Listen and read

Step into an infinite world of stories

  • Listen and read as much as you want
  • Over 400 000+ titles
  • Bestsellers in 10+ Indian languages
  • Exclusive titles + Storytel Originals
  • Easy to cancel anytime
Subscribe now
Details page - Device banner - 894x1036

From Boneshakers to Choppers: The Rip-Roaring History of Motorcycles

1 Ratings

3

Duration
2H 47min
Language
English
Format
Category

Teens & Young Adult

The motorcycle was invented in 1885 when two visionary Germans decided to attach a small internal combustion engine to a bicycle. From that humble origin begins a remarkable story of technological innovation, record-setting, and the formation of a whole new subculture of society. People began racing motorcycles not long after their introduction. In grueling endurance races, an American company named Harley-Davidson rode to the front of the pack with a thunderous roar. Meanwhile, motorcycling was also becoming popular because motorcycles were a convenient and economical form of transportation. As motorcycles became more commonplace, riding clubs formed, people began to customize their bikes, and a new subculture emerged-one that wholly embraced the free-wheeling spirit of the motorcycle lifestyle-bikers! Featuring a colorful reading from narrator Kerin McCue, From Boneshakers to Choppers gives listeners the scoop on the wild story of the motorcycle in all its many forms.

© 2012 Recorded Books (Audiobook): 9781464044397

Release date

Audiobook: 30 March 2012

Others also enjoyed ...

  1. The British Beer Book Steven Goodwin
  2. The Killer Gun Lauran Paine
  3. Hell's Angel: The Life and Times of Sonny Barger and the Hell's Angels Motorcycle Club Sonny Barger
  4. The Age of Bowie Paul Morley
  5. Riding with Evil: Taking Down the Notorious Pagan Motorcycle Gang Dave Wedge
  6. Mods to Rockers Colin Stoddart
  7. The Madonnas of Echo Park Brando Skyhorse
  8. Lotus Elan - A Restoration Guide Gordon Lund
  9. Memoirs of a Rebel: Black Market Shooting Kon Georgiou
  10. W Xist Publishing
  11. The Peer and the Gangster: A Very British Cover Up Dan Smith
  12. Going the Wrong Way: A young Belfast man sets off to find himself, and the road to Australia. What could possibly go wrong! Chris Donaldson
  13. Mosquito Men: The Elite Pathfinders of 627 Squadron David Price
  14. The Greatest Traitor Roger Hermiston
  15. Car Crazy: The Battle for Supremacy between Ford and Olds and the Dawn of the Automobile Age G. Wayne Miller
  16. The Break: Life as a Cycling Maverick Steve Cummings
  17. The Man Who Was Saturday: The Extraordinary Life of Airey Neave Patrick Bishop
  18. Vertical: A Novel Rex Pickett
  19. The Secret Life of John le Carre Adam Sisman
  20. Frost/Nixon David Frost
  21. Storms: My Life with Lindsey Buckingham and Fleetwood Mac Carol Ann Harris
  22. Superveloce: How Italian Cars Conquered the World Peter Grimsdale
  23. The Little Nugget P. G. Wodehouse
  24. The Boy: Stirling Moss: A Life in 60 Laps Richard Williams
  25. 617 Squadron: The Dambusters at War Tom Bennett
  26. Spanish Verb Conjugation And Tenses Practice Volume I: Learn Spanish Verb Conjugation With Step By Step Spanish Examples Quick And Easy In Your Car Lesson By Lesson Authentic Language Books
  27. The Inimitable Jeeves P. G. Wodehouse
  28. The Doctor, the Hitman, and the Motorcycle Gang: The True Story of One of New Jersey’s Most Notorious Murder for Hire Plots Annie McCormick
  29. Island Stories: An Unconventional History of Britain David Reynolds
  30. Racing in the Dark: How the Bentley Boys Conquered Le Mans Peter Grimsdale
  31. High Performance: When Britain Ruled the Roads Peter Grimsdale
  32. A Race with Love and Death: The Story of Richard Seaman Richard Williams
  33. Elizabethans: How Modern Britain Was Forged Andrew Marr
  34. Edith and Kim Charlotte Philby
  35. Portillo's Hidden History of Britain Michael Portillo
  36. Blood Washing Blood: Afghanistan's Hundred-Year War Phil Halton
  37. The Republican Brain: The Science of Why They Deny Science—and Reality Chris Mooney
  38. And Party Every Day: The Inside Story of Casablanca Records Larry Harris
  39. Charlie One: The Story of an Irishman in the British Army and His Role in Covert Counter-Terrorism Operations Sean Hartnett
  40. Through Dust and Darkness: A Motorcycle Journey of Fear and Faith in the Middle East Jeremy Kroeker
  41. MRF Shadow Troop: The untold true story of top secret British military intelligence undercover operations in Belfast, Northern Ireland, 1972-1974 Simon Cursey
  42. Agents of Influence: Britain's Secret Intelligence War Against the IRA Aaron Edwards