| The Harley Davidson Sportster |  | Author: Allan Girdler
Publisher: Motorbooks
Category: Book
Buy New: $600.00
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Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 632,707
Media: Hardcover
Edition: First
Pages: 160
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.5
Dimensions (in): 10.2 x 10.2 x 0.8
ISBN: 0760316155
Dewey Decimal Number: 629
EAN: 9780760316153
ASIN: 0760316155
Publication Date: October 15, 2004
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Product Description
In 1957 Harley-Davidson bowed to customer pressure and grafted an overhead-valve top end unto the four-cam bottom end of its floundering KL series of middleweight motorcycles. The resulting motorcycle, the Sportster, earned the distinction of being the most iconoclastic motorcycle model ever produced. In continuous production for 44 years and counting, the Sportster long-ago abdicated its original title as the king of high performance motorcycles, yet it remains one of the world's most popular motorcycles, despite using antiquated technology. The elegant simplicity of the Sportster embodies what Robert Persig calls "the a priori motorcycle." That is, when most people close their eyes and conjure up the image of a motorcycle, it is something very similar to a Sportster that immediately springs to mind. It is this raw, essential nature that propels the Sportster to mythic status.
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 Review of Allan Girdler's "Harley-Davidson Sportster" book November 4, 2009
Duncan P. Mackinnon (Seattle)
Allan Girdler is , by far, the best Harley author. His extensive research and attention to historical detail are unequaled. Sadly, it appears this publication is - temporarily, at least - out of print.
Good, But Time for an Update September 21, 2008
Steven Young (Union City, CA United States)
Very nice book. Good photos and lots of info. But the history stops at 2004, so an update would be useful. This is really a valentine to the Sportster, and the author often glosses over their shortcomings. I think this is a mistake. I love Sportsters, but i'd like to hear both sides of the story.
Gotta love this little book August 28, 2007
S. A. Schnarr
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you love Sportsters, like I do, you will love this book. It is well written, well illustrated, and fun to read. Not the most modern book, the most recent Sportsters are 4 years old now and not in this book by the time it was published, but nonetheless a good history.
Great book on a legend... October 8, 2006
paulos Melo (Sao Paulo, SP Brazil)
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
When I was thinking about buying my first HD I did some research both on technical stuff and the history of its models. The model that attracted me the most was the Sportster, which is completing 50 years in 2007. This is a great book to tell us a little about its history and evolution. Since part of the fun in riding a Harley is enjoying its tradition (mechanicallywise you'd be better off riding a Honda), I highly recommend this book.
 Not the book I was looking for May 9, 2006
Gard Karlsen (Stavanger, Norway)
11 out of 19 found this review helpful
When I bought the book I was hoping that it would contain some useful information for me as a first time owner of a Harley-Davidson Sportster. I guess I should have done my homework better because this book did not contain anything useful for me apart from some nice pictures of Sportster models thru the years. So it is a nice coffee table book for people to browse through. I guess I should buy the service manual instead so that I can get some useful info if I want to get my hands dirty working on the Sportster :-)
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