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Motorcycle Apprentice: Matchless - in name & reputation

Motorcycle Apprentice: Matchless - in name & reputation

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Author: Bill W. A. Cakebread
Publisher: Veloce
Category: Book

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Sales Rank: 1177119

Media: Hardcover
Pages: 128
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 10 x 8 x 0.4

ISBN: 1845841794
Dewey Decimal Number: 629
EAN: 9781845841799
ASIN: 1845841794

Publication Date: November 15, 2008  (In 70 Days)
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Product Description
This is the inspiring story of how a young Londoner with no academic qualifications and low expectations built a successful career based on an apprenticeship with Associated Motor Cycles Ltd, and eventually became Managing Director of his company. It describes the very personal story of the ups and downs of factory life in the 1950s and 1960s. In particular, it conveys the unique atmosphere and excitement that surrounds the manufacture of motorcycles; an atmosphere that for those who have experienced it is like no other. The excellence of the training that was provided by the company enabled the writer to achieve far more than he ever anticipated. The journey through the factory, starting with the lowliest of duties in the machine shops and ending as personal assistant to the top motorcycle designers of their time, is described in detail. It gives a rare insight into working practices within the different departments and the characters that were employed. It provides a unique record of work within the British motorcycle industry in the final years of its decline into oblivion.


Book Description
A young Londoner had one lowly ambition in life – to work with motorcycles. That simple ambition led to an apprenticeship that was to change his life forever. This book gives a unique insight into the atmosphere and excitement of working in a motorcycle factory. It is an inspiring story, supported by a host of period photographs and rare documents, and provides a fascinating record of work within the British motorcycle industry in the final years of its decline into oblivion.