Motorcycles Books

This book is a collection of articles published about the RE big twins (500 - 750). I had expected a comprehensive history, written by a knolwedgeable person, rather than a compendium of reproduced period articles. What is missing as any overall insights into the bikes, from which models or years had what kind of problems and strenths, to selecting a big twin and making it into a reliable modern-day daily rider, to any type of aggressive riding comparsion between it and any of its popular contemporaries (Norton twins, especially the 750/850 isolastic series, the later unit Triumph 650, unit BSA twins, etc.). It was enjoyable for what it was, but I felt the lack of any insight provided by an expert in 50s-60s British twins.

I wasn't sure what to expect when I ordered this book, but as a 1970 Series II Interceptor owner, my curiousity pushed me into the purchase. It turns out that the book is a collection of articles and advertisements that appeared in the British and American motorcycle press "back in the day." A few of the last articles in the compilation were published recently in magazines devoted to classic bikes, but the vast majority of the material was written and published at the time the bikes were offered new for sale. I remember reading some of the articles when they were first published, but there was enough material I hadn't seen before to make the book worthwhile in my case.

Most of the articles and advertisements were reproduced at a decent quality level. Figures and tables were generally OK. There was one table on "carburretor" adjustment that was so dark that it was unreadable. The reproduction is faithful to the original, so errors in the original manuscripts are carried over into the compilation.

I thought the coverage was quite balanced. Both good and bad reviews were included. Positive and negative marks were shared. It was interesting to see the evolution of the Interceptors from 1962 until the end in 1970. It was also interesting to watch the evolution of the defense of the marque against the speculation about its demise. As you undoubtedly know, Enfield's motorcycle manufacturing in England ceased in 1970. Manufacturing of single cylinder 1955 model Royal Enfield's in India began in 1955, and continues to this very day.

If you have an interest in the Royal Enfield twin cyclinder motorcycles, I think you'll find this book to be well worth its modest cost. I was disappointed when I first saw that it was just a collection of articles, but as I read it, I really enjoyed it.

This book is full of information and is a great reference for anyone who loves Ducati or restores them. All bikes to 2005 are covered. Great pictures! Would love a hard cover edition.

Very well written; I have several books by Falloon and enjoy them all. Great pictures and interesting data. Some of the tables are a little hard to decipher, but with time and patience it can be done. I would recommend this book to any Ducatisti or Ducatista and any follower of Falloon. Great service from the Book Rack also.

The pages in this manual are those of newspaper material. This is nothing like the hardcover bound BMW R-bike reference from Haynes.

I own a Suzuki GS450TXZ, and bought this manual as a supplement to the Clymer manual I've had for years. The first thing I noticed was that the photography and diagrams were excellent. Very close, clear and detailed pictures of the parts being worked on. I also found the text to be consise and straightforward.

If there is anything lacking in the book, it was that the bulk of it only refers to the 250 and 400 models. All information about the 450 was put into the last couple of chapters. One was expected to flip between the instructions for disassembly in the front of the book, then flip back to find the proper calibration numbers in the back.

In the end, though, I find the book worth having.

The bike is long gone. The book is still in use - friends have borrowed it many times over the years. The repairs get done. The steps are correct. The book has stayed together.

I am a Virago 400 owner from Hong Kong, from the very first beginning, I was so impressed there is a service and repair manual for the YAHAMA XV V-Twins 81-96. I bought and just received this book 1 week ago. Unfortunately, when i have a look in the last page of this book, i was so disappointed since the book only cover the XV models with capacity from 535c.c (XV535) to 1063c.c. (XV1100) only. Since this information didn't exist in the buying information of this book, owner of XV250 and 400 will not have any ideas on this book - whether it covers the mentioned range of XV series or not at least. That's why I rate this book 4 stars. However, owner of Virago 400 (XV 400) can also make use of this book, since the layout of the machanic and electronic parts - what i means and was told before is the XV 535 is more or less the same with XV 400. It is not a matter for a owner of XV400 to carry out routine maintenence and servicing based on the informations provided in this book (sections of XV 535). Meanwhile, i would like to suggest owners of XV400 to consult the authorized dealer for specific information including the bore diameter of the cylinders, compression ratio, torque specifications of individual bolts and nuts, model of carburetor used and its vaccum value - if they really want to overhaul the mentioned parts by their own. After all, this book is however useful because of its adequate illustrations (indeed I would like to rate this book 4 and a half stars) which give you confidence to carry out the works and enjoy it. But it is not a good idea for a XV250 owner to buy this book anyway.

Nice overview of various scooters and microcars, but could add more depth. VERY brief overviews, with little historical information. Plus, facts need to be checked. The Mazda 360 for example is listed as being a Subaru 360. That said, this is a nice overview with good photos, but more history and technical information would be nice.

This is a book about cars for people mcnuggets! Chintzy pics, not sure about the text, haven't read the book. Don't know if it's accurate or not either.

I've been on a tear buying up TT related books this year. This is #2 of 4. David Wright's book was an informative read that did keep my attention. It had enough raw data mixed in with anecdotes to be interesting. What I was disappointed in were some of the pictures chosen for the book. I don't know if it's printing costs that caused this, but there were a number of modern pictures that I know were color, but printed in black and white in the book. After seeing the original color shots, the B&W versions were a lot less impressive.

Pictures aside he did cover some things I had not yet read. The prize money thought the years. Where it came from, and to whom it went, was very interesting to me. The sidebars sprinkled around the book were nice touches of extra information as well. I'd recommend it as a good addition to anyone's TT library.

Timothy Remus and Wolfgang Publications have taken the successful formula used by Nikko Press (Airbrush Action) to provide tips and methods used by Stripers as an instructional "how to" very similar to the "Pinstriping Masters" (1 & 2). With 11 artists such as Robert Pradke and lots of useful tips, it is a very good book despite the fact that this book has less than half the artist's available as in the "Masters" series. Priced thru Amazon at just below the cost of Pinstriping Masters, it is still a reasonable buy. Pinstriping Masters 2 was not available thru Amazon, but I was able get it thru Coast Airbrush. If this book (Advanced Pinstripe Art) had the quantity of artists as the Masters series, it would have definitely gotten 5 stars, and in my opinion, it is still worthy of any collection.

This is not your generic ALFA coffee-table book. I would highly recommend it to all GT owners and those considering buying one. It includes pertinent information about each of the Bertone 105 coupes, extensive coverage of their racing history and track record as well as practical advise for today's owner. Such as buying and selling, restoration, cutaways and detail drawings, tons of photos, specialist listings, roadtests and much more. I found the book well worth the value. I wouldn't say that it is a stand alone, but like the majority of ALFA books, cross-referencing is the key.

This book contains the only cut-away illustration of the famous Moto Guzzi V8 that I've ever seen. I was also impressed with the amout of historic photos used to show the progress and path of GP motocycle development. The only area I felt the book was lacking was current development. Very little current technology, other than Honda's big-bang engine were mentioned. All in all though, the book is well worth the reading.

This book provides exelent infomation to atv beginners. Some of the
chapters,, i found not be be aplicable for my part of the world , but
the others where quite informative. If you are new to the ATV world i will say go for it...