Motorcycle Engineering by P E Irving (29 results)

paperback. Condition: Very Good.

Condition: New.

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Motorcycle Engineering. Book.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback. Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: New.

Condition: New. In.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Octavo, illus liight card wrappers, white & black text to wrapper, 326pp, illus, VG (previous owner's name to front, spine heavily faded, wrapper lightly tanned, soiled & creased, page edges lightly tanned & foxed).

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Motorcycle Engineering, P E Irving. Published by Veloce Enterprises, Inc., 2017. Card covers. 8vo up to 9½" tall., 328pp. with 186 black and white illustrations. Contents are in fine, unmarked condition; covers have very light shelf wear. . This is a faithful reproduction of the 1962 Floyd Clymer U.S.A. Edition of the same title.

paperback, Condition: fair, Clymer Publications, Los Angeles, no date, ca.1966, trade paperbk., 327pp., illusts., fair, $.

Paperback. Condition: New.

Condition: New. Klappentext328 pages, 186 black & white illustrations, size 5.5 x 8.5 inches. This is a faithful reproduction of the 1962 Floyd Clymer U.S.A. Edition of the same title.

Condition: Good. 1962. Second impression. 326 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth covered boards with gilt. Black and white photographs and diagrams. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate shelf wear with some rubbing, fraying and corner bumping. Some moderate marking and tanning, particularly to spine. Gilt lettering remains bright and clear.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 1st edition, 1961. 326 pp. 220x145 mm (8¾"x5¾") approx. The well-known and sought after treatise on all aspects of motorcycle engineering, by the engineer best known for the Vincent motorcycles. Many technical illustrations and B&W photos. Condition: very good in a very good price-clipped dust jacket, which has some minor edge chipping. Please see the photos of the actual item to assess its conditon.

Paperback. Condition: New.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - 328 pages, 186 black & white illustrations, size 5.5 x 8.5 inches. This is a faithful reproduction of the 1962 Floyd Clymer U.S.A. Edition of the same title.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. This book is the result of unquestionably high merit and value. Essentially practical in approach, its scope embraces every component part of a motorcycle and it should find a place in every office where motorcycles or engines are designed or built. Moreover and this is the true measure of its quality, it is a book which will be read with equal interest by the youngest apprentice and by the "Gaffer" himself and both will benefit as much from its accumulated wisdom as from the author's stimulating approach to his subject. **The name of the previous owner is written at the top of the frontispiece The book has light tanning while the covers have shelf rubbing at the extremities.**.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Second Impression. 326pp. incl. index; HB green w/gilt; slight rub; PON front endpaper; some tan on edges; some pen underline, otherwise clean, tight pgs. DJ blue & black w/white-photocover; rubbed & stained w/wear on edges. "A notable feature of the book is the large number of illustrations, in both line and half-tone, which clarify the text and depict features of motorcycle design from the earliest days up to the present time." 8 3/4 x 5 5/8".

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Dust jacket missing. Second printing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. OWNER'S NAME ON UPPER EDGE OF FIRST FREE PAGE. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Temple Press Limited, London, 1962. 2nd impression. Hardcover. 6 x 9". 326 pp. Good in a fair unclipped dust jacket. The dust jacket is protected in a mylar sleeve. Moderate to heavy rubbing and soiling to the dust jacket with chipping, open tears and creases along the edges. Minor soiling and creases to some of the inside pages. Otherwise the text appears unmarked and the binding is solid.

