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Books

  • Holmstrom, Darwin and Charles Everitt. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Motorcycles, 3rd ed. New York: Alpha Books. ISBN 1592573037
  • Green, William. Harley-Davidson: The Living Legend. New York: Crescent Books. ISBN 0517066831

Reference

  • Encyclopedia Britannica 2005, s.v. "motorcycle." CD-ROM, 2005.
  • Encyclopedia Britannica 2005, s.v. "bicycle." CD-ROM, 2005.
  • Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2005, s.v. "motorcycle."
  • DK Ultimate Visual Dictionary, s.v. "The motorcycle," "The motorcycle chassis," "Motorcycle engines," "Competition motorcycles." New York: DK Publishing, Inc.

Promotional Material

  • "Journey to adventure: Ten-step guide to motorcycling." Brochure produced by the Motorcycle Industry Council Inc.

Print Articles

  • Brown, Joe. "Rev your ride," Popular Science, March 2003.
  • Harbison, Martha. "Dodge's 4-wheel Tomahawk," Popular Science. March 2003.
  • Kirschner, Suzanne Kantra and Jenny Everett. "And now, onboard navigation for bikers," Popular Science. February 2002.
  • Murphy, Myatt. "The ultimate 2-wheel racing machine," Popular Science. May 2002.
  • "What's new: Motorcycling," Popular Science. August 2002.

Web Articles

  • Tretheway, Steve and Terry Katz. "Motorcycle gangs or motorcycle mafia?" National Alliance of Gang Investigators Associations, 1998. http://www.nagia.org/Motorcycle_Gangs.htm
  • Tharp, Dave. "The first motorcycle?" Motorcycle.com. http://www.motorcycle.com/mo/mcmuseum/firstbike.html
  • Yager, Mark. "Safety bits: High-speed steering." Motorcycle.com. http://www.motorcycle.com/mo/mcnews/safe2.html
  • "Quebec's motorcycle gangs," CBC News Online. March 2, 2004. http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/bikergangs/

Web sites

  • Harley-Davidson USA http://www.harley-davidson.com
  • Honda Motorcycles http://powersports.honda.com/motorcycles
  • Indian Motorcycle http://www.indianmotorcycle.com