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"If you believe it is possible to fall in love with a motorcycle, you will love this book." -Jay Leno
When Big Sid had a heart attack and gave up the will to live, his son Matthew Biberman panicked. Impulsively, Matthew promised his father that they would build a Vincati together. This fusion of two legendary motorcycles, the Vincent Black Shadow and the Ducati GT, a Vincati was considered near-impossible to build.
But if anyone could do it, Matthew knew his father could. Big Sid was the mechanic to see about repairing Vincents for nearly sixty years. But now, Sid was old, busted up and broke. Matthew, despite sharing his dad's passion, had become a Shakespearean scholar. The two men hadn't spoken in years-but called a truce to attempt a shared dream.
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance meets Shop Class as Soulcraft, in this heartfelt memoir that shows how two very different men built a legendary motorcycle, and along the way, discovered what it means to be father and son.
Prologue: In the Hospital xi
Part 1 How Sid Got Big
Chapter 1 Flat Out 3
Chapter 2 Last Train to London 19
Chapter 3 A Score to Settle 27
Part 2 Sid's Kid
Chapter 4 Why God Made Sunday 45
Chapter 5 Near Miss 51
Chapter 6 Another Jewish Faulkner 69
Chapter 7 Getting Back On 87
Part 3 The Build
Chapter 8 Sid's Return 95
Chapter 9 The Land of the Righteous 113
Chapter 10 The Last Piece 129
Chapter 11 The Mechanic and the Professor 153
Chapter 12 Lucy's Bike 163
Part 4 The Road
Chapter 13 Last Rides 183
Chapter 14 Locked Up 195
Chapter 15 First Start 217
Chapter 16 Sid's Gift 237
Chapter 17 Strange Beach 255
Epilogue: Every Day 259
Notes 263
The vincatis 263
Polly's specs 263
Acknowledgments 267
Anonymous
Posted November 12, 2012
A story of how a sons love for his father led them on the bike building journey of a lifetime.
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Read Matthew Biberman's posts on the Penguin Blog.
"If you believe it is possible to fall in love with a motorcycle, you will love this book." -Jay Leno
When Big Sid had a heart attack and gave up the will to live, his son Matthew Biberman panicked. Impulsively, Matthew promised his father that they would build a Vincati together. This fusion of two legendary motorcycles, the Vincent Black Shadow and the ...