Motorcycle rider/author Ian Falloon's 'The Kawasaki Story: Racing and Production Models from 1963 to the Present Day' is published.
A bit about 'The Kawasaki...', the book covers the history of Kawasaki from Day One, from the legendary machines to the not-so-legendary. Falloon chronicles the early racing days; those leg-wettin' two-strokes, the Mach III H1 500 and the Mach IV H2 750; the highly successful Superbike and Endurance racers of the 1970's; and the bikes of the 1990's which ushered in a new era of performance up through the ZX-12R introduced for 2000.
A bit about Ian Falloon, despite the other brands that he writes about (rent money) Falloon has a life long passion for Italian motorcycles, and Ducati in particular. In the 1980's Ian moved to Australia from his native New Zealand and began writing for bike magazines as a freelance journalist. Years of hoarding documents and information on Ducati's eventually led to his first book, 'The Ducati Story'. Originally published in 1996, this work has since appeared in five editions, six reprints, as well as translations to German and Italian. The success of 'The Ducati Story' has led to the publication of a further fifteen books on Ducati, and fifteen on other motorcycle marques including BMW, Moto Guzzi, Laverda, Honda, and Kawasaki. An avid rider, restorer and collector of vintage Italian motorcycles, Ian Falloon is considered by many to be one of the world authorities on Ducati.
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