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Harley-Davidson Century

Get ready to rock, roll and rumble through 100 years of Harley-Davidson history. Hit the highway with acknowledged authorities as you travel through a full century of Panheads, Shovelheads, Knuckleheads, Cafe Racers and Evolutions. Cruise through the history of power and speed with Cycle World columnist Kevin Cameron as he documents the Motor Company's delicate balance between technology and tradition. Go hog wild with Hunter S. Thompson and Brock Yates as they outline the evolution of the outlaw image and the culture spawned by Harley-Davidson. Peter Egan sheds light on the XLCR Cafe Racer and best-selling authors Girdler, Field and Anderson add their expertise to deliver the most comprehensive history ever published on the Company and its highly sought-after motorcycles. Filled with hundreds of stunning new color photographs.

Hardcover: 384 pages

Publisher: Motorbooks; First edition (November 8, 2002)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0760311552

ISBN-13: 978-0760311554

Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 1.5 x 12 inches

Shipping Weight: 6.5 pounds

Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)

Best Sellers Rank: #439,853 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #72 in Books > Engineering & Transportation > Automotive > Motorcycles > History #1061 in Books > Engineering & Transportation > Transportation > History

Wow ! That is the first thing that comes to mind when going through this book. Although I have quite some books about HD I'm very impressed by this huge book.Written by the best authors around, with stunning photographs that you haven't seen in other books and printed on thick high quality paper this book is great value for money.The book describes all the different parts of HD history by going through all the models that have been produced the last 100 years. Not so much the technical descriptions are to be found but more the stories behind the models. The TC-88 story as an example is like a fairy tale if you're a HD-lover. How did they come up with the idea, what did they do and what problems they encountered, how they solved it and why certain things are the way they are is all in this story.If youre looking for a book that describes all the different colours, serialnumbers and options for each modelyear than this is NOT your book, but if you like the story of HD, beautifull pictures of almost every model and good stories and tales by the best writers that don't hesitate and order this heavy book.I would still buy it if it was twice the price! It's absolutely fantastic!

I compared this book to the other Harley books out there, and this is the one to buy. The story here is not the "canned" story put out by the factory, but the true story as told by real Harley aficionados. And, this book has writing from Hunter S. Thompson, you can't get him in the "factory" book! The photos are great and the writing is interesting and concise. By the way, this is a BIG book, so clear space on the coffee table. If you are a Harley fan, you are going to love this book.

This book is worth every penny just for the photography alone. The fascinating and informative text is like a bonus. This is the real Harley story, not the corporate propoganda garbage the Motor Company puts out. The Hunter Thompson essay is hilarious. Buy it.

This is the ultimate Harley book. It includes tons of photos that I have never seen before and there are 10 or 20 authors who contributed, each in an area of expertise. Very cool concept! If I had a coffee table, this would be the centerpiece. It is a huge book in both pounds and inches, so beware.

I bought this as a gift for my Father, who enjoyed it. It can be read from cover to cover, something coffee table books often lack, and has interesting material in it. There are enough good pictures of Harleys from the early days all the way up to modern history that you can open it up anywhere and read some small nugget about something interesting. It is about on par with other enthusiast books chronicling the history of a product or brand. Darwin Holmstrom is no J. K. Rowling, but if you like Harley Davidson, this is a good book to have in your collection.

This book has it all. Facts, stories from guest writers and great pictures. The only downsides are the print is pretty small, so after a while you are squinting or looking for the reading glasses, and book is pretty heavy due to the high grade paper.Being a new HD owner, I wanted to find out some history and this tells most of it. Now I know what the heck a knucklehead, a shovelhead and a panhead means!Highly recommended.

I gave this to my son-in-law as a gift and he loved it ! I previewed it before giving it and thought that it had great pictures, was well written, covered the history and models thoroughly, and would interest anyone who has an interest in knowing about Harley-Davidson motorcycles and the company's history. My son-in-law is not an avid reader and it was still a hit !

Loved this book and the detail involved in the history given on Harley going through each stage it did as far as the flathead, to the panhead, to the shovelhead and so forth. There is also no bias as far as the authors being pro Harley or anti with what took place with the company itself.

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