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By: Jack Bacon .
The 1920s were an amazing decade in motorcycle development. New motorcycle manufacturers and new designs for motorcycles seemed to sprout like green shoots in those post war years. Many of these motorcycle manufacturers departed just as quickly as they arrived, but they have left behind a staggeringly rich diversity of machinery.
This book describes, in as much detail as possible, over 50 of these lesser known motorcycles, providing a wealth of information on makes from Abbotsford and Alwin to Turner, Weaver and the Xtra Car - not forgetting the many transient, but somewhat better known marques such as Blackburne, Radco and Raleigh for example. Each model and make is described in detail and accompanied by as many illustrations as possible, many taken from period advertisements and show catalogues to be sure of authenticity.
Lost Motorcycles also offers some fascinating and helpful insights into the many facets of motorcycling during the I 920s - the roads and garages, suspension, tyres and clothing for example - all of which helps set these motorcycles in their period and gives a real feel for what motorcycling must have been like some 80 years ago. Absolutely invaluable to restorers and historians of early British motorcycles.
