Archive for 'Motorcycle Books' Category
Motorcycle Road and Racing Chassis
7 December 2007If the names Bakker, Dresda, Harris, Spondon or many others like them ring a bell, you’ll find Motorcycle Road & Racing Chassis a very interesting book. Just published, it covers 15 specialty frame builders, some still in business, some not, with stories of how they came about and photos of the frames and completed bikes [...]
Up-N-Smoke Engine Project Book Needs Writers
2 May 2007Are you a vintage motorcycle engine expert? Do you know the ins and outs of engines from Vincent and Norton and some of the other famous marques? Last year I pointed out Daniel Pierce’s Up-N-Smoke Project, a series of excellent photos depicting powerplants from many of the best known vintage motorcycles. Dan has decided to [...]
What Motorcycle Magazines Do Best
22 February 2007If you have been reading The Kneeslider for any length of time you’re already familiar with Jesse James’ radial motorcycle, the Wakan 1640, Roland Sands’ KRV5, Matt Hotch’s Vinnie, the new Vmax, the eCycle hybrid motorcycle, the new Can-Am Spyder, the changing trend away from the old choppers and even the recent CARB fines Jesse [...]
Essential Guide to Motorcycle Maintenance
6 December 2006Sooner or later your motorcycle will need some basic maintenance and repair. Even when things are running great you still need to change the oil periodically, check tire pressure, look for loose bolts and nuts and make a few adjustments here and there. If you are new to all of this, owning your first motorcycle [...]
Extreme Bikes Design and Tuning by Sabine Welte
16 November 2006Got a note the other day from Sabine Welte, a motorcycle journalist and photographer over in Germany. She wanted to let us know her new book, Extreme Bikes - Design and Tuning, was just published. Sabine seems to have a way of getting shots of many of the really interesting customs over in Europe, her [...]
Tony Foale Motorcycle Seminar Review
3 August 2006The average sport motorcycle today has adjustments for all sorts of things related to suspension and handling. You can raise or lower ride height at both the front and rear, change compression and rebound damping, swap tires for a different size, profile or stiffness, change the wheels, change springs, get a performance swingarm or new [...]
Motorcycle Magazines Online
23 June 2006UPDATE: There seem to be a few issues with this service and I’m investigating now. Until then, I would suggest NOT ordering subscriptions through Zinio. I’ll update further as I get more information.
UPDATE 2: Things are working fine now, my magazines are arriving and I once again recommend the service.
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Honda Production Motorcycles 1946-1980
20 June 2006Some guys know everything about certain motorcycle companies, they can cite every model produced over the years, but for the rest of us, there are some really good books and Mick Walker just came out with a new one for the Honda guys, Honda Production Motorcycles 1946-1980. It covers all the Honda models from the [...]
