A regular contributor to Road & Track and other magazines, car and motorcycle enthusiast and collector Cotter wrote two earlier books, about finding a Cobra and a Hemi in the barn. Here he tells 39 stories of finding old and usually abandoned motorcycles and restoring them. They are arranged by theme: crimes of persistence, intriguing circumstances, strange journeys, passion plays, speed freaks, rare birds, and star power. Photographs accompany many stories. Readers not adept in motorcycle esoterica will quickly loose their way. There is no index. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) 40 tales of motorcycle hunting dreams come true--Ducatis in basements, Vincents in sheds, Harleys in barns, Brit bikes moldering behind urban garages. It’s every motorcyclist’s dream. A friend or acquaintance says, “You know, there’s an old bike that’s been sitting in this garage for years.” The hunt is on. And rather than the usual worthless Hondazukimaha pile of hopeless oxidation, at the back of that barn you find a genuine classic, the motorcycle collector’s dream. The Vincent in the Barn tells forty such stories--tales of motorcycle hunting dreams come true. From Ducatis in basements to Vincents abandoned in sheds, Harleys in barns to Brit bikes moldering behind urban garages, these are the stories that fuel every motorcyclist’s fantasies. The only difference They’re true.
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