Download or read book Big Book of Scooters written by Steve Lanham and published by G2 Entertainment. This book was released on 2014-01-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The scooter can trace its origins right back to the late 19th-Century, when vehicle invention and experimentation was still in its infancy. Early step-through motorized two-wheelers were already finding favour with buyers over the relatively heavier and more cumbersome motorcycle. Throughout the 1920s, many firms were founded to build these lightweight machines but it was not until the 1950s that the scooter, as we know it today, had become an established cheap-to-buy, cheap-to-run mode of transport. In the following decade, the scooter was an intrinsic part of a youth movement that encompassed a quite separate genre of music, unique fashion, and a social lifestyle adopted by a large sector of Britain's young adults. With its clean lines and ease of maintenance, the scooter grew in popularity among the style-conscious "modern community" or "Mods" of 1960s Britain. Whilst Lambretta and Vespa are now household names, long-forgotten makes such as Alwin, James, Kenilworth and Salsbury have all helped to chart the development of this often disparaged slice of motoring history and an iconic era in British popular culture.
Download or read book The Complete Idiot s Guide to Motor Scooters written by Bev Brinson and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2007 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The standard mode of transportation for decades in Europe, motor scooter was a cult "fun" vehicle in the USA until the past two years. With oil prices soaring and the 20-to-40 set looking for alternative means of commuter (and weekend cruising) travel, motor scooter have exploded across the United States. In 2001, less than 30,000 scooters cruised U.S. roadways. In 2005, over 100,000 are road-bound, and the number is growing by double digits each year. Beginning at $1,000 and ranging up over $5,000, dozens of models of scooters are available, as are thousands of accessories. And scooter clubs meet from San Diego to Bangor, Maine. Every year, the largest gathering of motor scooters takes place in Indianapolis, speed capital of the world. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Motor Scootersis the perfect introduction to the wonderful world of motor scooting.
Download or read book Scooters written by Colin Shattuck and published by Fulcrum Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hop on and take a wild ride into a growing American cultural phenomenon
Download or read book The Scooter Book written by Alan Seeley and published by Haynes Publishing Group. This book was released on 2004 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alan Seeley. Following on from the success of The Motorcycle Book, this extensively illustrated, all-color book provides comprehensive reference for all scooter owners and enthusiasts. From traditional to sports, through big-wheel and Super, all aspects of buying, riding, maintaining and tuning a scooter are included. Whether a beginner or experienced rider, the reader will find all the information they need to get on the road and stay on the road safely. There are detailed sections on how a scooter works and how to keep it running, with extensive maintenance and trouble-shooting chapters.
Download or read book Vespa Scooters Classic 2 stroke models 1960 2008 written by Mark Paxton and published by David and Charles. This book was released on 2015-12-03 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stop! Don’t buy a classic Vespa without buying this book first! Having this book in your pocket is just like having a real marque expert by your side. Learn how to spot a bad scooter quickly and how to assess a promising one like a professional. Get the right classic Vespa at the right price!
Download or read book Bike Trike written by Elizabeth Verdick and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2020-02-25 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “An amusing friendship story that's just right for reading aloud.” —Publishers Weekly “Everyone’s indeed a winner here.” —Kirkus Reviews “A sure bet for read-aloud fun.” —Booklist Toy Story meets Cars in this sweet and relatable story that explores universal themes of friendship and growing up. Look out, world! There’s a shiny, new Bike in town. But what does this mean for rusty, old Trike? Trike is a rusty little fellow, a trusty little fellow, on three worn-down wheels. Now that Lulu has outgrown him, he’s lonely in the garage. But then a newcomer shows up. He’s shiny and big and has FOUR wheels. It’s BIKE! Gulp. Trike worries that Bike won’t know how to take care of Lulu. Bike won’t listen, and challenges Trike to a race. It’s ON! Who will win?
Download or read book the little book of microcars written by Adam Quellin and published by David and Charles. This book was released on 2015-10-21 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the middle of the twentieth century, a plethora of small economy cars – often quirky and bizarre – emerged to meet the needs of the cash-strapped motorist. This book charts the history and development of these microcars, from the lean period after the Second World War right up to the present day. Covering a wide range of vehicles, from the well-known models to the more obscure, and complemented throughout by colour photographs and period images, this a fascinating book on a little-known subject.
Download or read book Scooter Bug written by Marion Billet and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Young children love things that go, and these are books they can spend hours playing with, as well as reading. Follow Scooter Bug as she jumps on her scooter and whizzes around town, then close the book and push it along on its moving wheels to go on your own scooting adventure. With bright illustrations that are packed with detail, this book is a must for every child with a scooter! Look out for SCOOTER BEE.
Download or read book Rosa Rides Her Scooter written by Jessica Spanyol and published by Child's Play Publishing. This book was released on 2021-04 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Join Rosa and her friends as they play with their scooters."--Provided by cataloguer
Download or read book Pip and Posy written by Axel Scheffler and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Posy sees Pip riding his scooter in the park, she grabs it from him and tries to ride it, but since she's never ridden a scooter before she falls down and Pip must decide what to do.
