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Synopsis
This book traces the history of attempts to build the fastest motorcycles in the world. It explores the limits of power, aerodynamics, mechanical reliability, and traction, raising the bar of maximum speed for a motorcycle.
Author Tom Murphy leads a historic tour of this exciting sport and introduces us to the top names and many others who built or drove record bikes. He shows us the innovative hardware created by both backyard mechanics and heavily funded factory teams. And, he describes the number one enemy of speed, air drag, and how speed-hungry racers have dealt with it over the years. He even breaks down the costs to field a competitive machine--the results may shock you.
It's all here, with dozens of rare archive pictures showing the people and machines that have set the world records and made history striving to be the fastest motorcycle on earth.
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About the Author
Tom Murphy has been in, on, and around motorcycles since 1963. His first bike was a Matchless 500cc single that, he admits, only started once or twice without the need for a rolling bump-start. Only two years later, his 1965 Triumph 500 introduced him to motorcycle drag racing, where he has since become one of the sport's most respected experts. He currently lives in an area of Nevada so rural, that he depends on his Buell Thunderbolt and, as he claims, the Spanish-speaking bears, for company.
Review
"...if the idea of a speedometer needle creeping upward starts your adrenaline... you'll find [this book] a good read." -- Rider
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- PublisherWhitehorse Pr
- Publication date2000
- ISBN 10 1884313175
- ISBN 13 9781884313172
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages112
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