NZ'S TOP BIKES IN PRINT
Now we all know what we are getting or giving for Christmas or that next birthday. “Classics – Great Motorcycles and People” is a newly published coffee table book featuring stunning colour images and detailed histories of iconic New Zealand motorcycles, as well as stories of the people who made them famous.
It is a unique approach featuring collaboration between top motorcycle photographer Geoff Osborne and writer Shane Kelly, capturing the rich history and raw mechanical beauty of some of New Zealand’s greatest bikes.
The book features detailed photos, while the stories include the history of the marque, the background of each individual bike and interviews with famous Kiwis past and present who have a close association with each bike.
There aren't many motorcycling books that cover both tarmac and dirt, but this one does reflecting the way most Kiwi enthusiasts taste a bit of life on both sides of the fence.
The bikes featured are:
· Graeme Crosby’s Suzuki XR69 – a rare works example.
· Yamaha TZ750 – is this the greatest Grand Prix motorcycle of all time?
· Ivan Miller’s Suzuki RN400 – a multiple championship winner works models.
· From the talented Ken McIntosh, Manx Norton, Egli Vincent and Jawa 500
· Ginger Molloy’s first Bultaco TSS125 and his GP campaigns
· Russell Burling’s CZ360 twin port - a model that changed the motocross world.
· John Nicholson’s Triumph TR5 and Yamaha DT1 - creating new design directions.
Classics has in-depth interviews with motorcycling greats including: Graeme Crosby, John Boote, Ginger Molloy, Ivan Miller, Peter Ploen and Stu Avant and also features passionate and talented enthusiasts : Ken McIntosh, Alistair Wilton, Russell Burling and John Nicholson.
Classics – Great Motorcycles and People is a terrific read, and you don’t have to be an enthusiast to find this book highly entertaining. The book is being published by Osborne and Kelly as a project born out of their passion for great bikes. Both are great blokes, personal friends and sometimes contributors to this web site.
It is available via a website www.apexbikes.com
It is a unique approach featuring collaboration between top motorcycle photographer Geoff Osborne and writer Shane Kelly, capturing the rich history and raw mechanical beauty of some of New Zealand’s greatest bikes.
The book features detailed photos, while the stories include the history of the marque, the background of each individual bike and interviews with famous Kiwis past and present who have a close association with each bike.
There aren't many motorcycling books that cover both tarmac and dirt, but this one does reflecting the way most Kiwi enthusiasts taste a bit of life on both sides of the fence.
The bikes featured are:
· Graeme Crosby’s Suzuki XR69 – a rare works example.
· Yamaha TZ750 – is this the greatest Grand Prix motorcycle of all time?
· Ivan Miller’s Suzuki RN400 – a multiple championship winner works models.
· From the talented Ken McIntosh, Manx Norton, Egli Vincent and Jawa 500
· Ginger Molloy’s first Bultaco TSS125 and his GP campaigns
· Russell Burling’s CZ360 twin port - a model that changed the motocross world.
· John Nicholson’s Triumph TR5 and Yamaha DT1 - creating new design directions.
Classics has in-depth interviews with motorcycling greats including: Graeme Crosby, John Boote, Ginger Molloy, Ivan Miller, Peter Ploen and Stu Avant and also features passionate and talented enthusiasts : Ken McIntosh, Alistair Wilton, Russell Burling and John Nicholson.
Classics – Great Motorcycles and People is a terrific read, and you don’t have to be an enthusiast to find this book highly entertaining. The book is being published by Osborne and Kelly as a project born out of their passion for great bikes. Both are great blokes, personal friends and sometimes contributors to this web site.
It is available via a website www.apexbikes.com
