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Ride Free Forever - The Legend of Harley-Davidson, av Oluf F. Zierl (text) och Dieter Rebmann (foto)
Ett praktverk i två delar (som ligger i en bokkassett) om den legendariska motorcykeln Harley-Davidson.
Two volumes in a slipcase. A detailed and exhaustive portrait of Harley-Davidson.
The first volume is a complete encyclopaedia of every single motorcycle that has ever left the Harley factory in Milwaukee - from the Silent Gray Fellow and legendary Big Twin all the way to current models. It is also an intimate insight into the company history. (History. Models. Special Editions. Dealers. Races.)
The second volume looks at the world of Harley fandom - including Hells Angels and "rubbies". (Company. People. Clubs. Events. Customs. Sports. Art & Culture.)
There’s the Legend itself— Harley-Davidson Motor Co. – and then there’s the book destined to be something of a legend in its own right, “Harley-Davidson the Legend.”
These books stand out, not only because of the quality and breadth of its content, but because of their sheer size. 708 pages on glossy high-quality bond paper make them by far the biggest and most comprehensive books on the Motor Company I’ve yet seen. In addition to the weight of their construction, they also carries the weight of Harley-Davidson itself, as an official licensed product.
Interestingly, this masterpiece about one of the most American of brand names was created by two men you may have expected to write about BMW; they are both from Germany.
Oluf Fritz Zierl was born in Munich and co-author/photographer Dieter Rebmann is from Sindelfingen, Germany. Each is a photojournalist with extensive experience working in automotive and powersports subject matter.
Like most other books about Harley-Davidson written as histories with their release to roughly coincide with the observance of one of H-D’s many anniversaries, the books starts out with a detailed retelling of how it all began in Milwaukee.
But this account is not only in greater depth than most, it is illustrated in more detail, as well. For example, in explaining how the company came to be a “corporation” not just four guys building some new contraption, the authors relate the story of the process of incorporation, complete with an image of the handwritten subscription list signed by the four founders, showing their respective number of shares, dated September 17, 1907.
William S. Harley, chief engineer and treasurer held the least — five shares at $100 a share — while the company’s first president, Walter Davidson held the most with 50 shares.
The development of the company as reflected in the design and technology of the product, expansion of the business model, exports and its entry — if reluctantly — into racing is treated in scrupulous detail with insights not found in most similar books.
There is a decidedly human side to the whole story, as well reflecting the fact that without some extraordinary people, companies like Harley-Davidson just can’t happen. One of the best stories in the book is about Corporal Roy Holtz from Chippewa Falls, Wis., and how, on November 8, 1918, he rode his Harley sidecar rig into captivity behind German lines in World War I.
Holtz, it turns out, is the soldier riding a motorcycle past a column of surrendered German troops in a famous photograph with the hand-written caption on it saying, “The first yank and Harley to enter Germany. 11/12/18.” It turns out, it is more likely that Holtz was actually leaving Germany to re-join his unit after three days as a POW in Germany when the photo was taken!
As unique and detailed as the narrative is, the images that number in the hundreds offer some surprises, as well. Atop the list would be the four-page centrefold that shows all the component parts of a complete motorcycle, save those that are welded or riveted together laid out in one place. The subject was a completely disassembled 1997 FLSTS Heritage Springer Softail.
Photographed from over 50 feet above the floor where the entire thing was laid out, the remarkable image includes every nut, bolt and screw that was part of the bike from the rear-view mirrors down to the contact patch of the tires. The layout of the parts covered an area 28 feet long by 8 and a half feet wide!
From the early days and the founders to biker gangs, to the Shriners, Motor Maids, movie stars, war-time bikes, racing, touring, customs and much more, “Harley-Davidson the Legend” has it covered. If you want to have only “one book” about Harley-Davidson on your bookshelf, these would probably be the ones to have.”
De inbundna böckerna (helklotband) med förlagets dekorerade skyddsomslag är helt nya och i nyskick. På omslagets baksida på band nr 2 finns några ränder i lamineringen, något som har uppstått i samband med att boken har producerats. Böckerna är rikligt illustrerade med fotografier och reproduktioner i färg och svartvitt. Böckerna ligger i en läcker bokkassett.
Här kommer detaljerna:
Kassettens mått:
Höjd/bredd ca 330/280 mm
Ryggbredd ca 63 mm
Böckernas mått:
Höjd/bredd ca 320/280 mm
Ryggbredd ca 28 mm
Total vikt ca 5530 gram
Sidantal 362/344
Författare Oluf F. Zierl
Foto Dieter Rebmann
Förlag Könemann
Språk engelska
Utgivningsår 1998
ISBN 3-89508-297-X
Porto: Skickas i ett registrerat paket med Schenker som kostar 145 kr (Schenker 9 kg men visar det sig att bokverket säkert kan packas i ett 7 kg-paket så lägger jag med mellanskillnaden, SEK 26,00). Tänk på att ett paket med Schenker normalt tar ca 1-3 arbetsdagar för leverans inom landet! Boken kommer att bli mycket väl emballerad. Sampackar gärna om du vinner flera auktioner.
