{"product_id":"9781787110991","title":"Motorcycling in the '50s","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor many, a motorcycle bought at the beginning of the 1950s was a first taste of the freedom offered by personal transport.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePostwar austerity was fading, money was still tight, and new machines were virtually unobtainable; but there were plenty of cheap, prewar, machines around, and an ex-War Department motorcycle could be bought dealers in payments; better still it would be sent to your local railway station.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEx-army dispatch riders’ coats and boots would serve to keep the weather at bay as the new motorcyclists explored and enjoyed the quiet roads in a pre-motorway era.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe decade would become a Golden Era of motorcycling as manufacturers brought new and excitingly advanced machines to an appreciative audience that had never even heard of a Japanese motorcycle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMotorcycle sport mushroomed in popularity at a time when you actually had to go to the race to see it and helped to reinforce the public’s ever-growing enthusiasm for the motorcycle. The era would also see the arrival of the moped, scooter and bubblecar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor those who were there, Jeff Clew’s \u003ci\u003eMotorcycling in the '50s\u003c\/i\u003e will provide a delightful nostalgic journey into the past, while those younger riders who cherish 1950s motorcycles today will discover a whole new dimension to their enjoyment of the machines.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Veloce Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47032593547504,"sku":"9781787110991","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781787110991_p0.jpg?v=1763737834","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781787110991","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}