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Big Sid's Vincati: The Story of a Father, a Son, and the Motorcycle of a Lifetime
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Title: Big Sid's Vincati: The Story of a Father, a Son, and the Motorcycle of a Lifetime
Author: Matthew Biberman
ISBN: 9781594630538
Publisher: Hudson Street Press
Published: 2009
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Condition: Used: Near Fine
Excellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.
H 1645000
Publisher Description:
A father and son build a legendary motorcycle and, along the way, reconstruct their relationship in this moving memoir
When his father had a near-fatal heart attack and gave up the will to live, Matthew Biberman panicked. Impulsively, Matthew promised his father, an expert motorcycle mechanic, that they would build a Vincati motorcycle together. The Loch Ness monster of motorcycles, a Vincati-half Vincent, half Ducati- had never been completed in North America. Building a Vincati was considered, at best, a fool's errand; at worst, an expensive waste of motorcycle parts.
But for nearly sixty years, "Big Sid" Biberman was the mechanic to see to refurbish and repair motorcycles, especially British-made Vincents. If anyone could build a Vincati, it was Big Sid. Despite sharing his father's passion for motorcycles, his son Matthew lacked Big Sid's mechanical gift, gave up on tools, and became a Shakespearean scholar. As adults, father and son barely spoke. But after his father's brush with death, Matthew vowed to learn the techniques that had made Big Sid a legend among bikers. Reminiscent of "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance"," Big Sid's Vincati" is an irresistible combination of step-by-step motorcycle construction mixed with a powerful story of fathers and sons, and shows not only how the Bibermans built their Vincati (which was featured in "Cycle World" and "Classic Bike") but also how the two men reconstructed their relationship, one motorcycle part at a time.
Author: Matthew Biberman
ISBN: 9781594630538
Publisher: Hudson Street Press
Published: 2009
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Condition: Used: Near Fine
Excellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.
H 1645000
Publisher Description:
A father and son build a legendary motorcycle and, along the way, reconstruct their relationship in this moving memoir
When his father had a near-fatal heart attack and gave up the will to live, Matthew Biberman panicked. Impulsively, Matthew promised his father, an expert motorcycle mechanic, that they would build a Vincati motorcycle together. The Loch Ness monster of motorcycles, a Vincati-half Vincent, half Ducati- had never been completed in North America. Building a Vincati was considered, at best, a fool's errand; at worst, an expensive waste of motorcycle parts.
But for nearly sixty years, "Big Sid" Biberman was the mechanic to see to refurbish and repair motorcycles, especially British-made Vincents. If anyone could build a Vincati, it was Big Sid. Despite sharing his father's passion for motorcycles, his son Matthew lacked Big Sid's mechanical gift, gave up on tools, and became a Shakespearean scholar. As adults, father and son barely spoke. But after his father's brush with death, Matthew vowed to learn the techniques that had made Big Sid a legend among bikers. Reminiscent of "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance"," Big Sid's Vincati" is an irresistible combination of step-by-step motorcycle construction mixed with a powerful story of fathers and sons, and shows not only how the Bibermans built their Vincati (which was featured in "Cycle World" and "Classic Bike") but also how the two men reconstructed their relationship, one motorcycle part at a time.
