My motorcycling books

This is a full list of my motorcycle books collected down the years as a motoring journalist:

Arctander E – The Book of Motorcycles, Trail Bikes & Scooters – Fawcett – 1965

Allen, C E – Pioneer Motorcycles – Bruce Main-Smith – Reprint

Ayton, C J – Postwar British Motor Cycles – Hamlyn – 1982

Ayton, C J – Japanese Motorcycles – Muller – 1981

Burris, Rod - Velocette - Haynes - 1982

Bacon, R - BSA Bantam 1948-71 - PRC - 1990

Bacon, R - Triumph Bonneville T120 1959-74 - PRC - 1990

Bacon, R - BSA A50/A65 Twins 1962-72 - PRC – 1990

Bacon, R – MM 20 - BMW Postwar Models 1949-69 – Niton – 1991

Bacon, R – MM 6 – AJS & Matchless Postwar Twins 1948-69 – Niton – 1989

Bacon, R – MM 1 – BSA Bantam 1948-71 – Niton – 1989

Bacon, R – MM 9 – Norton Dominator Twins 1949-70 – Niton – 1990

Bacon, R – MM 8 – Triumph T140 Bonneville & Derivatives 1973-88 – Niton – 1990

Bacon, R – MM 5 – Triumph Tiger 100 & 110 1939-61 – Niton – 1989

Bacon, R – MM 7 – BSA unit Singles 1958-73 – Niton – 1990

Bacon, R – MM 19 – Ducati V-Twins Bevel Drive models 1971-86 – Niton – 1991

Bacon, R – MM 14 – Velocette Viper, Venom & Thruxton 1956-70 – Niton – 1990

Bacon, R – Norton Twins – Osprey – 1981

Bacon, R – BMW Twins & Singles – Osprey - 1982

Bacon, R – Encyclopaedia of British Motorcycles from the 1930s – PRC – 1989

Berry, S – The Hot 100 Bikes – SevenOaks – 1998

Burgess-Wise, D – Historic Motorcycles – Hamlyn – 1973

Brown, R – Classic Motorcycles – Select Editions – 1999

Clark, Ronald H – The Rolls-Royce of Motorcycles – Goose & Son – 1974

Crellin, Ralph – Japanese Riders in the Isle of Man – Amulree – 1995

Cook, R A B – Motor Cycling Sports Year Book 1958 – Temple Press – 1958

Chamberlain, P – Motor Cycling Year Book 1953 – Temple Press – 1953

Chamberlain, P – Motor Cycling Year Book 1954 – Temple Press – 1954

Clew, J – The Rest. Of Vintage and Thoroughbred Motorcycles – Haynes - 1976

Currie, B – Classic British Motor Cycles – Chancellor – 1995

Currie, B – Great British Motorcycles of the Fifties – Hamlyn – 1981

Currie, B – Motor Cycling in the 1930s – Hamlyn – 1981

Currie, B – Great British Motor cycles of the Sixties – Hamlyn – 1981

Crichton, B – You and Your Bike – Treasure Press – 1988

Cathcart, A – Dream Bikes – MacDonald Orbis - 1988

Draper, K G – The Two Stroke Engine Its Design and Tuning – Foulis – 1962

Dowds, A – Superbikes – Grange – 2003

Duke, Geoff – In Pursuit of Perfection – Osprey – 1988

Ewing/Wilson – The Adventure of the Iron Camels – Tyndale House - 1979

Fogarty, C – Foggy – Collins Winslow - 2000

Guggenheim – The Art of the Motorcycle – Gugg Museum Publications – 2001

Hume, W E - The Register of Machines - 1991

Higgins, L R - Private Owner - Foulis - 1948

Holmes, T - Classic Motorcycles - PSL - 1986

HMSO - Motor Cycle Roadcraft - 1974

Hide, Reg - Velocette 350/500 Singles - Bruce Main-Smith - 1978

Howdle, P – Best of British – PSL - 1979

Hopwood, B – Whatever Happened to the Brit. Motorcycle Industry – Haynes – 1998

Hicks, R – Classic Motorcycles – CLB – 1993

Henshaw, P – Custom Bikes – Regency House – 1994

Harper, R – BMW R69 and R69S Super Profile – Foulis – 1983

Ixion – Motor cycle Cavalcade – S R Publishers – 1971

Iliffe – Speed and How To Attain It – Iliffe & Sons – 1953

IAM – Advanced Motorcycling – Queen Anne Press – 1982

Jones, R – Taking to the Road (Motorcycling in NZ) – Random House - 2002

Kneale, P – 90 Years of TT Magic – The Manx Experience – 1998

Kneale, P/Snelling – Honda: The TT Winning Years – Amulree – 1998

Knittel, Stefan – Illustrated BMW Buyer’s Guide – Motorbooks Int. – 1990

Lurssen/Matzdorff – Motorcycling Manual for Southern Africa – David Philip – 1984

Ladd, J – The White Helmets – Haynes - 1977

Mortimer, C – Brooklands: Behind The Scenes - Haynes – 1980

McDiarmid – Triumph, The Legend – Smithmark – 1997

Morley, D – The Story of the Motorcycle –Optimum – 1993

Main-Smith, B – The Gold Star Book – BMS Publication – 1974

Main-Smith, B – The Book of the Super Bike Road Tests – BMS - 1972

MotorCycling – Sports Models Road Tests – Transport Bookman Publ. - 1971

Nicholson J B – Modern Motorcycle Mechanics – 1974

Nicks, M – Golden Oldies – PSL – 1981

Nutting, J – Superbikes of the Seventies – Hamlyn – 1978

Osborne, B – Motor Cycling Electrical Manual – Temple – 1953

Osborne, B – Velocette Motorcycles, 1925-52 – Temple Press – 1960

Preston, B – Motorcycle Maintenance – Sampson Low - 1983

Redman, J – Six Times World Champion – Veloce – 1998

Reynolds, J – Pictorial History of Norton Motorcycles – Temple - 1985

Smith, A – Smith & Son, An Expedition into Africa – Hodder & Stoughton – 1984

Shilton, N – A Million Miles To Go – Haynes – 1982

Shipman, Carl – The Boonie Book – HP Books – 1974

Setright, L J K – The Guinness book of Motorcycling – Guinness - 1982

Torrens – The Motor Cyclist’s Workshop – Iliffe – 1961

The Motor Cycle – Motor Cycles and How to Manage Them – Iliffe - 1953

Tragatsch, E – The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Motorcycles – Hamlin – 1977

Tranter, A – Motorcycle Electrical Manual – Haynes - 1979

Willoughby, V – Classic Motorcycles – Hamlyn – 1975

Willoughby, V – The Racing Motorcycle – Hamlyn - 1980

Walker, M – Classic German Racing Motorcycles – Osprey – 1991

Woollett, M – Racing Motorcycles – Hamlyn – 1973

Motorcycle instruction manuals:

Triumph Tiger Cub Workshop Instruction Manual: T15, T20, T20C, T20S

BMW R50, R50S, R60, R69S Stroke Two Series – Bound Photostats

BMW R50, R60, R69S Factory Manual (In four languages) - Factory

Harley-Davidson Panhead Service Manual – Factory - 1948-1957 Rigid