Motorcycle Techbooks

By: Spencer Drate, Judith Salavetz . This lavishly illustrated book showcases more than fifty of the top international motorcycle artists, studios, custom bike-builders, and bike shops. As the first comprehensive survey of the best custom bike-painting...

By: Dave Perewitz, Mike Seate, Simon Green . As a young man, Dave Perewitz spent so much time customizing motorcycles in his parents' garage that his hobby turned into a business: Perewitz Cycle Fabrication. Today he is the top custom bike builder on...

By: Dave Nichols, Andrea Cambridge, Michael Lichte . A stunt man and side show performer made famous by the Discovery Channel, Indian Larry Desmedt is best remembered for his remarkable custom motorcycles, his wild tattoos, and his love for building and...

By: Arlen Ness, Michael Lichter . In the beginning, there was Arlen Ness. Before Jesse James, Billy Lane, and the battling Teutuls, Arlen Ness started the business of building celebrity choppers. He is a long-time custom motorcycle builder whose bikes...

By: Timothy White . This unabridged compact edition of this popular title is a stunning celebration of Larry Desmedt (1949–2004), genius motorcycle builder/artist, daredevil extraordinaire and introspective philosopher, better known as Indian Larry...

By: Billy Lane, Michael Lichter . Billy Lane, owner of Choppers Inc., lives, eats, and breathes choppers. Since securing a secret cache of Easyriders magazines as a young boy, Billy has equated choppers with freedom. By the time he earned an engineering...

By: Mike Seate . This book presents a step-by-step guide to building a West Coast Choppers C.F.L. kit. Kit choppers are hot commodities. While few people can afford to buy a custom-built chopper from one of the high-end builders like Jesse James-bikes...

By: Dennis W. Parks . Whether you own a custom motorcycle or a flamed-out hot rod, beautifully finished metal parts are the finishing touch that transforms a nice machine into a million-dollar baby. Aluminum and steel can be polished, chromed, anodized,...

By: Timothy Remus . Cruiser owners have never been in a better position to personalize their machines. An explosion of interest in the metric market means that there are now more aftermarket parts than ever before. Performance & Customizing Guide for...

By: Timothy Remus . Choppers are back! And though the styling might look the same as thirty years ago, the new bikes are assembled from parts that are better in every way from anything available in 1969. New Knuckle and Panhead engines put out 80 and...

By: David H. Jacobs . The Secrets for Making Any Bike Look Its Best And you thought you knew how to clean your bike. Think again! David H. Jacobs Jr. will teach you things you didn't even know you didn't know. Detailing is much more than a quick...

By: JoAnn Bortles . We're in the midst of the biggest boom in motorcycle customization since the days of Easy Rider. Todays custom bikes feature elaborate paint schemes worthy of hanging in museums and worthy of even more elaborate price tags. A...