Top Dead Center The Best of Kevin Cameron from Cycle World Magazine

by Cameron, Kevin; Neilson, Cook

• ISBN13: 9780760327272
• ISBN10: 0760327270
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-07-15
• Publisher: Motorbooks

Summary

Kevin Cameron is one of the most widely read motorcycle journalists in the world--for reasons that this collection makes immediately and undeniably clear. Here are the feature articles and columns that have made Cameron a must-read for motorcycle aficionados: stories of the racing life; interviews with top-notch racers; profiles of builders and engineers (like John Britten); accounts of changes in the racing world; analyses of riding techniques and winning technology; reports of races; and popular pieces about engine and suspension theory. With short introductions to each piece, Cameron puts his on-the-spot writing on motorcycle racing into context, and offers a quick, clear history of the best on bikes.

Author Biography

Kevin Cameron is one of the premier motorcycle writers, and his features and monthly column have been appearing in the industry's largest-circulation magazine, Cycle World, for more than 20 years.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 7
The Racing Life
Kevin Cameron's Racing Diary, February 1973	p. 12
Sneaking Through the Pits, June 1974	p. 21
There Is Only One First Place, August 1976	p. 30
Daytona '78: Pitside Fear and Loathing, June 1978	p. 43
TDC: Pile With Style, October 1983	p. 52
TDC: Come, Daytona, April 1987	p. 55
TDC: Diseases of Enthusiasm, October 1987	p. 58
TDC: RACER Rx, November 1987	p. 61
TDC: Grub, April 1989	p. 65
TDC: Fall From Grace, August 1989	p. 68
TDC: Sleeping in Vans, April 1990	p. 71
Once Warriors, February 1997	p. 74
TDC: The Trouble with Teamwork, February 1998	p. 77
TDC: Backmen, August 1999	p. 80
Racers
An American Champion, March 1977	p. 84
Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright, April 1979	p. 101
In the Eye of the Storm, March 1981	p. 118
Flat-Track Crucible, April 1984	p. 133
Sole Proprietor, November 1995	p. 136
Johnny Be Good, October 1997	p. 141
Max to the Front, January 1998	p. 146
Uncommon Grace, April 2000	p. 151
Being Ben Bostrom, October 2000	p. 157
Will to Win, December 2002	p. 163
The Best, February 2005	p. 170
Moguls, Mavens, and Mechanics
Leoni: The Italian Connection, January 1983	p. 180
Louder Than Money, May 1983	p. 192
Soichiro's Ladder, September 1985	p. 203
Championship Moto Guzzi, March 1988	p. 212
Fast By Ferracci, October 1988	p. 221
American Dreamer, April 1989	p. 228
Renaissance Man, July 1991	p. 232
TDC: John Britten, 1950-1995, December 1995	p. 239
The Outsider, May 1997	p. 242
TDC: Gordon Jennings, February 2001	p. 248
Rocket Science, March 2001	p. 251
Inner Workings
Rally 'Round Over There, February 1981	p. 258
TDC: Hot-Air Engine, February 1982	p. 271
TDC: Phobias, January 1984	p. 275
TDC: Old-World Craftsmanship, October 1984	p. 278
TDC: Crooked Style, August 1986	p. 282
TDC: Progress, October 1986	p. 286
TDC: Fall, Winter, and Spring, January 1987	p. 290
TDC: Waterskiing, September 1987	p. 293
TDC: The Basement, March 1994	p. 296
TDC: Illusion, Disillusion, September 1995	p. 299
TDC: Reasons to Romp, February 1997	p. 303
TDC: The Home Workshop, November 1997	p. 306
TDC: Monastery, January 2000	p. 310
TDC: Bound to Burnout?, March 2000	p. 313
TDC: Fixing Things, October 2004	p. 316
Index	p. 319
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