Leanings by Peter Egan
Brand: Motorbooks International
Product Description
Since his work first graced the pages of Cycle World magazine in 1977 Peter Egan has taken his readers on one unforgettable adventure after another. Whether riding along the Mississippi River to New Orleans for a tin of chicory coffee or flying to Japan to testride new Yamahas Egans insight and gift with words makes every journey a unique and fascinating experience. Available in paperback for the first time Leanings is a collection of Egans favorite feature articles and columns from Cycle World magazine. Included among the 21 feature articles are Egans first feature for the magazine a story about he and his wifes crosscountry trip on a British twin his journey on abandoned Route 66 a history of the motorcycle jacket and his visit to the fabled Tourist Trophy race on the Isle of Man. A selection of 27 columns are also reproduced here covering a wide range of subjects from the nearly lost art of the kick start how to survive not being able to ride for an entire Wisconsin winter and a look back at the motorcycle crash that nearly killed the great Bob Dylan. For added perspective each feature article is preceded by commentary from the author. This is an unforgettable collection of the works of a master writer whose simple adventures of life remind us all why we love to ride. show more
Condition : New
Author : Peter Egan
Weight : 618
Publisher : Motorbooks International
Language : English
EAN : 9780760336571
ISBN10 : 0760336571
Format : Paperback Softback
Date of Publication : 20100405
Place of Publication : United States
Pagination : 320 Pages
Dimensions : 229 X 144 X 24