Choppers - Hardcover

Seate, Mike

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0760313393 ISBN 13: 9780760313398

Publisher: Motorbooks International, 2003

Synopsis

Recognized by their long forks and chopped frames, choppers have found new appeal among today's motorcycle enthusiasts and continue to inspire motorcycle customizers around the globe. Choppers takes a unique look at these classic pieces of twentieth century Americana.Written by experienced motorcycle writer Mike Seate, Choppers provides a comprehensive look at how choppers originated and evolved and what has fueled the current resurgence of interest in building and riding custom motorcycles. Early chapters explore the post-World War II bob job Harleys that predated the chopper. Interviews and historical photos detail the development of the chopper from its earliest days, through the outlaw longbike period of the 1960s and 1970s, to the twenty-first century chopper renaissance.

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Review:

In their debut series for young people, the go-ahead publishers for automotive enthusiasts gets it right. These lavishly illustrated single-subject books, which include "Corvette" and "Chopper" will be hot commodities with younger kids as well as car-obsessed teens. Note: the series is one of ten selected by the American Library Association as the year's top non-fiction picks launched in the last 12 months. --Booklist

Synopsis:

Unique pleces of 20th century Americana, Choppers have inspired motorcycle customizers across the globe and are some of the most sought after motorcycles in the world. This book presents a history of Choppers, tracing the genre from the early days when motorcycles were stripped down, or "chopped" in an attempt to improve performance, to modern times, when builders like Jesse James of West Coast Choppers create USD 100,000 works of rolling art.

About this edition

• Publisher: Motorbooks International
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0760313393
• ISBN 13: 9780760313398
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 144