Motorcycle Dream Garages opens the doors to sixteen palaces for two-wheeled work and play, among them a secret one in Chicago housing over one hundred rare and collectible bikes at a location known only to members of an underground club.
A converted firehouse in St. Paul, a marble palace in Washington DC and a variety of luxury motorcycle garages owned by racers and celebrities both in the US and Europe are a few other places that will take you inside to unveil private collections of the world\'s most exotic motorcycles.
You\'ll tour a secret 10,000-square-foot warehouse in New York that houses 10 of the nation\'s finest motorcycle racers, collectors, and builders. The book also visits a private airplane hangar that houses everything from one off customs,
highly modified sport bikes, and one of the world\'s only jet-powered motorcycles. You\'ll also step back in time to see the homes and shops of dedicated enthusiasts such as vintage Harley-Davidson customiser George Hood (who builds eight-valve heads in his garage) and Robert Genise, the owner of John\'s Cycle Center in Queens, a race shop that pre-dates the town\'s last World\'s Fair.
Author - Lee Klancher\'s motorcycle days began in 1977, when a CT70 was his pride and joy. A veteran of roadracing, motocross, and hare scrambles, he has ridden motorcycles in Australia, Bolivia, Japan, Mexico, and most corners of America.After designing and building his own dream garage, which was larger than his home in Minnesota, Lee moved to Texas.
This book was written by a bike-nut with a garage bigger than his house! Bikers will read this book with great envy, very well illustrated and a pleasure to read.
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