Motorcycles We Loved in the 1980S

With stunning bikes, technical advancements and pivotal milestones, the 1980s was a vibrant period for motorcycling in Britain. Accelerating sales saw the decade begin with the old, twin-shock Universal Japanese Motorcycles and end with race replicas, fully-faired tourers and screaming strokers. Bike sport grew and had a bigger influence on what was being ridden on the road. Learners became restricted to 125s, and the Paris-Dakar Rally spawned a new class of road-going replicas such as the Africa Twin, the precursors of today's popular adventure bikes. And on the street, hooligan 'LC Johnnys' evolved into Simpson Bandit-wearing 'streetfighters' and day-glo-bedecked road racers on GSX-Rs.Having ridden and written about virtually every new bike since the 1970s, Phil West looks back at fifty motorcycles that were all hugely loved and lusted over during the decade that inspired a generation of bikers.

ISBN:	9780750996112
Publisher:	The History Press
Imprint:	The History Press
Published date:	29 Oct 2021
DEWEY:	629.227509048
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Sales rank:	31203
Number of pages:	160
Weight:	358g
Height:	167mm
Width:	191mm
Spine width:	11mm

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