365 Motorcycles You Must Ride

Motorcycles have come a long way since Gottleib Daimler bolted an internal engine to a wooden-wheeled velocipede. Among the thousands of great, near-great, and downright awful motorcycles built since then, many stand out as icons, or as engineering or cultural landmarks. Your opinions might differ, but you wouldn’t want to miss out on the bikes Everitt identifies as rides-of-a-lifetime. These 365 must-ride motorcycles range from classic gaslight-era bikes, racers, and modern sportbikes to oddities that have to be ridden to be understood (or believed). From the 2007 Ducati 999R to the 1909 Harley-Davidson Silent Grey Fellow, 365 Motorcycles You Must Ride promises hours of entertainment (and a thrilling to-do list) for any motorcycle enthusiast.

Dain Gingerelli began writing for motorcycle and automotive magazines in 1970. He’s been an editor for six motorcycle magazines, and he’s authored numerous hot rod books for Motorbooks. His motorcycle titles include 365 Motorcycles You Must Ride and Harley-Davidson Museum Masterpieces.James Manning Michels is a lifelong motorcyclist and accomplished road racer. He is a former acquisitions editor at MBI Publishing. He lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Randy Johnson is a former photography editor for the St. Paul Pioneer Press. He lives in St. Paul, Minnesota. Charles Everitt has been riding and working on motorcycles for nearly four decades. In the past twenty-five years, he has written tech articles, road tests, features, and other stories for virtually every major U.S. street-bike magazine, including Cycle Guide, Cycle World, Cycle, Motorcyclist, Rider, and others. Everitt lives in Beverly Hills, California, though he hastens to point out that he is most definitely not rich!