Brown, Roland

Photographs and text trace the history of high-performance motorcycles, profiling the people who built and rode them and the most important models and designs.

This is an A-Z guide to major manufacturers and models of motorcycles since 1885. The text details the technical specifications of the machines and describes the key elements of their design, their performance features and their engineering standards.

Photographic tour through the world of motorcycles and their riders, from the first appearance of the bikes in 1885 to the Japanese superbikes of the 1990s. Includes an A-to-Z listing of models and manufacturers, both existing and defunct.