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1. HOW DOES ONE

Author

Northover, Chris

Subjects
Motorcycles -- History, Sports and fitness, Travel, recreation and leisure
Abstract

If you're picking a country to be a motorcyclist in, the United Kingdom might not be top of the list. At around 800 miles from tip to toe, it's pretty [...]

Published
2019

2. Coming & going

Author

Cameron, Kevin

Subjects
Motorcycles -- History, Motorcycles -- Appreciation, Motorcycle industry -- Conferences, meetings and seminars, Sports and fitness
Published
2008

3. The chopper revolution

Author

Stermer, Bill

Subjects
Motorcyclists -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Motorcycles -- History, Motorcycles -- Forecasts and trends, Vehicles -- Customizing, Vehicles -- History, Vehicles -- Forecasts and trends, Market trend/market analysis, Automobiles, Hobbies and crafts
Published
2005

4. Secret savior

Author

Duckworth, Mick

Subjects
Motorcycle industry -- Product information, Motorcycles -- History, Triumph Motorcycles America Ltd. -- Product information
Published
1999

6. First fired, first forgotten

Author

Girdler, Allan

Subjects
Inventors -- Biography, Motorcycles -- History, Roper, Sylvester H. -- Biography
Published
1998

8. The Miller mystery

Author

Girdler, Allan

Subjects
Motorcycles -- History
Published
1996

9. Wheels of war

Author

Girdler, Allan

Subjects
Motorcycles -- History, Motorcycle industry -- Product information, Indian Motorcycle Company Inc. -- Product information -- 00235042, Harley-Davidson Inc. -- Product information -- 00047405
Published
1995

10. The short, sad history of the Hendee Special

Author

Girdler, Allan

Subjects
Motorcycles -- History, Motorcycle industry -- Product information, Indian Motorcycle Company Inc. -- Product information -- 00235042
Published
1995

11. Honda Six

Author

Cameron, Kevin

Subjects
Motorcycles -- History, Motorcycling -- History
Published
1995

12. RD days

Author

Gingerelli, Dain

Subjects
Motorcycles -- History, Motorcycle racing -- History, Yamaha Motor Company Ltd. -- Product information
Published
1993

13. MX time machine

Author

Griewe, Ron

Subjects
Motorcycles -- History, Motorcycles, Racing -- Evaluation
Published
1993

14. Z power!

Author

Bruns, John

Subjects
Motorcycles -- History, Motorcycle racing -- History, Kawasaki Motors Corp. -- Product information
Published
1993

16. The Crocker V-Twin

Author

Girdler, Allan

Subjects
Motorcycles -- History
Published
1993

21. Happy birthday, Mr. Ninja!

Author

Burns, John

Subjects
Motorcycles -- History, Motorcycles -- Design and construction, Anniversaries, Sports and fitness, Kawasaki GPz900R Ninja (Motorcycle) -- Design and construction, Kawasaki GPz900R Ninja (Motorcycle) -- History
Published
2009

28. War bikes: motorcycles have played an enduring role in American military operations since the Army enlisted its first two-wheeled cycle before World War I

Author

Gregory, Lisa

Subjects
Vehicles, Military -- History, Vehicles, Military -- Usage, Motorcycles -- History, Motorcycles -- Military aspects
Abstract

ONE hundred years ago four men watched as their dream, the Harley-Davidson motorcycle, rolled out of a little wooden shack in Milwaukee, Wis. Thanks to good timing and the lugged […]

Published
2003

30. Behind The Motorcycles In 'Easy Rider,' A Long-Obscured Story

Subjects
Easy Rider (Motion picture) -- Authorship -- History, Motorcycles -- History, Collectibles -- History
Abstract

To listen to this broadcast, click here:http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=354875096 RATH: The auction house Profiles In History sits in a short, average-looking office building in Calabasas, California. But it holds some of the […]

Published
2014

31. BMW R100RS 1977-1995

Author

Salvadori, Clement

Subjects
Motorcycles -- History, General interest, Sports and fitness, Travel, recreation and leisure, BMW (Motorcycle) -- History
Published
2001

32. INDIAN HALF-CENTURY

Author

STERMER, BILL

Subjects
Indian Motorcycle Company Inc. -- History, Motorcycles -- History, General interest, Sports and fitness, Travel, recreation and leisure
Published
2001

33. First U.S. motorcycle hits century mark

Author

TYNAN, TRUDY

Subjects
Motorcycles -- History, Food/cooking/nutrition, General interest, Indian (Motorcycle) -- History
Abstract

Champion bicycle racers Oscar Hedstrom and George Hendee launched America's love affair with the open road May 24, 1901, when the country's first motorcycle rumbled through Springfield, Mass. The Indian [...]

