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Title: Bmw Motorcycles: Darwin Holmstrom and Brian J. Nelson by Darwin Holmstrom, Brian J. Nelson ISBN: 0-7603-1098-X Publisher: MBI Publishing Pub. Date: June, 2002 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $34.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (3 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Wow! Blew me away!
Comment: I expected another boring book about BMWs, but instead of the mind-numbing parts lists that pass for books on the subject, this one was actually a blast to read. I even laughed out loud. The history was there, and I learned a lot I didn't know, especially about the bikes that were exported to North America, but what struck me was how entertaining the book was. I bought it because of the great photography and wasn't even expecting to read it, but once I started, I couldn't put it down. This is by far the best BMW book ever published.
Rating: 5
Summary: Best BMW bike book available, so far?
Comment: Having on my shelf just about every BMW motorcycle book available on Amazon[.com] (and I did not pay the high prices currently showing for some titles, even though I bought them via Amazon[.com] vendors!), I must say, as far as quality of photographs, this is the best!
Text is also very good. Some books on BMWs that are/were available are very slight - at least one of the ones I bought via Amazon is a remainder from England - a "packaged" book; part of a series on various makes of bike, with little text and photos used in several titles.
Having owned a BMW (R100RT) when I lived in London, England, and now a R1100RT, I can attest to their being fine machines -bikes that deserve such a worthy book on them.
I agree with the author's review that many other books on BMWs focus on the early history and concern earlier types and do not contain much on the later models. I think the author is arguably not stating the obvious reason here. This is maybe because they were written before the current "oilhead" twins were produced so understandably could not cover them, or if revised then the books were merely slightly updated after these newer types arrived on the scene so include only a chapter or so on them?
This book being recently published is (obviously)as a result more timely on its coverage.
As a rider of Triumphs some years ago, I'm saving up to buy the similar volume covering that historical make as well - not seen it but I'm sure it will make a fine companion to this title.
A great book at a reasonable price, considering the wealth of color photos, for any motorcycle fan and especially for BMW riders.
Rating: 5
Summary: Author's review
Comment: In researching this book, I read just about everything ever published about BMW motorcycles. Frankly, the early information was difficult to sort through and often contradictory, even though this is the era that has been written about most extensively. The informational value of my book lies in the coverage of BMW motorcycles after 1969. The motorcycles of the modern era have been covered in far less detail, as if other authors were not interested in the motorcycles built after that date.
But the real value of this book is the stunning photography provided by Brian J. Nelson, one of the finest photographers working in the field of motor journalism. It's unfortunate that there is no photography from the book posted on this website, because Brian has transformed this work from just another motorcycle history book into a true work of art.
On a more sophomoric level, I found writing this book rewarding because I was able to use a conjugation of the verb "fornicate," and also because I was able to alude to the interbreeding practices of European royalty prior to World War I. Incorporating these things into a BMW motorcycle history tested my creative skills.
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Title: Bmw Motorcycle Buyer's Guide (Illustrated Buyers Guide) by Mark Zimmerman, Brian J. Nelson ISBN: 0760311641 Publisher: MBI Publishing Pub. Date: July, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Motorcyclist BMW Files: Selected Road Tests 1966-2002 by Greg Field, Motorcyclist Magazine, Mitch Boehm ISBN: 0760316953 Publisher: MBI Publishing Pub. Date: October, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Bmw Motorcycles: The Complete Story by Bruce Preston, Aaron Frank, Jeff Hackett ISBN: 1861260059 Publisher: Crowood Pr Ltd Pub. Date: December, 1996 List Price(USD): $34.95 |
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Title: Original BMW Air-Cooled Boxer Twins 1950-1996 by Ian Falloon ISBN: 0760314241 Publisher: MBI Publishing Pub. Date: November, 2003 List Price(USD): $34.95 |
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Title: Bmw R100Rs (Motorcycle Collector Series) by Bill Stermer ISBN: 1884313310 Publisher: Whitehorse Press Pub. Date: August, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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