First published in 1986, this book has become regarded as a classic and is being reissued by Haynes to meet popular demand. Presented in the format of a Haynes Manual, Vintage Motorcyclists’ Workshop is aimed at the amateur, who is encouraged to attempt almost every aspect of restoration work himself, within the confines of the home workshop. It is packed with detailed practical information and illustration compiled by a highly respected motorcycle restorer.
This book is must for people with old bikes. The book explains every detail of the motorcylcle. And explain how to do a total restoration. Engine work, Transmission, carburation, electics and more. It also explains a lot of backround like threads and things that is needed to do the work at home. An exelent book
Can not do anymore without it ! A valueable source of information that is preserved here before it sinks into history.
I’ve used Radco’s excellent book for several years now, and it is quite simply the best of its kind I have ever encountered. Its emphasis is on British and European motorcycles for the most part, and it is highly readable, excellently illustrated, and based on real knowledge and experience. Radco does not assume the reader to be an expert. Instead he leads us in a lucid and precise fashion from basics to knowledge that is quite literally unobtainable anywhere else. I have found this book to be a life saver time after time.
This is not a coffee-table book, even though it is a beautiful book to browse through for the pictures alone. It contains everything from hints and advice on respoking wheels (something most of us send out the the experts) to comparisons of thread sizes, to advice on how to brush paint one’s own project.
I cannot recommend this book too highly.
I bought this book for my brother for Christmas, as he is a vintage motorcycle collector and restorer. He absolutely loves it. I took a look at it and saw that it has tons of information, lots of text on each page and great photos. I’m very happy with this purchase.
Back in print and full of great information and pictures. Lots of tasty old bikes and advice on how to keep them going.