This fascinating tale relates the story of the Italian Gilera marque, from the first belt-driven bike introduced in 1909 through the marque's 1935 takeover of Rondine; its moderately successful mid-1930s to early-1960s, four-cylinder race models; its acquisition by Piaggio in 1969; and the last Gilera built in 1993. Prolific motorcycle author Mick Walker offers background histories and complete specs for all road and race models, along with a generous selection of archival photography and a special eight-page color section. ...
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This fascinating tale relates the story of the Italian Gilera marque, from the first belt-driven bike introduced in 1909 through the marque's 1935 takeover of Rondine; its moderately successful mid-1930s to early-1960s, four-cylinder race models; its acquisition by Piaggio in 1969; and the last Gilera built in 1993. Prolific motorcycle author Mick Walker offers background histories and complete specs for all road and race models, along with a generous selection of archival photography and a special eight-page color section. A final chapter brings the Gilera story full circle with the latest on Piaggio's resurrection of the marque in the form of a new road bike produced under the auspices of Bimota.
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Seller's Description:
First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. Large 8vo. Original publishers black cloth, lettered gilt at the spine. Copiously illustrated in colour and black and white throughout. ISBN: 1861263333 Pages: 200 Fine in fine dust jacket.
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Seller's Description:
Very Good. Hardcover. Large 8vo. Published by The Crowood Press, London, UK. 2000. 200 pgs. Illustrated throughout. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. Bookstore stamp present to the title page. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Mick Walker presents the long and varied history of Gilera. Gilera's history encompasses almost the entire 20th century, and looks certain to have an exciting future well into the 21st. Topics covered in the remarkable story of this fine Italian marque include: background history; road and racing bikes; and full specifications. EB; 10.0 X 7.8 X 0.8 inches; 200 pages.
