This illustrated history begins with the early years of such American motorcycle manufacturers as Pope, Thor, and Merkel and continues straight up to the modern-day tenures of Harley-Davidson and Indian. Includes double-page spreads with full-color photography of the most significant models, as well as a special 32-page directory of manufacturers, history, and statistics.
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Front Cover | Front Flap | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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Ace had a brief but mighty run in the four-cylinder campaigns of the teens and twenties. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
keystone frame, front downtube, loop frame, spring fork, engine kits, motorcycle business, front fork, motorcycle production, motorcycle market, big twin, steering head, motorcycle sales, frame tubes, ten horsepower, belt drive, foot shift, seat post, motorcycle manufacturers Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
V-twin Displacement, New York, Otis Chandler Ojai, California Above, Electra Glide, Sport Scout, New Jersey, Jim Lattin Encinitas, Single Owner, Flying Merkel, New Era, British Columbia, World War, Chief Owner, Herb Singe Hillside, Los Angeles, Cannonball Baker, Jim Dennie Palmyra, North Hollywood, San Francisco, Scout Owner, Super Glide, California Left, Glenn Curtiss, Oscar Hedstrom New!
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Ace had a brief but mighty run in the four-cylinder campaigns of the teens and twenties. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
keystone frame, front downtube, loop frame, spring fork, engine kits, motorcycle business, front fork, motorcycle production, motorcycle market, big twin, steering head, motorcycle sales, frame tubes, ten horsepower, belt drive, foot shift, seat post, motorcycle manufacturers Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
V-twin Displacement, New York, Otis Chandler Ojai, California Above, Electra Glide, Sport Scout, New Jersey, Jim Lattin Encinitas, Single Owner, Flying Merkel, New Era, British Columbia, World War, Chief Owner, Herb Singe Hillside, Los Angeles, Cannonball Baker, Jim Dennie Palmyra, North Hollywood, San Francisco, Scout Owner, Super Glide, California Left, Glenn Curtiss, Oscar Hedstrom New!
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- The Isle of Man by Douglas on page 64
- The Classic Motorcycles by Harry Louis in Back Matter
- Glenn Curtiss, Pioneer of Flight by Cecil R. Roseberry on page 172
- The Korean War (U.S. Wars) by Jeff C. Young on page 86
- The Motorcycle Industry in New York State : A Concise Encyclopedia of Inventors, Builders, and Manufacturers (New York State Museum Memoir #27) (New York State Museum Memoir, Number 27) by Geoffrey Stein on page 14, and page 169
- The Complete Illustrated Encyclopedia of American Motorcycles by Tod Rafferty in Front Matter
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