A new Horse for Hoss - This photograph is on the cover of a very rare book called "Motorcycle Sport Book" by Bob Greene, published in 1967. I haven't seen this picture anywhere before and I can't find this book anywhere else. The center picture on the cover shows Hoss Cartwright of the TV show Bonanza, played by Dan Blocker, sitting on a 1967 Bonanza Mini-Bike. This is a great collectors item for the vintage motorcycle enthusiast as well as those who loved the show Bonanza. The author was Bob Greene who was inducted into the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 2007.
My one copy of this book is available for purchase HERE.
This book is full of information including complete catalogs of all lightweight, middleweight and heavyweight motorcycles of the time, showing photos, descriptions and prices of all the bikes including mini-bikes. There is much more in this book including:
Book Contents: Be a sport, get a bike; Survival Kit for Street Riders; Behind Factory Walls; Lightweight Catalog; How to buy it used; Let's build a chopper; Motorcycle Suspension Front; Motorcycle Suspension Rear; Lightweight accessories; What about tomorrow; Tune-up tips for the Tyro; How to hop it up - mild to wild; Middleweight catalog; Exotic powerplants from across the sea; Swaps, customs and cuties; Touring Accessories; That fabulous Johns; Come slip and slide with me; quarter-mile quickies; Boss Payne; Hot Stuff; The Big Boys; Heavyweight Catalog; Racing on the moon; Race accessories; Short Track is coming back; Road Racing Hot!
About the author:
Bob Greene was inducted into the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 2007.
Nicknamed “The Old Greenhorner,” Bob Greene gained national recognition as the editor of both Cycle and Motorcyclist magazines. He went on to publish numerous books on motorcycling. Throughout his life, Greene also regularly competed in desert racing events, speed trials, and scrambles. From the 1940s through the late 1960s, Greene was the chief organizer of the prestigious Greenhorn Enduro.
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