Classic Honda Motorcycles

This book in approximately 220 pps. in dimensions listed above does leave an awful lot to be desired, to wit larger and better illustrations, perhaps in color. It occurs to me that this is very much like a bird identification handbook.If you've ever tried to wrestle with a Peterson's Guide (bird id field book), you'll know what it is like to use this one. The fact is that there isn't a whole lot of helpful information for somebody who has a raw bike or a lot of parts and wants to identify them. What the author has done is give a rundown of the various models imported to the United States accompanied by brief descriptions of what the bikes were and sometimes what were their significant factors.Unfortunately, there isn't very much detail about any of the bikes and the accompanying black and white illustrations are about the size of a matchbox so even the details noted in the descriptions aren't really identifiable.At least the book seems to cover all the models that were brought in to the USA and, crucially, it includes a large bibliography of websites, organizations, and titles that are helpful to those who are really serious about this topic.I won't lie, I bought this book because I thought it would be filled with pretty pictures. It is not. Based on the description I bought it sight unseen? Would I pick it up off a bookshelf and buy it after leafing through it? Maybe not, definitely not at full list price maybe for a sawbuck plus a fin.Four stars because I know that even with its major shortcomings, this book was a lot of work to put together.

This book is a good reference as you can find performance figures, weight, etc. on a lot of different classic motorcycles from Honda. I would have liked to see some color photos, more articles and just more beef. But it is a good reference.

This is not a 'how to restore' type book. This book looks a a huge range of classic Hondas and gives some info about them, what changed from the bikes before, what to look out for, etc. Consider it a buying guide...

THIS BOOK IS AN UPDATED VERSION OF ONE THAT CAME OUT ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO. IT IS EVEN BETTER THAN I EXPECTED. MORE PICTURES, DETAILS AND EXPLANATION OF THE BIKES. GOOD BOOK FOR THOSE WHO LIKE THE VINTAGE SIDE OF HONDA.

Book was in like new condition. No pages bent or torn. Was a great value and will go on my bookshelf.

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Excellent book. Very descriptive. Bill is the man.

I have 20+ old bikes so the book comes in handy

As above

Very concise book