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Motorcycle Dream Garages

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being a motorcycle nut when i saw the title i had to get it ,and when i got it i was so happy it was not full of Orange County Choppers kinda bikes in fact just the opposite people with great serious hobbies with really dream garages icing on the cake was when the author mentions my friends place (Powerplant Choppers) .My only complain on this book was that it was not more of it, cant wait for another one and hopefully one about motorcycle dream garages in Europe as well . herman agopian

Every motorcyclist has a dream garage, that list of bikes desired to be owned or ridden and a special space in which to park them that doesn't take second place to family or four-wheel transportation. The dream garage might have every tool needed to repair, restore, or custom build any motorcycle in existence. It could have showcases and wall spaces for rare memorabilia and racks to hold gear for any possible riding scenario. In any case, it would be unique, an extension of your own personality and passion.

Lee Klancher has found and photographed 17 very real dream garages. Some these, like Jay Leno's Big Dog Garage, are well known while others, such as one Hollywood garage that includes a MTT Superbike powered by a Rolls-Royce Allison gas turbine engine and a V-Max concept bike designed by Tim Cameron and built by Christian Travert, are understandably anonymous. Regardless whether these garages are famous or practically unheard of, publicly accessible or kept on a need-to-know basis, house the rarest bikes on the planet or people's favorite rides, all 17 of these are quite different in style and scope.

There are dozens of luscious machines featured in this book, but unlike so many coffee-table volumes this one focuses on the spaces that house motorcycles and the individuals who created these mechanical refuges. There's a bit of inspiration, no matter how modest, to be found on these 192 pages and among the 213 color photos in Kancher's book.

I keep this book on the table by my reading chair and pick it up regularly. It always takes me to a happy place. They cover motorcycle garages from ones that are essentially museums at gritty garages that are full of classic bikes and artifacts (the unintiated might call it junk..but what in the hell do they know?). I raced motocross back in early 70's and there is a lot of fine on road and off road machinery from that era covered here. I love the fact that they covered both museum-like "garages" with perfectly restored bikes that probably never get ridden anymore and they show other men who love classic bikes and have worn bikes that they ride regularly and repair them regularly(as they need a lot of TLC) in disseveled garages. I have spend many hours in gagrages like these and they bring back wonderful memories.

Excellent book for lovers of motorcycles!

If you like bikes, you'll love this book. Amazing pics and excellent stories of some of the very coolest bike stables you'll ever see ranging from the mega-rich to the hard-core enthusiasts. And it gave me some good ideas for my own little garage.

Fabulous book, awesome photos and great garages. The fact that I will never have such a shop is a bit of a downer! Still, you can get some ideas from what you see.

Unless you are one of the people depicted In this book, it'll make you feel miserable about your garage. Beautiful photos of beautiful machines and places. I've put it on my coffe table and discovered that it's great to start a conversation, even with people who don't care for bikes.

The text was dull and the garages portrayed, except for the four in the "Palaces" section, were really just private junk collections. Not worth the cover price.