Motorcycles We Loved in the 1980s (Paperback)

With stunning bikes, technical advancements and pivotal milestones, the 1980s was a vibrant period for motorcycling in Britain. Accelerating sales saw the decade begin with the old, twin-shock Universal Japanese Motorcycles and end with race replicas, fully-faired tourers and screaming strokers. Bike sport grew and had a bigger influence on what was being ridden on the road. Learners became restricted to 125s, and the Paris-Dakar Rally spawned a new class of road-going replicas such as the Africa Twin, the precursors of today's popular adventure bikes. And on the street, hooligan 'LC Johnnys' evolved into Simpson Bandit-wearing 'streetfighters' and day-glo-bedecked road racers on GSX-Rs. Having ridden and written about virtually every new bike since the 1970s, Phil West looks back at fifty motorcycles that were all hugely loved and lusted over during the decade that inspired a generation of bikers.

General

Imprint:	The History Press Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	October 2021
First published:	2021
Authors:	Phil West
Dimensions:	168 x 190 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	160
ISBN-13:	978-0-7509-9611-2
Categories:	Books > Sport & Leisure > Travel & holiday > Places & peoples: general interest Books > Sport & Leisure > Transport: general interest > Road & motor vehicles: general interest > Motorcycles: general interest Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 Books > Travel > Places & peoples: general interest Promotions
LSN:	0-7509-9611-0
Barcode:	9780750996112

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