Hardback. Condition: Fine. There are books about motorcycles that celebrate freedom, speed, leather jackets, and the romantic possibility of disappearing down an open road in a cloud of dust and self-invention. And then there is Motorcycle Engineering (1961) by P. E. Irving , which comes at the subject from the far more serious and, in many ways, more seductive angle of asking: yes, but how does the blasted thing actually work? Published by Temple Press and offered here as a First Edition , this is not a book for the merely decorative admirer of motorcycles. This is a book for people who look at an engine and feel a stirring of respect normally reserved for cathedrals, bridges, and obscure but elegant mathematical proofs. It belongs to that noble class of technical volumes written in an age when engineering was still allowed to sound like engineering: exacting, practical, quietly authoritative, and entirely unconcerned with whether the reader might prefer a colourful infographic. P. E. Irving, of course, was no lightweight scribbler parachuted into the subject for a quick publishing opportunity. He was a genuine engineer, one of those formidable practical minds who understood that motorcycles are not merely lifestyle accessories with chrome. They are intricate, purposeful machines, balanced precariously between combustion, metallurgy, geometry, vibration, and the optimistic assumption that all these forces can be persuaded to cooperate at speed. In lesser hands, this might sound dry. In Irving?s hands, it becomes the sort of thing that can make mechanically inclined readers go a bit misty-eyed. Because motorcycle engineering is, when you think about it, an almost absurdly elegant business. You are taking controlled explosions, harnessing them in a compact metal frame, and asking the result to remain stable while carrying a human being over uneven ground at improbable velocity. The fact that this works at all is one of civilisation?s more persuasive arguments in its own favour. A book like this opens the casing on that miracle and says: here are the principles, the systems, the stresses, the compromises, and the reasons your beloved machine either sings like a masterpiece or rattles like a cutlery drawer on a hill. The charm of a 1961 engineering book lies partly in its confidence. This was an era that still believed in understanding things properly. Not just pressing a button, not just replacing a sealed unit, but really understanding. Combustion, chassis design, suspension, materials, performance, mechanical efficiency: all of it laid out with the assumption that the reader is either capable of learning or ought to be. There is something wonderfully stern and civilised about that. The book does not beg to entertain. It simply assumes that engineering is already interesting, and if the reader has any sense, they will agree. And in fairness, it is interesting. Hugely so. Even for readers who do not intend to rebuild a machine in a draughty shed while muttering about tolerances, a book like Motorcycle Engineering has enormous fascination. It reveals the hidden logic behind the machine, the practical intelligence embedded in every component, and the endless balancing act between power, weight, durability, cost, and control. It also reminds one that the sleek glamour of motorcycling has always depended on an army of clever people doing rather a lot of difficult sums and test runs behind the scenes. This Fine First Edition copy from Crappy Old Books has an added layer of appeal because first editions of serious technical works possess a certain austere glamour all their own. This is not collectible in the flashy, celebrity-memoir sense. It is collectible in the much more satisfying sense of being an original document from a time when engineering knowledge was printed solidly and expected to endure. It has the air of a book that could sit on a workshop shelf, survive decades of consultation, and still look faintly superior to modern paperbacks trying too hard. It is also, frankly, a splendid object for anyone who likes the intellectual side of machinery. Plenty of motoring and motorcycling books are about nostalgia, style, competition, or heroic personalities. This one is about the machine itself: its bones, nerves, and mechanical conscience. It asks the reader not merely to admire, but to comprehend. That is a rarer and more lasting pleasure. In short, Motorcycle Engineering is a serious, rewarding, and faintly magnificent technical classic: a book for riders, restorers, engineers, tinkerers, and anyone who has ever suspected that true romance may lie not only in the ride, but in the valve timing. It offers the pleasure of entering a world where precision matters, understanding matters, and motorcycles are treated not as fashion, but as feats of applied intelligence. A fine first edition for those who believe the most beautiful words in the English language may not be ?I love you,? but something closer to ?the compression ratio has been improved.?

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. 328 pages, 186 black & white illustrations, size 5.5 x 8.5 inches. This is a faithful reproduction of the 1962 Floyd Clymer U.S.A. Edition of the same title. While the primary focus of this publication utilizes 1960's and prior motorcycles as examples, the reader is reminded that engineering theory and the laws of physics do not change and as such, the information it contains is still relevant today. Consequently, this publication is indispensible to those either contemplating modification to a current model or the construction of a 'special' for any form of motorcycle competition. Predominantly a technical work, it is written in terms easily understood by the layman. While it includes geometry and math formulae the reader will be aptly rewarded if they take a moment to comprehend the significance of the examples. Consequently, 'Motorcycle Engineering' is considered by many knowledgeable motorcycle enthusiasts to be the best book ever written on how to construct, improve, modify and fine tune a motorcycle from the 'ground up'. It is our pleasure to offer this reprint to all motorcycle enthusiasts worldwide. 328 pages, 186 black & white illustrations, size 5.5 x 8.5 inches. This is a faithful reproduction of the 1962 Floyd Clymer U.S.A. Edition of the same title. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback / softback. Condition: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. 328 pages, 186 black & white illustrations, size 5.5 x 8.5 inches. This is a faithful reproduction of the 1962 Floyd Clymer U.S.A. Edition of the same title. While the primary focus of this publication utilizes 1960's and prior motorcycles as examples, the reader is reminded that engineering theory and the laws of physics do not change and as such, the information it contains is still relevant today. Consequently, this publication is indispensible to those either contemplating modification to a current model or the construction of a 'special' for any form of motorcycle competition. Predominantly a technical work, it is written in terms easily understood by the layman. While it includes geometry and math formulae the reader will be aptly rewarded if they take a moment to comprehend the significance of the examples. Consequently, 'Motorcycle Engineering' is considered by many knowledgeable motorcycle enthusiasts to be the best book ever written on how to construct, improve, modify and fine tune a motorcycle from the 'ground up'. It is our pleasure to offer this reprint to all motorcycle enthusiasts worldwide. 328 pages, 186 black & white illustrations, size 5.5 x 8.5 inches. This is a faithful reproduction of the 1962 Floyd Clymer U.S.A. Edition of the same title. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. 328 pages, 186 black & white illustrations, size 5.5 x 8.5 inches. This is a faithful reproduction of the 1962 Floyd Clymer U.S.A. Edition of the same title. While the primary focus of this publication utilizes 1960's and prior motorcycles as examples, the reader is reminded that engineering theory and the laws of physics do not change and as such, the information it contains is still relevant today. Consequently, this publication is indispensible to those either contemplating modification to a current model or the construction of a 'special' for any form of motorcycle competition. Predominantly a technical work, it is written in terms easily understood by the layman. While it includes geometry and math formulae the reader will be aptly rewarded if they take a moment to comprehend the significance of the examples. Consequently, 'Motorcycle Engineering' is considered by many knowledgeable motorcycle enthusiasts to be the best book ever written on how to construct, improve, modify and fine tune a motorcycle from the 'ground up'. It is our pleasure to offer this reprint to all motorcycle enthusiasts worldwide. 328 pages, 186 black & white illustrations, size 5.5 x 8.5 inches. This is a faithful reproduction of the 1962 Floyd Clymer U.S.A. Edition of the same title. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.