 
Classic bike books Softcover: £9.99 If you're looking for a practical British classic bike,
the Triumph T140 Bonneville and TR7 Tiger (and derivatives) are still better value than anything else on the market—and there are plenty around. This 68-page, full-colour A5 buyers guide is packed with advice and insight helping ensure that you make the right decisions if and when you decide to buy. But if you already own one, you might still find lots of useful information about the greatest Meriden Triumph of all.
It's a great little "feelgood" book, whatever that means to you. In fact, we think it's the best of its kind anywhere. 
£9.99
|  | eBook: £4.99 The BSA A10 Golden Flash is arguably the most practical and most durable BSA that Small Heath ever built. We created this little eBook homage in response to feedback to our online buyers guide—which continues to rack up hits worldwide. It's available only as an eBook, and is packed with large, full-colour images detailing one of the biggest guns in the Birmingham Small Arms arsenal. IMPORTANT NOTE!!! This eBook is powered by older software and will run only on desktop PCs. It won't run on Apple computers, tablets or mobile phones. |  | eBook: £2.99 What's it all about? It's a photoshoot of the world's greatest veteran motorcycle run with poetry and quotes from Ixion to John Masefield to William Shakespeare to William Wordsworth. It's unique (as far as we know) and has been downloaded thousands of times. Think of it as poetry in motion. It's a treat. Sorry, but it's not available in hardcopy
or for Macs or mobile phones. Just PCs. Note: This publication was available as a freebee, but we've had to apply a small charge to cover the bandwidth costs which mount up. Buy the eBook and we'll be notified by PayPal. We'll then forward a link for you to grab the book (usually within an hour or two, but occasionally a little longer). Yes, it's slow and old fashioned. But that's the kind of guys and gals we are. The eBook will be worth it. |  | eBook: Free download We had a few extra snapshots left over when we wrote our BSA B50 buyers guide, so we decided to put them in a little eBook to supplement the feature. It's not a very large publication and, like all our eBooks, can operate as a screen saver. Maybe we'll enlarge upon it sometime and put it into print. But for now, it's an electronic publication only. |  | eBook: Free download This one is for motorcyclists interested in military bikes. It didn't come out quite the way we intended, however. We wanted more bikes, but other stuff got in the way, such as quotes, thoughts, poems, insights. This eBook won't suit everyone, but we like it and wanted to share it. It's an .exe file, and that means it's a self-running program. So in theory, if you download it, it could run riot on your computer and infect it with AIDS and seep out and murder your family while you sleep. Except that it won't. We don't do stuff like that, and you either believe us or you don't. Note too that this isn't available for Macs. Not directly, that is. It was created with older page-turning software which wasn't Mac friendly. But we've since created a .pdf file of this publication, and that will work on many other platforms, including Macs. If you want to see it up close, fire off an email us and we'll send you a copy. Gratis. ▲ Back to the top | 
| More motorcycle books and buyer's guides from Sump... | Essential Buyer's Guide
Ducati Bevel Twins
Paperback • 195mm x 139mm
64 pages • 100 pictures. 
SOLD OUT!£12.99 
| Essential Buyer's Guide
Moto Guzzi 2-Valve Big Twins Paperback • 195mm x 139mm
64 pages • 100 pictures. 
SOLD OUT!£12.99 | Essential Buyer's Guide
BMW Boxer Twins Paperback • 195mm x 139mm
64 pages • 100 pictures.  SOLD OUT!£12.99 | The BMW Story The book is the second edition, and it's pretty much the most complete book on BMW motorcycles that we've ever seen. The story starts in 1923 and culminates in 2019. Packed with images, diagrams, facts and figures, author Ian Falloon takes us through the momentous history of the company, and explores the commercial and technical intricacies of some of the greatest motorcycles ever built. 304 pages
Hardback 270mm x 210mm ISBN: 978-1-787113-58-9
Our price? £35.00 Postage free
UK DELIVERY ONLY | The Red Baron's Ultimate Ducati Desmo Manual If you're into L-twin Ducatis, this manual is a must-have addition to your book shelf. Comprehensive, factual and easy to follow, Eduardo Carbrera Choclán guides you through the nuts'n'bolts of these beautiful Italian motorcycles and demystifies the mechanics giving you confidence to handle your own repairs. Bikes from 1979 to 2017 are covered.
288 pages
Softback 270mm x 210mm 1220 pictures ISBN: 978-1-845848-78-1 Our price? £60.00 Postage free
UK DELIVERY ONLY | The Triumph Tiger
Cub Bible This book is constantly going out of stock, and for good reason. If you only ever buy one publication dealing with the fabled Triumph Tiger Cub, this bible is your prayer book. Written by Mile Estall, this volume is overflowing with technical help, mechanical guidance, and all those more subtle tips and tricks that only a true Tiger Cub aficionado would know. Packed with images and sketches, we've got a couple of books left. Better get yours while it's going—and they're worth every penny.
208 pages Hardback 250mm x 200mm
ISBN: 978-1-787111-27-1 Our price? £50.00 Postage free
UK DELIVERY ONLY | The Triumph Trophy Bible The late Harry Woolridge is your master of ceremonies with this book, and you couldn't be in better hands. An ex-Meriden Triumph man, Harry was practically weaned and raised on Triumph twins, and what he doesn't know ain't (to coin a phrase) worth knowing. This book covers all the Trophys, both pre-unit and unit. And it has plenty to say about Tigers of all eras—and that includes the 750cc bikes. Trustworthy, authoritative and insightful. It's a must for owners and fans of these bikes. Packed with images, you'll OD on detail.
250mm x 207mm
Softcover 144 pages
ISBN: 978-1-845849-74-0
Our price? £35.00 Postage free
UK DELIVERY ONLY | Vincent Motorcycles:
The untold story This is an amazing book, and required reading for Vincent motorcycle lovers. Author Philippe Guyony presents an eclectic melange of Stevenage's most famous son. You'll find all kinds of racers here from Eglis to Norvins to Cheneys to Cottons to Gunga Din. it's a very stylish book, well photographed, packed with racing history and marque detail. And the quality is reflected in the price. It's not cheap. It's just class.
248mm x 248mm
Hardback 400 pages 875 colour and b&w pictures
ISBN: 978-1-845849-02-3
Our price? £90.00 Postage free UK DELIVERY ONLY
| Franklin's Indians If you want a heavyweight book that's going to give you hours of satisfying and comprehensive reading, then Franklin's Indians will do very nicely. As the name suggests, this is an in-depth study of the Indian Motorcycles (or should that be "Motocycles"?) designed by Charles B Franklin, and it has much to say about Franklin too. With over 300 pages backed with colour and b&w images and graphics, this is a textbook rather than a coffee table volume. Harry Sucher, Timothy Pickering, Liam Diamond and Harry Havelin are the authors, and these guys have earned his keep with this one. Very enjoyable romp through Indian country.
248mm x 192mm
Paperback
352 pages 140 pictures
ISBN: 978-1-787112-23-0
Our price? £30.00 Postage free
UK DELIVERY ONLY |
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CLASSIC BIKES
FOR SALE Check out our old bike market and treat yourself to a new AJS, Ariel, BSA, Greeves, Matchless, Norton, Velocette, Vincent or whatever. You're a long time dead. Live a little while you can...
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