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Choppers

By: Mike Seate,Linda Black McKay

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Strip it of anything not needed for speed, power, and striking looks, then drape it in rich colors and chromeQand suddenly a motorcycle becomes a chopper. What was once considered an outlaw ride has now become a luxury item and a mainstream obsession. "Choppers: Heavy Metal Art" explores the many styles of choppers and bobbers and the builders behind them. 0-7603-2053-5$40.00 / MBI Publishing

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0760323283

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Streetbike Extreme

By: Mike Seate

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Streetbike Extreme

By: Mike Seate

Like freestyle motocross, extreme street riding combines the sport of motorcycling with the spectacle of a thrill show. This book will cover the entire streetbike extreme scene, from the early riders like Knievel and Domokos to the Starboyz and some of the other current popular groups.

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127

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Motorbooks International

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0760312990

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9780760312995

Outlaw Choppers -ECS

By: Mike Seate

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Outlaw Choppers -ECS

By: Mike Seate

Choppers, originally the favored rides of outlaw bikers, represent the pinnacle of today's motorcycling chic. Choppers designed by top builders routinely command six-figure prices. Once relegated to the scrap heap of pop-culture history along with wide lapels, mutton-chop sideburns, and macram\233 vests, the chopper has returned to the cultural forefront. Today's choppers, rigid-framed, 125-horsepower steeds thrusting their extended forks down America's public highways, violate our sensibilities with their sheer outrageousness. Outlaw Choppers tells the story of these wild machines, where they came from, what's going on today, and where they're going in the future.

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102

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1610591445

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9781610591447

Dave Perewitz

Chopper Master and King of Flames

By: Dave Perewitz, Jody Perewitz, Mike Seate, Simon Green

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Dave Perewitz

Chopper Master and King of Flames

By: Dave Perewitz, Jody Perewitz, Mike Seate, Simon Green

Dave Perewitz has always let his work speak for itself: A brief glance at-let alone a ride on-one of his custom creations, with its perfect blend of engineering, design, aesthetics, performance, power, personality, and beauty, says volumes about why Dave is one of the top chopper builders in the world. Here, for the first time, Dave Perewitz tells his story. With journalist and longtime motorcyclist Mike Seate, Perewitz describes the long years, hard work, and unflagging passion that transformed him from a kid with his first motorcycle (a 1964 Harley-Davidson Sportster) into a star riding his latest creation into the Easyriders Bike Show in Dallas while the cameras of the Discovery Channel rolled. The autobiography of a man who has been a major influence in the custom motorcycle industry for 30 years, this absorbing book offers a rare look at how a self-taught designer, mechanic, painter, and fabricator managed to build the American dream his own way, bike by custom bike.

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206

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1610609093

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9781610609098

Jesse James: The Man and his Machines

The Man and His Machines

By: Mike Seate

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Jesse James: The Man and his Machines

The Man and His Machines

By: Mike Seate

On the surface, with his collection of skulls, pet sharks, pit bulls and tattoos, Jesse James is the consummate motorcycle outlaw. Some of this comes naturally - after all, his great-great-grandfather was the famous outlaw's cousin. But this image is only a small part of Jesse James' persona. There's also his passion as an artisan and his success at custom building bikes (chronicled in Discover Channels video productions Motorcycle Mania and Motorcycle Mania 2). Now Jesse puts his talents to good use as the master builder in the popular new Discovery Channel series Monster Garage.

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202

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1610590589

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9781610590587

Suzuki GSX-R -ECS

By: Mike Seate

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Suzuki GSX-R -ECS

By: Mike Seate

In 1985 Suzuki bought the technology from its championship-winning Grand Prix motorcycles to the street in the form of the groundbreaking GSX-R series. For decades the Japanese manufacturers has built sporting motorcycles that were all motor and very little else. For the complete package --bikes that handles as well on a racetrack as they handled in a straight-line drag race--riders had to purchase ultra expensive, ultra exotic machinery from Europeans manufacturers. In one lightning strike Suzuki changed that, Suzuki GSX-R tells the complete story of these remarkable bikes.

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161059200X

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9781610592000

Streetbike Extreme

By: Mike Seate

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Streetbike Extreme

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1610591933

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9781610591935

How to Build a Pro Streetbike

By: Mike Seate

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How to Build a Pro Streetbike

By: Mike Seate

Whether it's a big-bore, high-end custom sportbike you're after, or a naked, bare knuckles streetfighting drag racer, this book has the goods for getting you there. In three different scenarios, the nation's top builders give blow-by-blow instructions for completely rebuilding three popular streetbikes -- from performance modifications and exhaust systems to flawless finishes and detail work. Focusing on highly customized Hayabusa drag bikes, including a slammed and lowered Suzuki GSX1300R Hayabusa, John Dantzler of the Charlotte, North Carolina, shop Two Wheel Customs outlines the suspension and engine modifications that the serious street and quarter-mile racer can make. He takes a salvaged, late-model four-cylinder street machine and transforms it into the kind of machine that both professional stunt riders and corner-carving enthusiasts favor. Next, author Mike Seate covers the details on constructing and installing popular modifications -- everything from engine crash guards and wheelie bars to motocross-style handlebars and bikini fairings -- while stunt riders and streetfighter builders from the United States and Europe weigh in with tips and advice. Last but not least, the builders at Wisconsins Patrick's Performance and South Carolina's Coastal Motorcycles provide a step-by-step account of the construction of two high-end custom sportbikes -- transforming a Yamaha YZF R-1 and a Suzuki GSX-R 1000 into the kind of machines that are eye-popping everywhere-on the streets or on the motorcycle show circuit.

