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SUPERBIKE: AN ILLUSTRATED EARLY HISTORY

Author: Kevin Cameron, John Owens

Hardcover

190 pages

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Superbike: An Illustrated Early History, written by Kevin Cameron with photography by John Owens, grew in part from a black-and-white photo essay published 35 years ago in American motorcycle magazine Cycle.

The Look of Speed featured Owens’ thought-provoking images of Yoshimura Research and Development of America founder Hideo “Pops” Yoshimura and former magazine editor and 1977 Daytona Superbike race-winner Cook Neilson, among other tuners and riders.

The photos published in this book were taken at tracks that populated the American road-racing scene at that time: Daytona International Speedway, Bryar Motorsports Park, Laguna Seca Raceway, Pocono International Raceway and Road America.

“The desire to go fast, brake, turn and accelerate isn’t that complicated,” Cameron writes. Yet this book clearly illustrates and uniquely explains the countless challenges that manufacturers, teams and riders faced attempting to accomplish those goals.

Customer Reviews

Based on 11 reviews
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Excellent experience

The staff for Motorcycle Classics at Barber Vintage Fest were excellent.

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Ben Ousley
Well below my expectations

I am a big fan of Kevin's work. I was expecting more thorough technical detail and more of it. Many pages were repeats of the same subject on multiple motorcycles. (dual discs, chain tensioners, exc.)
I am normally absorbed in Kevins work so completely that I cannot put it down, Not so much this time!

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Joseph Pecora
The Greatest Magazine

I only look forward to riding more than I look forward to my next issue of Motorcycle Classics.

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John Burke

I expected much more written content.
There is a lot of pages with merely a paragraph accompanying a photo.
I’m glad I did not pay full price

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Francis Dance
Excellent Photos by John Owens with Insightful Commentary by Kevin Cameron

This is a superb work with top-shelf printing of photos by John Owens documenting the 1970s and 1980s evolution of Superbike racing in America.

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Customer Reviews

Based on 11 reviews
82%
(9)
0%
(0)
18%
(2)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
100.0
100.0
C
Customer
Excellent experience

The staff for Motorcycle Classics at Barber Vintage Fest were excellent.

B
Ben Ousley
Well below my expectations

I am a big fan of Kevin's work. I was expecting more thorough technical detail and more of it. Many pages were repeats of the same subject on multiple motorcycles. (dual discs, chain tensioners, exc.)
I am normally absorbed in Kevins work so completely that I cannot put it down, Not so much this time!

J
Joseph Pecora
The Greatest Magazine

I only look forward to riding more than I look forward to my next issue of Motorcycle Classics.

J
John Burke

I expected much more written content.
There is a lot of pages with merely a paragraph accompanying a photo.
I’m glad I did not pay full price

F
Francis Dance
Excellent Photos by John Owens with Insightful Commentary by Kevin Cameron

This is a superb work with top-shelf printing of photos by John Owens documenting the 1970s and 1980s evolution of Superbike racing in America.

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