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This is a shameless plug, but I think it's of interest to many of us here, covering Harleys, Indians and also old British Bikes equally:
I want to express my thanks to Greg Williams for re-issuing Modern Motorcycle Mechanics and Speed Tuning by J.B. Nicholson, Second Edition!
I case you're not familiar with it, J.B. (Bernie) Nicholson was a Canadian who wrote and published Modern Motorcycle Mechanics in the early 1940s. He knew his stuff, and collected the "how-to" on all the popular motorcycles of his day.
Though a lot of Brit bikes are covered, what's interesting here is that in the early editions (he went through seven editions in his lifetime) is info on Harleys and Indians in the "American" sections going back to JDs and VLs, that is still invaluable to restorers today of the earlier American bikes.
As we know, the Harley-Davidson Motor Co. did not publish a shop manual until 1941, for the U-model Flatheads and Knuckleheads and those earlier models were not covered. Also, the Indian section goes into details not usually seen in Indian's piecemeal pubications. That's what makes this new issuance of MMM 2nd worth its weight in gold. It's a limited edition, only about 500 copies will be printed, and it's only about fifty eight bucks. Beat-up original copies of Second Edition are getting more than that today on Ebay and the like. It's worth that much to VL and JD guys who know what's in it.
Originally published in 1945, this Modern Motorcycle Mechanics 2nd Edition, is an indispensable guide for owners of JD and VL models Harleys and Indians. The second edition of MMM and ST is the best source for present-day restorers and riders of early American Harleys and Indians. Later editions of the book left out earlier models to make room for more recent bikes and the Speed Tuning section was also taken out.
You can order it directly from Greg Williams, biographer of Bernie Nicholson and the story of MMM, who went to this trouble to publish it as an aid to today's JD and VL restorers, at: www.modernmotorcyclemechanics.com
I want to express my thanks to Greg Williams for re-issuing Modern Motorcycle Mechanics and Speed Tuning by J.B. Nicholson, Second Edition!
I case you're not familiar with it, J.B. (Bernie) Nicholson was a Canadian who wrote and published Modern Motorcycle Mechanics in the early 1940s. He knew his stuff, and collected the "how-to" on all the popular motorcycles of his day.
Though a lot of Brit bikes are covered, what's interesting here is that in the early editions (he went through seven editions in his lifetime) is info on Harleys and Indians in the "American" sections going back to JDs and VLs, that is still invaluable to restorers today of the earlier American bikes.
As we know, the Harley-Davidson Motor Co. did not publish a shop manual until 1941, for the U-model Flatheads and Knuckleheads and those earlier models were not covered. Also, the Indian section goes into details not usually seen in Indian's piecemeal pubications. That's what makes this new issuance of MMM 2nd worth its weight in gold. It's a limited edition, only about 500 copies will be printed, and it's only about fifty eight bucks. Beat-up original copies of Second Edition are getting more than that today on Ebay and the like. It's worth that much to VL and JD guys who know what's in it.
Originally published in 1945, this Modern Motorcycle Mechanics 2nd Edition, is an indispensable guide for owners of JD and VL models Harleys and Indians. The second edition of MMM and ST is the best source for present-day restorers and riders of early American Harleys and Indians. Later editions of the book left out earlier models to make room for more recent bikes and the Speed Tuning section was also taken out.
You can order it directly from Greg Williams, biographer of Bernie Nicholson and the story of MMM, who went to this trouble to publish it as an aid to today's JD and VL restorers, at: www.modernmotorcyclemechanics.com
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