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| Homepage >> Books >> In English >> Titles beginning by Y - Chapter 2: Two-wheeled vehicles |
Bibliographical references for
books in English with titles
beginning by Y
Chapter 2: Two-wheeled
vehicles
 Macauley,
Ted, Yamaha (London: Cadogan, 1983).
revised and updated ed. 283 p., illustrations, 18 x25 cm, ISBN: 0851836199. Translated in French, "Yamaha",
translated in German, "Yamaha: weg zur weltspitze".TABLE OF CONTENTS: Torakusu Yamaha and the birth of a legend; Enter the red dragonfly; Contesting the classics; Phil Read and the 1964 250cc Championship; Triumph for the lightweights; The age of the privateer; Jarno Saarinen and the Monza tragedy; Giacomo Agostini, superstar; Developing the heavyweights; The legacy of five; Return to Grands Prix; 1978: a hat-trick of championships; Don Vesco and the land speed record; Appendix: the development of two stroke motor cycle engines; Picture Credits. OTHER AND/OR PRIOR EDITION(S): Garden City, NY: St Martin's Press, 1980, ISBN: 0312896093 (hc), "Yamaha Legend (The)", London: Gentry Books, 1979, ISBN: 0856140570. |
 Walker,
Mick (1942- ), Yamaha (London: Osprey, 1993).
[Osprey classic motorcycles]. 128
p., illustrations, 20 x 23 cm, ISBN: 1855323427 (sc). Translated in German, "Yamaha". |
 Woollett,
Mick, Yamaha (New
York: Arco Publishing, 1984).
64 p., illustrations (bw/c), 21 cm, index, ISBN: 0668061650.OTHER AND/OR PRIOR EDITION(S): London: B. T. Batsford, 1984, ISBN: 0713445785 (hc). |
 MacKellar,
Colin, Yamaha: all factory and production road-racing
two-strokes from 1955 to 1993 (Marlborough,
Wiltshire: Crowood Press, 1995).
192 p., illustrations (180, bw/c), 15 x 19 cm, ISBN: 1852239204.OTHER AND/OR PRIOR EDITION(S): London: Osprey, 1985. |
 MacKellar,
Colin, Yamaha dirtbikes: all two- and four-stroke enduto, dual-purpose, and motocross machines (London: Osprey, 1986). [Osprey collector's library]. 192 p., illustrations, 22 cm, ISBN:
0850456606 (hc). |
West, Phil, Yamaha RD350LC-YPVS (Sparkford,
Somerset: Haynes, 2003). [Haynes great bikes series]. 160 p., illustrations (140, bw/c), 19 x 27 cm, ISBN: 1859609503 (hc).NOTES ON CONTENTS: Gives the complete development, production and racing history of the basic model and its variants, including specifications and worldwide sales figures. Shows some aspects of the culture that evolved around the bike. Racing history covers the Pro-Am series. Foreword by Niall Mackenzie. |
 MacKellar,
Colin, Yamaha two-stroke twins: all roadster plus factory and production (TA to
TZ) road racers 1956 onwards (London: Osprey, 1985).
[Osprey collector's library]. 192 p., illustrations (bw), 20
x 25 cm, ISBN: 0850455820.NOTES ON CONTENTS: Foreword by Phil Read. |
 Karolevitz,
Robert F., Yesterday's motorcycles (Mission Hill, SD: Homestead Publishers, 1986).
128 p., illustrations (250), 23 x 31 cm, bibliogr. ref. p. 123, index, ISBN: 0940161028.NOTES ON CONTENTS: On cover: "Being a collection of pre-1930 of motorcycle memorabilia featuring scores of U.S. makes and models for the enjoyment and edification of collectors, restorers, active bikes, and those who wished they were !" Covers over 75 pre-1930 American motorcycle marques such as Cyclone, Bailey Flyer, Schickel, including the great ones, Harley-Davidson, Excelsior and Indian. Includes advertising history. |
