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Britten Motorcycles: The John
Britten Story
by Felicity Price
John Britten was a Kiwi
legend of
the late 20th century whose distinctive, hand-built, pink-and-blue
racing
motorcycle broke four world speed records and reached iconic status
worldwide.
Tragically, he died of cancer at just 45. Eight years later, Britten
Motorcycles
tells the inside story of the world’s most innovative motorbike – and
the
man, his family, and the friends who made the dream of winning the
world’s
toughest motorcycle races come true.
John Britten’s passion for
building
his own motorcycle and determination to succeed are legendary – but
there
was much more to the man. He was at once a devoted family man, a
tireless
enthusiast, party animal and charismatic boy who had refused to grow
up.
His works ranged from
exquisite
Tiffany-style lamps to beautiful buildings and restored cars, trucks
and
motorbikes.
Tragically, John Britten
died of
cancer at just 45. This is the inside story of the world’s most
innovative
motorbike – and the man, his family, and the friends who made the dream
of winning the world’s toughest motorcycle races come true
Only authorized biography of
John
Britten
Profusely illustrated with
photographs
from the Britten Motorcycle Company archives and family albums
More than 50 people were
interviewed
to piece together the full story
About the Author: Felicity
Price
is a New Zealand based journalist and book author.
Hardback, 11” x 9-1/4”, 144
pp,
200 color, 25 b/w £18.99
The
Racing
Motorcycle - A Technical Guide for Constructors
(Volume 2)
chassis
materials
& construction techniques
now in
stock
£38.00 (uk p & p £7.00)
Much
more
info on these essential books here
NEW The Racing Motorcycle - A Technical
Guide for Constructors (Volume 1), John Bradley.
We are pleased to announce the publication
of an inspiring new book for anyone with an
interest in the
design, construction
or development of racing motorcycles.
The Racing Motorcycle, A technical
guide for constructors, Volume 1 is the first of two
books specifically
written for
people who are serious about building racing
motorcycles and
reducing lap times.
Our pre-production copies have been greeted with
acclaim by all who
have seen them
and some of the comments we have received from
experts are quoted
below. The author
has 25 years experience of building and racing
motorcycles and is a
former National
winner and lap record holder.
'The most informative technical
motorcycle book I have ever read. This book is a must
for all serious
racers and bike
builders' Roger Titchmarsh, constructor of Seeley
replica frames.
'John Bradley has explained, in
layman's terms, but nevertheless in great technical
detail, every facet
of the racing
motorcycle. I am most impressed. Never, in the field
of motorcycle
racing, has so much
been available, to so many, for so little...'
Chris Kingsland,
owner of Race
Products, constructor and former UK 125cc Champion.
406 pages, 280mm x 215mm (11in x
8.46in) on high quality paper.
216 illustrations/tables/graphs/photographs.
85 useful formulae, 133 examples with all
key formulae and measurements duplicated
in metric and Imperial units............£32.00
Much
more
info on these essential books here
British
250 Racing Motorcycles 1946-59 (Pereira)
traces
the
history and development of the privately built British 250cc‘specials’
and ‘hybrids’that sustained this class of Road racing in Britain from
1946
to 1959.
From
1946 up
to 1959, the 250cc class in Britain was supported almost entirely by
privately
built Specials and Hybrids. This book recalls the men and machines
involved,
and traces their history and development, in what was clearly the most
technically innovative class of Road Racing in the 1950’s.£15.99
Mick
Walker's
Japanese Production Racing Motorcycles, latest in this superb
series
from Redline books.
Covers
Bridgestone,
Honda classic & moderns, Kawasaki classic & moderns, Suzuki
classic
& moderns. Tohatsu
&
Yamaha
classic & moderns, 336 page softcover £25.00
Classic
Racing Motorcycles (Duckworth) full colour large format
hardback covers
60 racer from 1926 - 91 was £19.95 now £11.99
Motocourse
2003/4 the Annual - now available £30.00
A
TWIST
OF THE WRIST - THE DVD (107 MINS) £19.99
Motocourse
2002 - £30.00
Motorcycle
Yearbook 2002 racing annual £14.99
World Superbikes
- The first 15 years
Julian
Ryder.
