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FUNKY MOPEDS - THE 1970S SPORTS MOPED PHENOMENON
02 November 2004 - Veloce Publishing
The first book on this subject.A journey back in time to the 1970s, written by and for people who were there
Social history as well as the bikes This is a subject dear to the hearts of thousands of today’s bikers Packed with archive material Superb photographs of restored machines Recaptures the spirit of youth Crests the wave of the growing sports moped revival movement Altogether an important part of modern motorcycling history CONTENTS A celebration of the sports moped charting the history of a genre unwittingly created by the British government in 1972, and killed off by more legislation just five years later ... This book recaptures the spirit of happy and carefree times and looks at the bikes that gave freedom, mobility and excitement to a whole generation of new bikers. THE AUTHOR Richard Skelton works as a sound technician in the TV industry and freelances as a motorcycle journalist. He''s been a motorcyclist since first taking to the road on a Yamaha FS1-E on his 16th birthday in 1976. His writing experience comprises occasional features for motorcycle magazines in the 1980s, a period working as a newspaper reporter in the mid 1990s and, currently, reporting for the specialist road racing publication, BikeSport News. He lives in Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, England. MODELS COVERED AJW Greyhound, AJW Wolfhound, Batavus Mk4S, Batavus HS50, Casal Phantom 5, Casal ST50 Cross, Casal S2, Casal SS4, Casal K190, Cimatti Kaiman, Cimatti Sagittario, Cimatti Sport, Derbi GT4, Derbi Cross, Fantic Super T, Fantic TI, Fantic Chopper, Fantic GT, Fantic GT Super 6, Fantic Caballero, Fantic Caballero Super 6M, Flandria SP547L, Flandria SP547M, Flandria SP347, Garelli Tiger Cross Mk I, Garelli Tiger Cross Mk II, Garelli Tiger Special, Garelli Rekord Mk I, Garelli Rekord Mk II, Garelli Rekord Cross, Gilera RS Touring, Gilera RSTrial, Gilera RS Enduro, Gilera E type, Gitane Champion, Gitane Champion Veloce, Gitane Grand Sport P4, Gitane Trail King, Honda SS50, Honda SS50 ZB2, Kreidler RM Sports, Kreidler RM Tourer, Kreidler RM Cross, Kreidler Florett, KTM Comet Cross, KTM Comet GT, KTM Comet Grand Prix, KTM Comet Grand Prix De Luxe, Malaguti Olympique, Malaguti Cavalcone, Malaguti Monte, Malaguti Super Quattro, Malaguti Cross, Motobecane Sports 50 MkII, Motobecane SP94 Sports Speciale, Negrini Super Sprint, Negrini Fuoristrada Cross, NVT ER4L, Puch VS50, Puch M50 Sport, Puch Grand Prix, Puch Grand Prix Special, Puch Grand Prix Supreme, Suzuki AP50, Testi Champion, Yamaha FS1-E, Yamaha FS1-E DX, Yamaha TY50P, Funky Mopeds, the 1970s Sports Moped phenomenon, By Richard Skelton, ISBN 1-904788-11-4/UPC 3684700311, Published August 2004 (UK)/September 2004 (USA), £19.99 (UK)/$37.50 (USA), 250 tall x 207mm/9-7/8 tall x 8-1/8in, 144 pages, c.150 colour photos, , Models Covered -, AJW Greyhound, AJW Wolfhound, Batavus Mk4S, Batavus HS50, Casal Phantom 5, Casal ST50 Cross, Casal S2, Casal SS4, Casal K190, Cimatti Kaiman, Cimatti Sagittario, Cimatti Sport, Derbi GT4, Derbi Cross, Fantic Super T, Fantic TI, Fantic Chopper, Fantic GT, Fantic GT Super 6, Fantic Caballero, Fantic Caballero Super 6M, Flandria SP547L, Flandria SP547M, Flandria SP347, Garelli Tiger Cross Mk I, Garelli Tiger Cross Mk II, Garelli Tiger Special, Garelli Rekord Mk I, Garelli Rekord Mk II, Garelli Rekord Cross, Gilera RS Touring, Gilera RSTrial, Gilera RS Enduro, Gilera E type, Gitane Champion, Gitane Champion Veloce, Gitane Grand Sport P4, Gitane Trail King, Honda SS50, Honda SS50 ZB2, Kreidler RM Sports, Kreidler RM Tourer, Kreidler RM Cross, Kreidler Florett, KTM Comet Cross, KTM Comet GT, KTM Comet Grand Prix, KTM Comet Grand Prix De Luxe, Malaguti Olympique, Malaguti Cavalcone, Malaguti Monte, Malaguti Super Quattro, Malaguti Cross, Motobecane Sports 50 MkII, Motobecane SP94 Sports Speciale, Negrini Super Sprint, Negrini Fuoristrada Cross, NVT ER4L, Puch VS50, Puch M50 Sport, Puch Grand Prix, Puch Grand Prix Special, Puch Grand Prix Supreme, Suzuki AP50, Testi Champion, Yamaha FS1-E, Yamaha FS1-E DX, Yamaha TY50P. Veloce books are stocked by or can be ordered from bookshops by quoting the correct ISBN number. Veloce will also take orders direct: telephone - 01305 260068 (0044 1305 260068 from outside UK), fax - 01305 268864 (0044 1305 268864 from outside UK) or e-mail - sales@veloce.co.uk. Books can also be ordered on the website
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