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What is it about bikes that leaves so many of us powerless to resist?

This entertaining guide charts the history of the bike from its origin as a cheap means of transport to its modern incarnations: a symbol of rebellion, a high-tech racing machine and the rich kid''s plaything. Richard Hammond, passionate biker and collector of bikes, looks at the machines that have propelled people across the world to work, to school - and occasionally to their doom.

With his trademark expertise and wit, Hammond examines bikers of every type, from the happy farmer trundling through fields on his Honda Cub to the Hells Angel terrorising towns on their hog.



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A Short History of the Motorcycle

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      Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
      Publication Date: 20/09/2018
      ISBN13: 9781474601153, 978-1474601153
      ISBN10: 1474601154
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      Biography Autobiography: arts and entertainment Travel & Transport Motorcycles: general interest

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      What is it about bikes that leaves so many of us powerless to resist?

      This entertaining guide charts the history of the bike from its origin as a cheap means of transport to its modern incarnations: a symbol of rebellion, a high-tech racing machine and the rich kid''s plaything. Richard Hammond, passionate biker and collector of bikes, looks at the machines that have propelled people across the world to work, to school - and occasionally to their doom.

      With his trademark expertise and wit, Hammond examines bikers of every type, from the happy farmer trundling through fields on his Honda Cub to the Hells Angel terrorising towns on their hog.



      Trade Review
      'a book that has humour and charm' - Spectator

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