History of motorcycles - Mick Walker

This work is a comprehensive history of the world's motorcyles, their manufacturers and riders. It covers motorcycling from its early hesitant start, through the war years, the emergence of manufacturers, grand prix and road racing, to today's high performance road machines and tourers. Manufacturers covered include Harley-Davidson, BSA, Norton, Indian, Honda, Kawasaki, Yamaha and Triumph. The book also covers all aspects of motorcycling, including classic retros, customizing, speedway, the TT races and world speed record machines.

Mick Walker has written numerous books on motorcycles as well as managing a motorcycle race team for Cagiva.