TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kemp,Andrew
AU  - De Cet,Mirco
TI  - Classic BRITISH BIKES: THE GOLDEN AGE OF THE BRITISH MOTORCYCLE, FEATURING 100 MACHINES SHOWN IN OVER 200 PHOTOGRAPHS 
SN  - 9781780194141
U1  - 629.22750941 23
PY  - 2016///]
CY  - London
PB  - Southwater
KW  - Motorcycles
KW  - Great Britain
KW  - History
KW  - 20th century
KW  - Motorcycle industry
N2  - MOTORCYCLES: GENERAL INTEREST. This book deals with the golden age of the British motorcycle, featuring 100 machines shown in over 200 photographs. It offers a chronological survey of British motorcycles from the pioneers of 1900 through to the end of the 20th century. It features all the famous marques, such as AJS, Brough, BSA, Douglas, Greeves, Norton, Panther, Royal Enfield, Rudge, Scott, Sunbeam, Triumph, Velocette, Vincent and Zenith. Each entry includes information about the history of the bike, with specification panels detailing years in production, engine type, bore and stroke, capacity, gearbox, brakes, transmission, power, weight and top speed. From the beginning of the 20th century, the British motorcycle rapidly gained in reliability and sophistication. It began as a plaything of the leisured classes, until the war forced it into a utilitarian role. When peace returned in the 1920s, it was poised to fill a demand for mass transport, ushering in a golden age
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