Dictionnaire Des Marques Motocyclistes De La Seine (French Edition)
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| Rating | : | 4.16 (828 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 235250256X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 172 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-09-07 |
| Language | : | French |
DESCRIPTION:
If you enjoy seeing photos of rare and obscure motorcycles This book is in French. It is a dictionary covering 600 motorcycle companies that once existed just in the Paris and Seine geographic area.This book is the first in a series, I assume, because it covers only makes A-K. Most of the motorcycles date back to the pre-WWI era. If you enjoy seeing photos of rare and obscure motorcycles, this book is for you. I enjoyed the 350cc Zurcher engine with If you enjoy seeing photos of rare and obscure motorcycles Lee Stohr This book is in French. It is a dictionary covering 600 motorcycle companies that once existed just in the Paris and Seine geographic area.This book is the first in a series, I assume, because it covers only makes A-K. Most of the motorcycles date back to the pre-WWI era. If you enjoy seeing photos of rare and obscure motorcycles, this book is for you. I enjoyed the 350cc Zurcher engine with 4 valves, pushrod operated, in a spherical layout on a single cylinder from 1912. I had never heard of the Janoir which had a leaf spring suspension front and rear.However, if you can't read French and you are not into bizarre early French motorcyc. valves, pushrod operated, in a spherical layout on a single cylinder from 1912. I had never heard of the Janoir which had a leaf spring suspension front and rear.However, if you can't read French and you are not into bizarre early French motorcyc
Of the others, only one, two or ten bikes were built and today they’ve been totally forgotten except by the author.The book is in principle a dictionary but also a tribute to the Department of the Seine which bubbled with activity; it is also an exceptional book of pictures. After that, hundreds of different brands of motorbikes sprang up in the vast former Department of the Seine: almost 600 of them!Not all of the names have the same renown or the same importance: some like de Dion & Bouton, Contal, Gnôme et Rhône, Griffon, Jon