BOB CURRIE
Introduction by Bob Currie
AJS
Ariel
Brough
BSA
Douglas
Excelsior
Francis-Barnett
Greeves
HRD
James
Matchless
Norton
OK-Supreme
P & M
Rex
Royal Enfield
Rudge
Scott
Sunbeam
Triumph
Velocette
Vinvent
Index
For decades the British motorbike reigned supreme. Many of the pioneers of motorbikes design and engineering were British, and up until the end of the 1950s "Made in Britain" was stamped on most of the world´s classics.
Great British Bikes is a celebration of these glorious mechines, from the Excelsior of 1896 to the last bikes from Triumph in 1983. Over 300 colour illustrations portray a range of marques whose names rea as a roll-call of the famous- Ariel, Vincent, Brough, BSA, Matchless, Norton, Velocette, Rex-Acme, and many more. The history is given of each of these manufactures, highlighting all the outstanding and influential models. Great British motorbike industry, but also recaptures the excitement and thrill that the British motorbike industry, but also recaptures the excitement and thrill that the British motorbikes industry, but also recaptures the excitement and thrill that the machines have given generations of owners.