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John Nelson, Triumph's Service Manager for many years, tells the story of the Triumph Bonneville, one of the all-time classic British bikes, from inception to birth and through to the production of the model, ceasing eight years ago. He chronicles the year by year development, including highly detailed mechanical and cosmetic changes right down to the colour schemes. This edition completes the production history of the Bonnie up to its demise in August 1986. It is completely updated with extra pages of text and pictures plus a reset, comprehensive appendix giving exact specifications and major part numbers for every year of production.

Unfortunately Bill recently passed away (August 14th, 2007)

This Book comes Highly Recommended by All at BBB! 

Bill Lomas started racing in the immediate postwar years while still a schoolboy.     He went on to be a works rider for Royal Enfield, Velocette, AJS, Matchless, NSU, MV Agusta, Benelli and Moto Guzzi. This book, written in his own words, tells it the way it was, with behind the scenes activity, the highs and the lows of motorcycle racing in the "Golden Years" and more. He paints a vivid picture of what it was like to race with the great names of the period until his retirement in 1958.It is an amazing story and told with great humour and the deep knowledge of someone who was there.
Hardback, 304 pages

This is a complete history of the Triumph Terrier and Tiger Cub motorcycles from the first prototypes in 1952 to the last BSA-built machines in 1967. Author Mike Estall is the Tiger Cub and Terrier Marque Specialist for the Vintage Motor Cycle Club, has owned and/or restored many Tiger Cubs and Terriers and runs a worldwide information service for owners, so he is uniquely qualified to write this comprehensive history of Triumph`s postwar lightweights.
hardback, 208 pages

The BSA Unit Twin range was launched in the early 1960s, and remained in production until the demise of BSA in 1973. They never attracted quite the plaudits heaped on their Triumph equivalents, but they were robust, popular machines, beloved of tourers, racers and off-roaders alike.

Powered by parallel-twin engines of 500 and 650cc, they were, until the arrival of the three- cylinder Rocket, BSA?s top-of-the-range machines.

The author has written the first full-length book to deal with the BSA A50 and A65 Unit-twin range. He gives us history, full specification details, year-by-year changes, competition fortunes and riding experiences. Also described is the complete restoration of a bike ? a 1965 Lightning bought especially for this book.
Hardback, 176 Pages

From 1937, when the first Gold Star made its debut at Brooklands, to 1962 when production ceased, the Gold Star BSA had a loyal band of followers, Why this should be is told inthis excellent book by respected motorcycle historian Mick Walker, who tells the whole story of the Gold Star and its competition successes.
Hardback, 264 Pages