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      • Travel & Transport
        February 2020

        Classic Engines, Modern Fuel

        The Problems, the Solutions

        by Paul Ireland

        This book tells you why and how. This book brings together a collection of popular articles previously published by the author in assorted car magazines. Based on in-depth research carried out at Manchester University, the articles investigate how classic engines respond to modern petrol/gasoline, and the results are presented in a way that any enthusiast can understand. One chapter ranks some brands and grades of modern petrol/gasoline, helping you choose the best type for your vehicle, while other chapters present the findings that debunk some of the myths about petrol/gasoline and engines. Real data is provided to help you tune your classic vehicle, ensuring that it runs as it should, allowing you to experience the pleasure of driving your classic car instead of worrying about it breaking down. The appendix gives a down-to-earth description of how to rebuild and tune SU and similar carburettors.Paul Ireland’s years of experience and no-nonsense scientific approach will help you get the best from your classic car.

      • Travel & Transport
        March 2017

        How your motorcycle works

        Your guide to the components & systems of modern motorcycles

        by Peter Henshaw

        No longer the simple machines they used to be, the modern motorcycle is as complex and diverse as the modern car. In an ever more competitive market, manufacturers are looking for new solutions to old problems – what’s the most efficient transmission? How can emissions and fuel consumption be cut without affecting power? And how can new models be differentiated from one another? This book explains how the modern motorcycle works, in a straightforward style that’s jargon-free and easy to read. It assumes no prior mechanical knowledge, simply an interest in a motorcycle’s workings, and an open mind. The text is accompanied by superb cutaway illustrations from the major motorcycle manufacturers, clearly showing how individual components and systems function. It covers the latest innovations, including traction control and pushbutton gear change, as well as long-established technologies, such as fuel injection and ABS. How Your Motorcycle Works will not transform you into a motorcycle engineer or expert mechanic, but in explaining precisely how everything works, it will increase your understanding, and thus enjoyment, of the machine.

      • Fiction
        May 2013

        Hazardous Material

        by Kurt Kamm

        A firefighter battles a his own painkiller addiction and the infamous Vagos outlaw motorcycle gang. When he joins the Sheriff s Department in a drone search for a meth lab in the Mojave Desert north of Los Angeles, an enigmatic aerospace scientist joins the intrigue. Firefighting, hazardous materials, illicit drugs and aerospace technology are brought together in the fourth in a series of firefighter mysteries by award winning author Kurt Kamm

      • Motorcycles: general interest

        SCOOTERS - LITTLE BOOK OF

        by Steve Lanham

      • Motorcycles: general interest

        TT Rider by Rider

        by Liam McCann

        TT RIDER BY RIDER is a comprehensive collection of profiles of the best riders to have raced at the prestigious Isle of Man Tourist Trophy. From the legendary racers at the beginning of the 20th century like Charlie Collier to the stars of modern TT racing like John McGuinness, Ian Hutchinson and Michael Rutter, this book examines the careers of some of best riders in the history of motorcycle racing. Re-live the sport's golden age in the 1950s, wonder at the skill and courage of riders like future Formula One World Champion John Surtees, superstar Geoff Duke and the legendary Giacomo Agostini in the sport's most dangerous era, and celebrate the magnificent achievements of Tony Rutter in the 1970s, Steve Hislop in the 1980s and Joey Dunlop and Carl Fogarty in the '90s. Packed with superb photographs and statistical information, each profile looks at the riders' successes, failures and iconic moments. This book is a fantastic reference point for all fans of the Isle of Man Tourist Trophy

      • Travel & Transport
        September 2017

        Endstation Abfahrt

        by Rolf Henniges

        Burnout! What now? 23 years after his first big tour of Africa, ex-globetrotter Rolf Henniges sets out to find what he has lost in the meantime - himself. An entertaining motorcycle-odyssey full of adventures and bizarre encounters. An expedition to find the meaning of life.

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