Photographs by Kel Edge, Foreword by Paolo Flammini
For
the past
three years the biggest one-day crowd for a UK sporting event has been
at the
Brands
Hatch
round of the World Superbike Championship. Even without the attraction
of four-time
champion
Carl
Fogarty, over 100,000 fans came through the gate.
The
second
edition of this fact-packed book, which has sold over 11,000 copies
since
it was published
in
1997, brings
right up to date the story of the mega-popular WSB series – the riders,
machines,
politics and results.
Key
content
Introductory
chapter on Steve ‘Motormouth’ McLaughlin and the birth of
Superbike.
Year-by-year
coverage of the Championship including the 2002 shoot-out.
Illustrated
by Kel Edge, who has photographed every race in the
Championship
from its inception.
Race-by-race
results up to the first 15 places.
Live
TV
coverage of World Superbikes on British Eurosport and same-day
coverage
on
the BBC’s Sunday Grandstand.
Charismatic
Champions from Flyin’ Fred Merkel to Carl Fogarty and Troy
Bayliss.
All
four
Japanese factories – Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki and Yamaha –
involved,
plus Ducati, Aprilia, Bimota and Benelli.
Publication
is due November 2002
Hardback,
259 x 195mm, 224pp, 200 colour illustrations
£16.99
RRP
Foggy
on
Bikes - Learn to ride like a World Champion (Fogarty)
Carl lifts
the lid on the practicies, attitudes, techniques and preparation that
are
needed to gain a winning edge at the highest level. And he applies
those
principles to a range of disciplines from Enduros and motocross to road
riding, 9 racetrack guides, 330 page hardback, 16 pages
colour...
was £16.99 now £7.99
Foggy
on
Bikes (paperback edition) £6.99
The
Challenge
& Dream of Honda 500 GP Motorcycle Wins (Mat Oxley)
Full
colour hardback charting the amazing 500 wins at GP level that Honda
acheived,
large size..........£25.00
Joey
Dunlop
- His Authorised Biography (Mac McDiarmid)
When
Joey
Dunlop, undisputed master of the Isle of Man TT with a record 26 race
victories,
was killed in July 2000 he was awarded what amounted to an Irish state
funeral, uniting a troubled country in grief. The service, attended by
cabinet ministers and 50,000 well-wishers, was broadcast live on
national
television – for the mourning motorcycle road race fans the modest
Ulsterman
was akin to royalty. This lavishly illustrated biography – written in
association
with the Dunlop family and Honda UK – is full of unique insights into
the
remarkable career of a road racing legend. Foreword by Bob McMillan
Now in
paperback
£8.99
Joey Dunlop's
name will be forever synonymous with one event. He won the celebrated
Isle
of Man Tourist
trophy a staggering
26 times – the first victory came in the 1977 Jubilee Classic, the
final
three in June 2000.
Less than
a month later he was killed in a crash in an obscure track in Estonia.
Just Joey
is a fascinating story of triumph and tragedy – of how an unknown and
shy
Ulster motorcycle road
racer from
the rural roads of County Antrim tamed the most treacherous road
circuit
in the world. During a
glittering
30-year career, Joey was idolised by motorcycle fans the world over.
Thousands
flocked to
pay tribute
to their hero at his funeral in July 2000 and many still treat his
grave
as a shrine.
So what was
there about this ordinary family man that gave him such enormous
appeal?
Why was Joey still
racing at
48 years of age when he had nothing left to prove? What fire burned
within
him to help keep him
going? Certainly
his grit and determination knew no bounds and his passion for racing
mirrored
that of his fanatical
supporters: in 1989 Joey arrived at the TT on crutches and ready to
race,
but the organisers refused.
He scorned
thoughts of retirement and, in later years, while still racing, turned
his hand to humanitarian causes.
He was awarded
an OBE in 1996 in honour of his efforts transporting food and medical
supplies
to Romanian
orphanages.
He drove a van with a trailer all the way to Eastern Europe and back
again
– on his own.
The author
has blended archive material and freshly conducted interviews with
Joey's
friends, family and
racing peers
like Steve Hislop, Ron Haslam and Carl Fogarty to produce this book.
