The Vincent in the Barn - Great Stories of Motorcycle Archeology (Softbound Edition)

By: Tom Cotter, ISBN: 9780760344132

You're at a party when someone you've just met that evening says, "I hear you're into motorcycles. Man, you should check out this crazy old bike my Uncle Bobby has in his shed." Your heart skips a beat, and your pulse quickens. Doing your best impersonation of a person whose head is not about to explode with excitement, you casually ask where old Bobby lives and offer to come take a look. Who knows what he might have squirreled away?

It's every motorcyclist's dream: The classic bike parked and forgotten, waiting to be discovered and turned loose on the road again. Author Tom Cotter has chased down 40 great stories of lost, old bikes and the collectors who unearthed them.'There's the great Russian basement stash, the Indian in the attic, the Ducati in the basement, the Vincent in the shed, the bedroom. BSA, and more tales of intrigue, hoarding, dead ends, and mother lodes.

The Vincent in the Barn proves that all the good ones have not been found and provides entertainment and inspiration to every motorcycle fan who ever dreamed of finding that long - lost classic machine.

The Vincent in the Barn 2013 soft cover book offers 40 stories of motorcycle-hunting dreams come true. From Ducatis in basements to Vincents piled in sheds, from Harleys in barns to Brit bikes moldering behind urban garages, these are the stories that fuel every motorcyclist's moto-fantasies.