Published
2001

34. 25 YEARS AGO MAY, 1976

Author

Black, Wendy F.

Subjects
Motorcycles -- History, Motorcycling -- History
Published
2001

35. Ode to Hodaka

Author

STARR, PETER

Subjects
Hodaka (Motorcycle) -- History, Motorcycles -- History, Motorcycle industry -- History
Published
2001

36. FAMILY BUSINESS

Author

GIRDLER, ALLAN

Subjects
XRTT (Motorcycle) -- History, Motorcyclists -- Behavior, Motorcycle industry -- Product information, Motorcycles -- History, Harley-Davidson Inc. -- Product information
Published
2000

37. 25 YEARS AGO

Author

Canet, Don

Subjects
Motorcycles -- History, Motorcycle industry -- Media coverage, Yamaha Corp. -- Product development
Published
2000

38. History @ Speed

Author

CAMERON, KEVIN

Subjects
Motorcycle racing -- Competitions, Motorcycles -- History, American Honda Motor Company Inc. -- Product information
Published
2000

39. 25 YEARS AGO MAY, 1975

Author

Black, Wendy F.

Subjects
Cycle World (Periodical) -- Excerpts, Motorcycles -- History
Published
2000

40. Ups & Downs, 1999

Author

Edwards, David

Subjects
Motorcycle industry -- History, Motorcycles -- History
Published
2000

41. Happy birthday to them (and us!)

Subjects
Electric transformers -- History, Motorcycles -- History, Toothbrushes -- History, Milk, Evaporated -- History, General interest, Home and garden, Women's issues/gender studies
Abstract

To launch our 125th anniversary year, we're celebrating 10 innovations that, like GH, changed the world in 1885 Canned Evaporated Milk Before widespread refrigeration and regulation, raw milk could deliver [...]

Published
2010

42. Nine-oh-five: ultimate expression of the bevel-drive Ducati racer

Author

Armstrong, Bruce and Ritter, Paul

Subjects
Motorcycles -- History, Motorcycles -- Design and construction, Motorcycle racing -- History, Motorcycle racing -- Competitions, Motorcycle racing -- Personal narratives, Motorcycles, Racing -- History, Motorcycles, Racing -- Competitions, Motorcycles, Racing -- Personal narratives, Motorcyclists -- Personal narratives, Motorcyclists -- Competitions
Abstract

Roadracing motorcycles come in three flavors: 1) Factory-built team bikes as in MotoGP; 2) national distributor-based machines such as American Honda's current AMA Superbikes or the 1976 Butler & Smith […]

Published
2009

44. From the DN/MDN archives

Subjects
Motorcycle industry -- Industry forecasts, Motorcycles -- History, Business, Sports, sporting goods and toys industry
Abstract

From the DN/MDN Archives 1965 There are 1.4 million registered motorcycles in the United States. 1966 Yamaha launches 'Join the Swinging World of Yamaha' advertising campaign. 1967 Bell introduces the [...]

Published
2014

45. Indian Brave 250: 1951-1953. (Retrospective)

Author

Salvadori, Clement

Subjects
Motorcycles -- History, General interest, Sports and fitness, Travel, recreation and leisure, Indian Brave 250 (Motorcycle) -- History
Published
2002

46. Honda CB1100F: 1983. (Retrospective)

Author

Salvadori, Clement

Subjects
Motorcycles -- History, General interest, Sports and fitness, Travel, recreation and leisure, Honda (Motorcycle) -- History
Published
2002

48. Retrospective: BSA M20 500 1937- 1955

Author

Salvadori, Clement

Subjects
Motorcycles -- History, General interest, Sports and fitness, Travel, recreation and leisure
Published
2001

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