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Tom Cotter
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256 pages
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Vincent in the Barn: Great Stories of Motorcycle Archaeology
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Its every motorcyclists dream. A friend or acquaintance says, You know, theres an old bike thats been sitting in this garage for years. The hunt is on. And rather than the usual worthless Hondazukimaha pile of hopeless oxidation, at the back of that barn you find a genuine classic, the motorcycle collectors dream.
The Vincent in the Barn tells forty such stories–tales of motorcycle hunting dreams come true. From Ducatis in basements to Vincents abandoned in sheds, Harleys in barns to Brit bikes moldering behind urban garages, these are the stories that fuel every motorcyclists fantasies. The only difference? Theyre true.
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| Weight | 0.59647348 kg |
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| Dimensions | 22.86 × 15.24 × 1.5875 cm |
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