"This book, a polished, winding meditation on the theory and fractiousness of motorcycles, celebrates both their eccentric history and the wary pleasures of touring."―The New Yorker In a book that is "a must for anyone who has loved a motorcycle" (Oliver Sacks), Melissa Pierson captures in vivid, writerly prose the mysterious attractions of motorcycling. She sifts through myth and hyperbole: misrepresentations about danger, about the type of people who ride and why they do so. The Perfect Vehicle is not a mere recitation of facts, nor is it a polemic or apologia. Its vivid historical accounts-the beginnings of the machine, the often hidden tradition of women who ride, the tale of the defiant ones who taunt death on the racetrack-are intertwined with Pierson's own story, which, in itself, shows that although you may think you know what kind of person rides a motorcycle, you probably don't.
The Perfect Vehicle: What It Is About Motorcycles
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Author: Pierson, Melissa Holbrook
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780393318098
Details:
Author: Pierson, Melissa Holbrook
Brand: W. W. Norton & Company
Color: Multicolor
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 242
Release Date: 17-05-1998
Part Number: illustrations
Package Dimensions: 8.1 x 6.0 x 0.7 inches Languages: English
EAN: 9780393318098
