The Ride 2nd Gear: New Custom Motorcycles and Their Builders. Rebel Edition
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| Rating | : | 4.78 (873 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 3899556364 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-01-16 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
From the Inside Flap The Ride explores motorcycle riding as it is meant to be: as a means of getting around with attitude, as an extension of one's own body, as an expression of personal freedom, but also as a significant challenge to technical expertise, craftsmanship, physics, discipline, and driving skill. The Ride features transformations such as a boring plastic motorcycle made in Japan in the 1990s turned into a slick cafe racer with an Italian feel, a soulless neo-baroque machine turned into an in-your-face scrambler, or an old find from grandpa's barn turned into a absolutely comfort-free hardtail with the coolest of sounds."
"So much reference! Articles! Stories! Awesome book." according to Alex. Incredible amount of reference photos, plus most of the bikes have very thorough write-ups regarding its origins, why it was built, what it took, and profiles on each builder(s) as well. Did I mention it has an incredible amount of photos? Because there are a LOT of bikes in this book. INCREDIBLE work. Worth the seemingly high price of the book - they did a lot of work here.I'm an artist and designer, I wo. Excellent pictures. Amazon Customer Very well done. Excellent pictures.. "Five Stars" according to Finnmn57. Great book
But whether they preserve or radically expand on traditional craftsmanship, these custom machines are more agile, faster, and therefore more fun than anything produced in the past.Journalist and custom motorcycle expert Chris Hunter co-edited both this book and our previous release The Ride. Custom bikes, in particular, have a history that is deeply rooted in the spirit of freedom and change of the 1960s, as well as man’s primal urge to build something with his own handsor, in this case, tools. In fact, established brands are now acting on trends set by the custom scene whose bikes are often more radical and sophisticated because more attention can be paid to detail and each new idea can be fine-tuned to perfection.Some models shown in The Ride 2nd Gear stem from or are based on classic