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Down the Road: Genuine Mileage on Classic Motorcycles (Hardcover)

by Steve Wilson (Author), Nick Ward (Illustrator)

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Hardcover: 192 pages
Publisher: Haynes Manuals Inc; illustrated edition edition (18 Sep 2000)
Language English
ISBN-10: 1859606512
ISBN-13: 978-1859606513
Product Dimensions: 24.1 x 16.2 x 2.5 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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This is a collection of selected articles from the author's column in "Classic Bike Guide", illustrated with Steve's drawings. It recounts his journeys, historic figures associated with motorcycles, working bikes, near-lethal stunts and the boom, decline and fall of the motorcycle industry.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A thoroughly enjoyable read, 20 Feb 2001

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I bought this book following a newspaper review which appeared just before Christmas. Having recently purchased a motorcycle again after a long period away from the sport, I was searching for a book which would rekindle a feel for those halcyon days before the ultimate demise of the British motorcycle industry, a time I well remember. By a careful mix of nostalgia, industrial history and personal recall Steve Wilson manages to achieve all that for me, together with the very evocative drawings of Nicholas Ward. It proved an ideal bedtime book with the length of each chapter just about coinciding with my shortened span of night time concentration. I thoroughly recommend the book to all born-again bikers and those with a passion for British bikes.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Down the Road, 5 Jun 2003

By	Mr. David Jones (Newport,, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews

If you are over fifty and love classic motorcycles, don't give this book a miss. The drawings by Nick Ward, although comical, are in a class of their own. The attention to detail comes only from exceptionally talented artists.

The writer has researched this subject so thoroughly, one gets a first hand straight and direct insight into the just how these machines came to be.

If you are lucky enough to own a classic, you will know it even better having read this book.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Most excellent for the vintage Brit bike admirer, 18 Jul 2004

By	David Garvin "nortoncommando" (Sugarland, TX USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I can only second the previous opinions seen below, it is a great collection of articles and antidotes. And yes Nick Ward's drawings are a constant amusement for anyone who has or has had a classic bike of their own. This makes a wonderful gift for the old bike lover in your family... yerself, perhaps?

Simply wonderful. Hoping for a second volume from Steve and Nick...

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4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable read, with superb drawings from Nick Ward
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