Betalning: VÄNLIGEN BETALA INOM 2 DYGN EFTER AVSLUTAD AUKTION!
Ett praktverk i två delar (som ligger i en bokkassett) om den legendariska motorcykeln Harley-Davidson.
Two volumes in a slipcase. A detailed and exhaustive portrait of Harley-Davidson.
The first volume is a complete encyclopaedia of every single motorcycle that has ever left the Harley factory in Milwaukee - from the Silent Gray Fellow and legendary Big Twin all the way to current models. It is also an intimate insight into the company history. (History. Models. Special Editions. Dealers. Races.)
The second volume looks at the world of Harley fandom - including Hells Angels and "rubbies". (Company. People. Clubs. Events. Customs. Sports. Art & Culture.)
There’s the Legend itself— Harley-Davidson Motor Co. – and then there’s the book destined to be something of a legend in its own right, “Harley-Davidson the Legend.”
These books stand out, not only because of the quality and breadth of its content, but because of their sheer size. 708 pages on glossy high-quality bond paper make them by far the biggest and most comprehensive books on the Motor Company I’ve yet seen. In addition to the weight of their construction, they also carries the weight of Harley-Davidson itself, as an official licensed product.
Interestingly, this masterpiece about one of the most American of brand names was created by two men you may have expected to write about BMW; they are both from Germany.
Oluf Fritz Zierl was born in Munich and co-author/photographer Dieter Rebmann is from Sindelfingen, Germany. Each is a photojournalist with extensive experience working in automotive and powersports subject matter.
Like most other books about Harley-Davidson written as histories with their release to roughly coincide with the observance of one of H-D’s many anniversaries, the books starts out with a detailed retelling of how it all began in Milwaukee.
But this account is not only in greater depth than most, it is illustrated in more detail, as well. For example, in explaining how the company came to be a “corporation” not just four guys building some new contraption, the authors relate the story of the process of incorporation, complete with an image of the handwritten subscription list signed by the four founders, showing their respective number of shares, dated September 17, 1907.
William S. Harley, chief engineer and treasurer held the least — five shares at $100 a share — while the company’s first president, Walter Davidson held the most with 50 shares.
The development of the company as reflected in the design and technology of the product, expansion of the business model, exports and its entry — if reluctantly — into racing is treated in scrupulous detail with insights not found in most similar books.
There is a decidedly human side to the whole story, as well reflecting the fact that without some extraordinary people, companies like Harley-Davidson just can’t happen. One of the best stories in the book is about Corporal Roy Holtz from Chippewa Falls, Wis., and how, on November 8, 1918, he rode his Harley sidecar rig into captivity behind German lines in World War I.
Holtz, it turns out, is the soldier riding a motorcycle past a column of surrendered German troops in a famous photograph with the hand-written caption on it saying, “The first yank and Harley to enter Germany. 11/12/18.” It turns out, it is more likely that Holtz was actually leaving Germany to re-join his unit after three days as a POW in Germany when the photo was taken!
As unique and detailed as the narrative is, the images that number in the hundreds offer some surprises, as well. Atop the list would be the four-page centrefold that shows all the component parts of a complete motorcycle, save those that are welded or riveted together laid out in one place. The subject was a completely disassembled 1997 FLSTS Heritage Springer Softail.
Photographed from over 50 feet above the floor where the entire thing was laid out, the remarkable image includes every nut, bolt and screw that was part of the bike from the rear-view mirrors down to the contact patch of the tires. The layout of the parts covered an area 28 feet long by 8 and a half feet wide!
From the early days and the founders to biker gangs, to the Shriners, Motor Maids, movie stars, war-time bikes, racing, touring, customs and much more, “Harley-Davidson the Legend” has it covered. If you want to have only “one book” about Harley-Davidson on your bookshelf, these would probably be the ones to have.”
De inbundna böckerna (helklotband) med förlagets dekorerade skyddsomslag är helt nya och i nyskick. På omslagets baksida på band nr 2 finns några ränder i lamineringen, något som har uppstått i samband med att boken har producerats. Böckerna är rikligt illustrerade med fotografier och reproduktioner i färg och svartvitt. Böckerna ligger i en läcker bokkassett.
Här kommer detaljerna:
Kassettens mått:
Höjd/bredd ca 330/280 mm
Ryggbredd ca 63 mm
Böckernas mått:
Höjd/bredd ca 320/280 mm
Ryggbredd ca 28 mm
Total vikt ca 5530 gram
Sidantal 362/344
Författare Oluf F. Zierl
Foto Dieter Rebmann
Förlag Könemann
Språk engelska
Utgivningsår 1998
ISBN 3-89508-297-X
Porto: Skickas i ett registrerat paket med Schenker som kostar 145 kr (Schenker 9 kg men visar det sig att bokverket säkert kan packas i ett 7 kg-paket så lägger jag med mellanskillnaden, SEK 26,00). Tänk på att ett paket med Schenker normalt tar ca 1-3 arbetsdagar för leverans inom landet! Boken kommer att bli mycket väl emballerad. Sampackar gärna om du vinner flera auktioner.
Betalning: VÄNLIGEN BETALA INOM 2 DYGN EFTER AVSLUTAD AUKTION!
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