Chuck; I can't speak for Toni and Peter, and only for myself. If we do go ahead with this project I doubt it will be with dreams of riches, but will come out of our mutual passions, and appeciation for our hobby and bikes of the U.K. At this point everything is still in discussion mode, with Toni overseas, so it may take time to iron out the details, but at the beginning stages we are all very interested in going ahead. This might turn into a coffee table book, or a website or even a series of articles to the CR, or through the VBQ if Jan is interested. Atleast for now we are talking about something in book form. Once begun, I think we all know that this project will be a long term commitment which will most likely takes a number of year, possibly 3-4.
Best regard, Peter Naiman
Shorewood, WI
> Steve Chambers wrote:
> > great to see such a book in the 'offing' but do
> you realise how massive
> > the subject is? if it is to list all the makers
> like Erwin Tragach's?
> > motorcycle encyclopedia it would be huge. (snip)
>
> and
>
> Mick Butler wrote:
> > I think Dales CR site is wonderful and why not
> expand on
> > something along those lines on the web.
> > Ideally makers name. Date firm started and ended.
> Address. Frame numbering
> > system and location of numbers. Transfers (decals)
> picture. Brief history etc.
>
>
> I think, based on the "bottom-feeder" tendencies of
> the typical bike
> collector, that a huge coffee table book selling for
> $200 to $300 is
> highly unlikely. Even a more modest coffee table
> book with 300 color
> photos selling for $50 isn't going to happen either
> (can you imagine 300
> photo choices to cover the spectrum of Brit bikes?
> Me neither!).
>
> I do think this could happen electronically. A web
> site with a template
> page for people to plug in what they know about
> their local builder and
> their jpegs of the bikes would work. Also for
> whoever wants one, the
> ability to print out a color hard copy to read and
> refer to rather than
> staring into a monitor (I'll take the "book" version
> thank you).
>
> All that is required is the commitment from the
> people who have the
> desire for this to happen. Cautionary tale
> follows...
>
http://www.bres.boothbay.k12.me.us/
>
> Chuck "been there done that" Schmidt
> South Pasadena, Southern California, Southwestern
> USA
>
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