Legendary Motocross Bikes

In 25 richly illustrated profiles, champion motocross riders describe the experience, the winning bike, and its special features.

In this book 30 significant examples of restored race bikes are profiled with colour photography and detailed information about the machine's race pedigree and historical significance. [From back cover].

Profiles 20 motorcycles, each representing a milestone in motorcross history, including technical analysis and back history, provided by MX bikers.

Rev up for extreme motocross action with Edge Books Dirt Bikes! Discover the world of dirt bikes, where riders speed over muddy, hilly courses and soar high into the air. Read about the riders, competitions, and machines involved in one of today's most exciting sports. People keep inventing new ways to race dirt bikes, but the history of the sport goes back nearly 100 years. In Dirt Bike History, read about the riders and events that have made the sport famous throughout the world. Book jacket.

Chronicles the history of the Japanese corporation; profiles different types of models, including information about their speed, performance, and appearance; and discusses motocross racing.

Motorcycles are mythic, far more than mere transportation, but some are in a class of their own, truly legendary machines. There are the Triumphs: James Dean’s, Marlon Brando’s in The Wild Ones, the one Steve McQueen took over the fence in The Great Escape. There are Evel Knievel’s and Elvis’s Harleys, the Easy Rider Stars ‘n’ Stripes bike, and T. E. Lawrence’s Brough Superior SS100; Von Dutch’s Condor, Craig Vetter’s Mystery Ship, and Mike Hailwood’s Honda RC162. These are just some of the machines that have made motorcycle history, and that make this book a feast for the eyes and a fact-filled odyssey for the motorcycle aficionado. Illustrated with commissioned photographs and historical images, the book profiles the bikes--not just the models but the actual motorcycles--that have achieved legendary status in the last century. Their stories, told here in detail for the first time, make up the story of the motorcycle in American culture. See Motorbooks author Basem Wasef interviewed by Jay Leno on JayLenosGarage.com: http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/video/jays-book-club-basem-wasef/1168295/

"Traces the life and career of motocross racing and motocross freestyle star Travis Pastrana"--Provided by publisher.

Dirt bikes are light and agile, and their races are filled with high-flying excitement. But what happens when riders lose control? Learn the details of some of the most intense moments in dirt bike racing.