MOTORCYCLE BOOKS
by Don Emde
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All books written by Don Emde and printed in the United States.
Flying Floyd
The Motorcycling Life of Floyd Emde
by Don Emde
Those familiar with the "Harley and Indian Wars"
of the 1940s will enjoy the stories of both the
highs and lows of Floyd Emde's legendary years in
motorcycle racing, followed by three decades with
multiple motorcycle dealerships and building race
bikes for his children. The week-to-week coverage
back in Floyd's racing years documents his exhausting
travel schedule and includes his personal written
notes virtually after every race. His wife Florence's
hand-written letters and results in numerous
souvenir programs also provides added details.
Hardbound. 420 pages, with 1,000+ illustrations.
Price: $80 + Shipping
Finding
Cannon Ball's Trail
by Don Emde
Inspired by Erwin "Cannon Ball" Baker's
Transcontinental motorcycle ride from San Diego
to New York City in 1914, the author Don Emde
began two years of study and a cross-country ride
to recreate Baker's actual route. The cross-country
ride with Emde and two dozen supporters that
followed was named the "Finding Cannon Ball's
Trail Centennial Ride." They left San Diego at 9:00
a.m. on May 14, 2014, exactly 100 years to the
minute from when Baker had. They then adhered
to a pace to arrive on Manhattan exactly 100
years after Baker had. Softbound. 168 pages with
400+ illustrations documenting all three rides.
Price: $20 + Shipping
The Daytona 200
The History of America's
Premier Motorcycle Race
by Don Emde
Originally printed in 1991, this two-part book was
updated in 2003 to provide an in-depth history of
America's most famous motorcycle race. In Part
One, the story begins before the first running of the
200-mile race in Daytona Beach in 1937. Author
Don Emde, himself a former Daytona 200 winner
and son of 1948 winner Floyd Emde, tells how the
race evolved from the days of racing on the sands
of Daytona Beach to the banks of the Daytona
International Speedway. Hardbound. 382 pages
with 450+ illustrations, including a color section.
Price: $20 + Shipping
Unlimited
The Fred Fox Story
by Don Emde
A biography of Fred Fox, a pioneer and leader of the
modern era of powersports product distribution.
He was the only employee in 1967 when he started
his Parts Unlimited motorcycle, snowmobile and
related powersports distribution business at his
house in Janesville, Wisconsin. The company
grew continually through the years and when
Fred retired from full-time business activities in
the fall of 2021, LeMans Corporation was the
largest privately-owned powersports distributing
company in the world. He passed away in 2023.
Hardbound. 324-pages with 700+ illustrations.
Price: $50 + Shipping
Freddie Ludlow
His Life on Two Wheels
by Don Emde
The incredible story of Freddie Ludlow who began
as a motorcycle delivery boy in Los Angeles in
1910. Local competitions followed until he enlisted
in the Army and put his experience to use in
Europe during World War I. He became a successful
motorcycle racer, rising to the level of National
Champion in 1921. Despite serving for thirty years
as a Pasadena, California motor patrol officer, he
set numerous speed records through the 1920s and
'30s at Daytona Beach, the Bonneville Salt Flats,
and a stretch of public road near San Bernardino.
Hardbound. 176 pages with 400+ illustrations.
Price: $20 + Shipping
The Speed Kings
The Rise and Fall of Motordrome Racing
by Don Emde
The Speed Kings begins in the late-1800s with
bicycle racing, which led to two-wheel "Motor-
Pacing." In the early 1900s, bicycle velodrome racing
inspired the creation of high-banked, 360-degree
versions for the piston-powered machines. The
age of motordrome racing began and the public
couldn't get enough. At first, Motordrome racing
made the front pages of newspapers promoting the
country's exciting and dangerous new sport. Later,
news of many tragic events saw it all crash down.
Hardbound 372 pages with 600+ illustrations.
Price: $50 + Shipping
Note: When The Speed Kings was released in
2019, it was named Best Book of the Year
by the Motor Press Guild, an automotive and
motorcycle press organization.
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