Mick Walker's German Racing Motorcycles - Softcover

Mick Walker

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0953131122 ISBN 13: 9780953131129

Publisher: Brooklands Books Ltd., 1999

Synopsis

Author: Mick Walker. For a considerable period covered by this book, there were two distinct Germanys; West and East. Under very different political regimes they produced some highly innovative and competitive racing machinery. German motorcycles were often in the vanguard of technical progress, and were good enough to win world titles. In this respect, the top names in the solo categories were NSU and Kreidler, while BMW, Fath, Munch and Konig did the business on three wheels. Like Japan, Germany was faced with rebuilding a shattered country following at the end of World War 2. Like the Japanese, they overcame all the problems not only to create an economic miracle, but also to construct world-beating motorcycles. Much of this success was thanks to Germany’s pool of skilled engineers, both at factory and private level. Thus, Germany could be said to have contributed to the development of the sport in a wide variety of ways, engineers, machines, riders, circuits, and even record-breakers. The German motorcycle racing story has them all. Contents: Adler, BMW Solos, BMW Sidecars, DKW, Fath, Horex, Konig, Kreidler, Maico, Munch, MZ, NSU, Simson and Zundapp. Over 500 pictures.

About this title

About the Author

A leading authority on all forms of motorcycle sport, Mick Walker has been a successful racer, tuner and team manager, and still rides regularly. He was a former editor of Motorcycle Enthusiast, and published over 100 books including in this series, Derek Minter: The King of Brands, Geoff Duke: The Stylish Champion, Bob McIntyre: The Flying Scot and Mike Hailwood: The Fans' Favourite.

Edition details

• Publisher: Brooklands Books Ltd.
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0953131122
• ISBN 13: 9780953131129
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224