel metal and solid blocks 01 Aluminum, thei, creators sculpt art thaI moves-and fT"IOY9S lhe beholder. Choppers are the creations 01 the artists. and when people buy a bike from a lrve build&r, they'le flOt buying a motorcycle-they're buying a work 01 atl. Art 01 the Chopper celebrates these timeless machines and the men who bullcllhem. S4S.95 Hirdcaver, 1001n" l 12", 2S6 pillu, 200 color, 10 bIw photos MANN OF HIS TIME by Ed Youngblood (ItEms) America has f'IE!VB( pnxlu;;ecI a more aa::ompIishecI and YefSatile proIes~ raoBf. Dick Mann held a position in the prestigious lOp len in the American Motorcyc:ist Association Grand National ~ br 16 years, was the Ii'St man in tisIory 10 'Nin e.9Y category 01 AIM Grand NatJOoal cempelJbon, was AmerIca's team capIain at \he Trans-Atlanlic Matd'l Races in Greal Britain in 1971, 'NilS twice NAA Grand NaOOnaI ~ won Itl8 08yklna200 TWIOe, and mud1 more. Mam pioneered race track safety and inf!uencecI major polibcaI chiwlges wiIhin II1e Amencan ~ Assoclabon. S25.95 PlperblCk. SoII2. 8-1n, 224 lIP., 130 b&w ptloiOS. SIOIlaI PRO MOTOCROSS & OFF ROAD MOTORCYCLE RIDING TECHNIQUES by Don"ie Bales JESSE JAMES: THE MAN AND HIS MACHINES (t82OO) In adlition 10 pro ~ and Siep-by-step photos on JUfT'IPlI'IlI, cornenng, brakng, starting, trarNng, and more. thts popular cIir1 ncle(s bible has been fuIy \¢alec! 10 Include the very Ialest techolques in tuI-<:oIor pholos. AI-new intormalion teaMes data on Iout-stroke blkes. as well as updated inIormalJOn on the latest body posrtIonS. bar set-~, and jumping lechnlqueS that f9flect the C!JlTent emphasIS on Iront-wheellanclings. Up-to-date acIv'ice makes this an essentsal9Uk'e tor ~s eft-road racers and riders. $30.95 Sohbound,l-l/411 10-3(4,224 ogs_ 50 b&w Ind 2CIJ coklt photos.. ~ nne sJ:ubs oIl...o5Angeles.JesseJames ~ ~ BiJ Allow 2-3 weeks for delivery

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