John Penton and the Off-Road Motorcycle Revolution - Softcover

Youngblood, Ed

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1884313213 ISBN 13: 9781884313219

Publisher: Whitehorse Press, 2000

Synopsis

John Penton has spent his life redefining off-road motorcycling. Here Ed Youngblood presents an exhaustive review of the man and his machine, explaining how major political and economic events affected the creation of the off-road motorcycle in the 1960s, the decline of the market during the 1970s, and the rebound that found KTM motorcycles competing successfully against powerful Japanese manufacturers in the 1990s.

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Synopsis

This book goes beyond the story of a man and his machine. It ties motorcycling into a larger cultural movement, explaining how political and economic events affected the creation of the off-road motorcycle in the 1960s, the precipitous decline of the market during the 1970s, and the rebound that found KTM motorcycles -- successor to the Penton -- competing successfully against the Japanese manufacturers in the 1990s. Consumed by a passion to build better motorcycles and a deep, patriotic desire to lead America to victory, John Penton has spent his life redefining off-road motorcycling. Along the way he helped change the face of American motorcycle competition, the politics of racing, and what Americans expect from their off-road motorcycles.

Edition details

• Publisher: Whitehorse Press
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1884313213
• ISBN 13: 9781884313219
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192