Download or read book The A Z of Scooters written by Jean Goyard and published by Haynes Publishing UK. This book was released on 2007-03-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This large-format color book is the first English-language volume to celebrate the entire spectrum of scooters, from the Abbotsford to the Zweirad Union. Iconic scooters from Lambretta and Vespa naturally feature, but the book’s scope is a much broader alphabetical journey via makes such as the Csepel, Febo, Cianca, Husqvarna, Kaptein, Rumi, and a host of other famous and not so well-known names. Beautifully presented and packed with information, this authoritative study covers more than 300 makes, with plenty of engaging oddballs along the way.
Download or read book The Wheels That Vanished written by Michael Dahl and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2001-09-07 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eleven-year-old Max Martin and his fellow scooter riders Oscar Santiago and Lily Blue (and her pet chameleon, Speck) are hot on the trail of a thief in a puzzling case: The Wheels That Vanished. Max saw a strange green bicycle whiz by him onto a bridge. But it never came out the other end! How could it have vanished? The thief on the bicycle stole two very important things, and now it's up to Max, Oscar, and Lily to use their clues, and their scooters, to find them. It will take the best scooter skills they have, and a wild scooter ride, for the three friends to catch the crook!
Download or read book The Ghost That Barked written by Michael Dahl and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2001-10-27 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CLUES an old steamer trunk a howling beast roasted garlic meatballs Scooter Spies Max, Oscar, and Lily (and her pet chameleon, Speck) are up to their necks in mud in their latest case, The Ghost That Barked. While practicing their moves at a construction site, the scooter riders uncover a mysterious old steamer trunk -- and hear a wild howl in the night A blue paw print leads the three friends directly into a daring museum escape, a secret scooter ride across town, and smack into a giant mountain of goopy, gloppy mud!
Download or read book Culture Customisation written by Barry John and published by Evro Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2022-01-11 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This charming book, packed with unique artwork and engaging photographs, celebrates scooter mania. In a feast of nostalgia, it takes us through the evolution of the scooter, focusing naturally on all things Lambretta and Vespa, but also covering plenty of obscure and eccentric machinery along the way. Scooter enthusiasm in all its forms receives generous attention, whether as fashion accessory for fifties movie stars, style-conscious transport choice for the Mod generation, or object of worship for today's retro-loving adherents. Scooters take off: rising from the rubble of post-war Italy, Piaggio emerged first with its Vespa (meaning 'wasp'), soon followed by Innocenti and its Lambretta (named after a Milan suburb). Evolution: numerous Lambretta and Vespa models over the years are illustrated and explained, accompanied by a look at the myriad accessories available for them. Not just in Italy: a survey of classic-era scooters from Britain (such as Brockhouse Corgi, Sun Wasp and Triumph Tigress), Germany (such as Glas Goggo, Zündapp Bella and Heinkel Tourist), Japan (such as Fuji Rabbit, Mitsubishi Silver Pigeon and Honda Juno) and elsewhere. Mod culture: emerging in the sixties and entwined with music and fashion, it made a unique contribution to scooter fandom that has since embraced the globe. Scooters as classics: the resurgence of interest since the late seventies and all that has come with it, from restoration and racing to customising and clubs. Scooter tales worldwide: Cesare Bataglini's round-the-world Lambretta odyssey; Mod revivalists in Tokyo; elderly scooters soldiering on in Africa; Indonesia's Rebel Riders and their crazy Vespa-derived creations; scaling Ben Nevis on a Lambretta; and much more. Quotes in the book such as "The scooters, clothes and music -- an unforgettable time of my life" and "Exciting, fun and carefree days when anything seemed possible" sum up the enduring appeal of classic scooters. Anyone afflicted with the obsession will adore this book.
Download or read book Sideways on a Scooter written by Miranda Kennedy and published by Random House Digital, Inc.. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this work that's part memoir, part in-depth reporting about women's lives in a very foreign culture, New Delhi-based NPR reporter Kennedy writes about her five years in India, and offers an intimate look at the interconnected lives of six Indian women.
Download or read book The Big Book of Motorbikes written by Rennie Scaysbrook and published by Rennie Scaysbrook. This book was released on 2021-10-15 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Big Book of Motorbikes showcases the wonderful world of motorbikes to a new and vibrant generation. Highlighting many of the different sectors within the motorbike space, The Big Book of Motorbikes takes the reader on a two-wheeled journey they will want to read again and again. This is a fun and educational volume for children illustrated and brightly colored by the book's designer, Asim Hussain. From industry to competition, records and just riding for fun, The Big Book of Motorbikes has it all just waiting for you to explore!
Download or read book Lambretta written by Nigel Cox and published by Haynes Publications. This book was released on 2001-12 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This companion volume to Vespa: An illustrated history charts the full history of the Italian Lambretta, from its introduction just after World War II by the Innocenti Company in Milan, through to 1972 when they stopped production and sold the tooling to the Lambretta manufacturer in India. Every Italian model is listed including mopeds and three-wheelers, giving production figures, spec and pictures for each one. The book features accessories such as workshop tools, product and advertising literature, calendars, handbooks and race records.