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182

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1610609751

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9781610609753

How to Build a West Coast Chopper Kit Bike

By: Mike Seate

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How to Build a West Coast Chopper Kit Bike

By: Mike Seate

This book presents a step-by-step guide to building a West Coast Chopper's 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 that often sell for $100,000 or more-many can afford to buy such bikes in kit form. Because of this, all the high-end builders sell their creations in kit form. For example, while Jesse James might build perhaps a dozen custom bikes per year, he sells hundreds of chopper kits. The same is true of any number of other builders like Matt Hotch, Cyril Huze, and Paul Yaffe. Authored by Mike Seate and featuring the photography of Joe Appel, this book is a step-by-step how-to guide for anyone building a kit chopper.

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150

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1610609786

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9781610609784

Jesse James

The Man and His Machines

By: Mike Seate

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Jesse James

The Man and His Machines

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Jesse James is based on the Discovery Channel TV show, Monster Garage.

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Motorbooks

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0760316147

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9780760316146

Suzuki GSX-R -ECS

By: Mike Seate

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Suzuki GSX-R -ECS

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161059200X

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How to Build a West Coast Chopper Kit Bike

By: Mike Seate

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How to Build a West Coast Chopper Kit Bike

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Because of their affordability over custom-built choppers, kit choppers are hot commodities. This book presents a step-by-step how-to guide to building a West Coast Chopper's C.F.L. kit.

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0760318727

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9780760318720

Choppers

Heavy Metal Art

By: Mike Seate

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Choppers

Heavy Metal Art

By: Mike Seate

In MemoriamWe all were saddened to learn of the recent death of master chopper artist, Larry Desmedt, or "Indian Larry" to all knew him. As fate would have it, we at Motorbooks had decided months ago to feature one of his beautiful creations on the cover of this new book. We are honored to be publishing a book that celebrates his life and work, both so sadly cut short. Our condolences go to his family, friends, and to anyone in the chopper community lucky enough to have known and worked with Indian Larry. When a motorcycle has been built from the ground up, stripped of anything not needed for speed, power, and striking looks, and draped in rich colors and chrome, it has been transformed into a chopper. What was once considered an outlaw ride has now become a luxury item and a mainstream obsession. In Choppers: Heavy Metal Art, author and biker Mike Seate explores the many styles of choppers and bobbers and the builders behind them. The book is divided into several sections based on style or type of chopper, with each section devoted to the builders who follow a similar style and philosophy. Some builders are established names in their field, while others are up-and-comers rocking the chopper world with their far-out ideas and new spins on a classic style. Photographer Michael Lichter, who has photographed choppers for Easyriders and several other magazines for nearly three decades, provides stunning studio images of the featured machines as well as portraits of their creators.Featured Builders Include:- Matt Burris- Larry Currick- Arlin Fatland- Al Gaither- Roger Goldammer- Don Hotop- Jesse James- Kendall Johnson- Kai- Brian Klock- Billy Lane- Indian Larry- Donny Loos- Rick Sairless- Russell Marloe- Pat Matter- Arlen Ness- Corey Ness- Mike Pugliese- Kim Suter- Mark Warrick- Paul Yaffe- Hank YoungAbout the AuthorMike Seate is a journalist living in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He began riding motorcycles at the age of 16, and 24 years later has still not bothered to learn how to drive a car. His columns on city living appear three times each week in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and he has written hundreds of feature stories and opinion columns for various motorcycle enthusiast publications. Mike has written a number of books for MBI, including How to Build a West Coast Chopper, Outlaw Choppers, and Jesse James: The Man and His Machines.About the PhotographerMany factors make Michael Lichter's photography distinct, such as his technical mastery, his attention to detail, and his drive for perfection. Few other people see the world as Michael does, and no one else captures that vision on film the way he does. Michael began taking pictures and working in the darkroom at the age of 13. In 1978, Michael started doing commercial photography in Boulder, Colorado. By 1980, Michael had worked his passion for motorcycling into his photography career. His work began to appear in Easyriders magazine. Soon Michael found himself in the beds of pickup trucks during rainstorms, photographing packs of bikers on the roads around Sturgis, South Dakota. Michael is the author and photographer of the best-selling book Sturgis, and is the photographer of Billy Lane: It's Not a Motorcycle Baby, It's a Chopper!

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0760320535

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Choppers

Choppers

Streetbike Extreme

Streetbike Extreme

Outlaw Choppers -ECS

Outlaw Choppers -ECS

Dave Perewitz

Dave Perewitz

Jesse James: The Man and his Machines

Jesse James: The Man and his Machines

Suzuki GSX-R -ECS

Suzuki GSX-R -ECS

Streetbike Extreme

Streetbike Extreme

How to Build a Pro Streetbike

How to Build a Pro Streetbike

How to Build a West Coast Chopper Kit Bike

How to Build a West Coast Chopper Kit Bike

Jesse James

Jesse James

Suzuki GSX-R -ECS

Suzuki GSX-R -ECS

How to Build a West Coast Chopper Kit Bike

How to Build a West Coast Chopper Kit Bike

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