The
result is a balanced,
revealing
and passionate account of a genuine sporting hero. £16.99
Joey
Dunlop
- King of the Roads (Stephen Davison) largely photographic
record of
Joey Dunlop's career. Capturing the rider, the family man, the winner,
the humanitarian - the person behind the legend that is "King of the
Roads"
hardback, mainly colur £16.99
World
Superbike
Winners (Julian Ryder) All the men, all the results - a detailed
look
at the World Superbike series from the first race in 1988 to the
current
2000 season. Hardback, colour £15.99..........now £6.99
Foggy
(Carl Fogarty) autobiography, h/b some colour photos £16.99
Supermac
Phillip MacCallen autobiography ........ £15.99
Mike
Hailwood
- A Motorcycle Racing Legend (Woollett),Mike Hailwood has been
described
as the greatest racing motorcyclist the world has ever seen. Winner of
three British Championships in 1958 at the age of just 18, he took all
four titles (125, 250, 350 and 500cc) a year later. He was the youngest
rider to win a grand prix in 1959, first to win three TT races in a
week,
youngest 250cc World Champion, youngest 500cc World Champion and the
list
goes on. This large format, lavishly illustrated book includes a full
listing
for every race Hailwood contested 208pp, 225 illustrations, including
16pp
colour large format hardback, 225 photos inc 16pp
colour..........................£25.00
Mondial
- The History (Perrone & Croesi)£29.99
Carl Fogarty -
Complete
Racer new edition ............ £14.99......now £5.99
European
Racing Motorcycles (Mick Walker) Superb coverage of the other 12
European
nations' racing motorcycles p/b...... £20.00
Honda
RC30
Performance Portfolio 1988-1992
Models:
Honda VFR750R, Roy Gildea's RC30 Our sixth title on Honda - this time
we
cover the RC30. Honda achievedanother first in producing this -
the
first real racing bike to be street legal. 27 articles are
sourced
from: Australian Motorcycle News, Bike,Cycle Canada, Cycle World,
Cycle World Buyer¹s Guide, Motorcycle International, Motorcycle
Review,
Motorcyclist, Performance Bikes, Superbike and Two Wheels.
..£11.95
<>
Sportbike Performance Handbook (Kevin Cameron of Cycle World)
Technical handbook for todays sportsbikes, covers set-up and tuning of Carbs, Exhaust,
Suspension, Wheels, Brakes & Tyres. Also Oils, Fuel, weight redustion, How engines work,
How suspensions work. Plus math formulae & glossary. Soft cover, 150 illustrations.
(This one impressed me - so its on my bookshelf already - Mike)...................£14.95
A
TWIST
OF THE WRIST - THE DVD (107 MINS) £19.99
A Twist of The Wrist
2 - The
Basics of High Performance Motorcycle Riding (Keith
Code, with Doug
Chandler)from the
Californian Superbike School,
The newest Twist book
contains
twenty-six chapters of riding techniques. Straight to
the point information on
how to
make your bike work for you not against you. Volume
II names and solves the
seven specific
riding problems every rider faces. This is not a
warmed over version of the
original
Twist material, it is new. You'll use the clearly
described techniques every
day
- every time you ride - covers throttle
control, rider input,
steering,
vision, braking, traction, in 26 chapters, 128pp...£15.99
The Soft Science of
Motorcycle
Road Racing Keith Code, with Wayne Rainey, 1986 -
technical procedures and
workbook
for road racing motocycles, The Soft Science is an
intimate look at the
component
parts of racing and what the racer must deal with if he
wants to succeed. Thirteen
chapters
discuss how you ride, timing, traction, braking,
corner speed, drive and
more. It
defines basic riding plans and provides hundreds of
questions you can use to
supervise
your own progress and trouble shoot any racing
situation. It was written
for racers
only. covers throttle covers, how you ride, soft
science, thought, motion,
location,
timing, traction, braking, cornering,
confidence.........................................................................£15.99
A Twist of the Wrist
Code &
Ed Lawson (1983) - The motorcycle roadracers handbook - the
original work on rider
inprovement.
This is the world's foremost primer on motorcycle
riding. Well written and
illustrated,
it contains everything from the five basic road
designs and how to handle
them
all the way to successful tips on braking, steering,
cornering, how to use
reference
points, sliding, and even how to fall. This book outlines
the basics. It has received
more
reviews, has been translated into more languages and
sold more copies than any
other
book on motorcycling...............................£15.99
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