The Vincent in the Barn : Great Stories of Motorcycle Archaeology

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. See Tom Cotter, author of Motorbooks "In the Barn" series, interviewed by Jay Leno on JayLenosGarage.com: http: //(http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/video/jays-book-club-the-hemi-in-the-barn/1237422/) www.jaylenosgarage.com/video/jays-boo... "

You’re at a party when someone you’ve just met that evening says, “I hear you’re into motorcycles. Man, you should check out this crazy old bike my Uncle Bobby has in his shed.” Your heart skips a beat, and your pulse quickens. Doing your best impersonation of a person whose head is not about to explode with excitement, you casually ask where old Bobby lives and offer to come take a look. Who knows what he might have squirreled away?

            It’s every motorcyclist’s dream: The classic bike parked and forgotten, waiting to be discovered and turned loose on the road again. Author Tom Cotter has chased down 40 great stories of lost, old bikes and the collectors who unearthed them. There’s the great Russian basement stash, the Indian in the attic, the Ducati in the basement, the Vincent in the shed, the bedroom BSA, and more tales of intrigue, hoarding, dead ends, and mother lodes. The Vincent in the Barn proves that all the good ones have not been found and provides entertainment and inspiration to every motorcycle fan who ever dreamed of finding that long-lost classic machine.

Relates the stories of forty classic motorcycles that were unearthed in barns, junkyards, and other places by collectors