THUNDERBOLTS & LIGHTNING by Peter Crawford is a new look at BSA’s ground-breaking Unit Construction A65 & A50 Twins. It’s full of information which will be new to even the most well informed fan of the Birmingham Twins, but why not have a look inside first;
“Trouble at t’mill” - chasing the Spitfire’s errant spark.
Thunderbolts & Lightning
When it comes to books BSA’s Twins are a neglected breed. While there’s been a lot written on Nortons - the Commando in particular - and a huge amount on Triumph’s Twins, anything on BSA’s products from Armoury Road has been scant in comparison. Indeed the fact that Roy Bacon’s slim, Triples and Twins, of 1980, is still regarded as the definitive work, speaks volumes.
There seemed a gap and Thunderbolts & Lightning now fills it. It’s also a little bit different from previous marque titles, in that it draws on interviews with eighty-plus ex-BSA staff and those directly associated with the machines. Along with period documentation, drawings and images, many of which you are unlikely to have come across before...
About WIDELINE
WIDELINE is a new publisher set up to create and promote motorcycle books for the discerning.
You’ve probably heard that sales pitch before but the demise of high street book shops and the winding down of established publishers in the field has seen a decline in the diversity of motorcycle titles on offer.
Our ambition is to avoid the low hanging fruit of well covered topics and to concentrate on makes and models, events and personalities, too esoteric for the mainstream. But of interest to genuine enthusiasts none the less.
We’re able to do this as all design, promotion and distribution is handled in-house at WIDELINE. So that while final production is carried out by some of the most respected printing houses in Europe we are still able to provide good value publications for those looking for something a bit different.
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