Roaring into mainstream consciousness with their rakish style and V-twin power, choppers have captured the publics fascination. Now, best-selling Motorbooks author and award-winning car designer Thom Taylor shows enthusiasts of all artistic levels how to draw these rolling heavy-metal sculptures, whether for fun or as concepts for their own dream bikes. After a brief history of the chopper, Thom covers the selection of tools and equipment before explaining fundamentals like perspective, proportion, reflections, and shadows. With the building blocks for a successful chopper drawing in place, Thom goes on to selecting a color palette, finding your own technique, and adding people to your drawings. Also included are chapters on cartooning and the role computers can play in your art. In addition to Taylors own work, How to Draw Choppers Like a Pro features art from several other well-known motorcycle artistsincluding Ed Newton, Dave Deal, Tom Fritz, and Keith Weesnernot to mention a foreword by the godfather of modern choppers, Arlen Ness.
The guys at Fast Bikes have done it again with this rip-roaring rampage of continental carnage! Yes, they've been enjoying the open roads of southern France, putting the skids up Johnny Foreigner with the wildest bikes on the market! Three of the world's fastest bikes are tested to the limit. The 2002 Yamaha R1, Suzuki GSXR 1000 and the Honda CBR 954 RR Fireblade are pitted against each other in a three part, head-to-head challenge. Next stop is the official launch of the gorgeous Ducati 999. Get the low-down from the men who designed and built it, and then see what it can really do out on the test track! Plus, top action from the Hog rally in the south of France. Including Buells on a blast and Harleys galore. Shoot-out through the French twisties with the best 600s of 2002 - Suzuki GSXR600, Yamaha R6, Kawasaki ZX6R and a Honda CBR600. Exclusive footage of the MV F4 750 Evo being put through its paces. Crazy challenges as Frosty and Jim compete for the attention of a mystery blonde, including a wheelie contest. if you think that bikes should be ridden hard and fast, and you like your revs high and your wheelies even higher, this is for you!
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Authors such as Hunter Thompson, Robert Pirsig, and Mark Singer have written about the motorcycle, that icon for outlaws, rebels, thieves, and beat poets. This collection of motorcycle tales features the best of the vast collection of motorcycle writing created since old Gottlieb Daimler first bolted a crude internal-combustion engine to his wooden two-wheeled Einspur in 1876. In addition to essays from Thompson and Pirsig, The Devil Can Ride features works by Peter Egan, T.E. Lawrence, James Stevenson, Jamie Elvidge, John Hall, and Kevin Cameron.
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