Book by Willoughby, V.
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Seller: ReadInk, ABAA/IOBA, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+ dj. First Edition. [light shelfwear to bottom edge, otherwise a nice clean copy; jacket has some minor wrinkling along top edge, faint rubbing/soiling]. (B&W photographs, diagrams) Compilation of some of the "more stimulating" analyses of motorcycle engines published over the course of the author's long career as a writer and editor for a popular motorcycle journal -- not simply reprints but, as he explains, "rewritten and expanded in the light of hindsight, subsequent engineering developments, and, in many cases, further interviews with the original designers and development engineers." The selection was made to reappraise "designs of outstanding merit, engines which in various ways have provided milestones in motorcycle engineering." Covered are: the last Rudge Ulster; DKW three-cylinder racer; Mark 8 KTT Velocette; Postwar Vincent Rapide; 500cc Speedway JAP; Works BMW flat-twin; NSU Rennmax twin; Moto Guzzi flat-single; MZ disc-valve single; Pushrod Jawa Eso; 125cc desmodromic Ducati; Outside-flywheel Norton; Honda CB450 twin; 250cc Royal Enfield GP5; Twin-camshaft Bandit/Fury; Six-cylinder Honda CBX; Prototype NSU Wankel; Moto Morino 3-1/2; Kawasaki Z1300 six; Suzuki RG500 square-four. Seller Inventory # 14154
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Yellow d/j, faded at spine, illustrated, minimal edgewear. Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Book. Seller Inventory # 066188
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Seller: The Spoken Word, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Published by Motor Racing Publications Ltd in 1986, here is the first hardback printing of Vic Willoughby's CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE ENGINES: A New Perspective on 20 Outstanding Designs. Yellow cloth binding, gilt lettering, 144 sensationally illustrated pages, the book is in very good condition with a few light marks to the cloth covers. The dust jacket is very good with some rubbing to the edges and minor chipping to the corners. Seller Inventory # 10642
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