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Old 22-01-07, 11:39 AM   #1
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Default favourite biking books?

Well, looks like winters finally here, so i'm snuggling in and re-reading some old faves, wondering if anyone had any recommendations. My favourites are Hunter Thompson's Hells Angels, Long way round, Jupiters Travels, and Sonny Bargers autobiog.

Anyone care to add to the list?
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Old 22-01-07, 11:56 AM   #2
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A trip through the Pennines.

Moores Moors

Fell walking made easy

Dartmoor in Spring

Ben Nevis for Beginners

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Old 22-01-07, 11:57 AM   #3
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This is one of my faves !
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Old 22-01-07, 11:59 AM   #4
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This is one of my faves !
Was far too violent for my liking!
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Old 22-01-07, 12:02 PM   #5
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Seriously...

Regeneration - Pat Barker
1984 - George Orwell
Clockwork Orange - Anthony Burgess
Adventure Motorcycling Hanbook - Chis Scott
The Men Who Stare at Goats - Jon Ronson
Them (Adventures with Extremists) - Jon Ronson
Freefall - Tom Read (Charles Bruce)
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Old 22-01-07, 12:10 PM   #6
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The great big book of Harley Davidson (it was a pop-up)
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Old 22-01-07, 12:16 PM   #7
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A book I quite enjoyed with a nod to biking culture was Billy Morgan by Joolz Denby.
(£6.99 on play.com........sorry for the advert!)
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Old 22-01-07, 12:26 PM   #8
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Seriously...

Regeneration - Pat Barker
1984 - George Orwell
Clockwork Orange - Anthony Burgess
Adventure Motorcycling Hanbook - Chis Scott
The Men Who Stare at Goats - Jon Ronson
Them (Adventures with Extremists) - Jon Ronson
Freefall - Tom Read (Charles Bruce)
Regeneration is hardly a bike book though, is it?
Even if it is a superb book. They called it Passchendaele by Lyn Macdonald is superb also
but does not contain many references to GSXRs.
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Old 22-01-07, 12:36 PM   #9
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Default Re: favourite biking books?

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favourite biking books?
Hmmmm... I think a respondent or two didn't read/understand the question.

Anyhoo, some of the above and:

Desert Biking - Chris Scott
Whatever Happened to the British Motorcycle Industry? - Bert Hopwood

Plenty more, I'll think about it.
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