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Big Sid's Vincati: The Story of a Father, a Son, and the Motorcycle of a Lifetime

Big Sid's Vincati: The Story of a Father, a Son, and the Motorcycle 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 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.

About the Author :
MATTHEW BIBERMAN teaches creative writing and literature at the University of Louisville. He also works on Vincent motorcycles in his garage with his father, Big Sid Biberman."

Review :
aIf you believe it is possible to fall in love with a motorcycle, you will love this book. It's a guy's romance novel with mystery, adventure, and real passion.a aJay Leno aI don't think you need to be a motorcycle enthusiast to lose yourself in this book. It is an open- handed classic about living and love, with a heart as big as a Vincent V-twin engine.a aMark Knopfler, musician and former Dire Straits frontman "First of all, while this is a book chock full of interesting mechanical wizardry and a tribute to a true legend in motorcycling, calling it simply a "motorcycle book" is a bit like calling Field of Dreams simply a "baseball movie." Because in this remarkable tome, father and son learn a lot about life and each other while creating a dream come true motorcycle." aGreg Harrison, Antique Motorcycle, www.antiquemotorcycle.org aEvery motorcycle has a story. The Vincati is an extraordinary one and Big Sid's Vincati seals its place in motorcycle history.a aGeorge Barber, The Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum "A heartfelt and beautifully written story of a family and the meaning of motorcycles in their lives--and the meaning of one particular bike that brings a father and son back together during difficult times. The enthusiasm is dangerously contagious; it'll make you want to go right out to the garage and restore your own bike--or build one." aPeter Egan, journalist and columnist for "Road & Track" and "Cycle World" aMotorcycles are many things. Obsession; thrill; the church at which a certain tribe worships. But did you know they are a solace, too? In joining two of the greatest machines ever conceived, Matthew Biberman and his fathermade something greater than any single bike: a transcendent story about machines that is really about love.a aMelissa Holbrook Pierson, author of "The Perfect Vehicle" "If you can come away from this book--this opportunity to see up close what Sid Biberman and his son are made of, without a new respect for how a piece of machinery can come to life and take along with it the lives of a family, you didnat pay close enough attention. A beautiful story." -John Healy, editor, "Vintage Bike" magazine aThe average American male spends half a lifetime making peace with his father. Big Sidas Vincati describes how a quest to reconstruct one mythic motorcycle can wildly accelerate that process. A rewarding read for anyone whoas ever loved a man, or a motorcycle.a -Aaron Frank, editor-at-large, "Motorcyclist" magazine aThere are precious few well written motorcycle books; this is one of them. Itas the human stories behind each machine that make them fascinating. This is a great tale that will resonate especially with people like me, whose love of motorcycles was sparked by family.a aHugo Wilson, Editor, "Classic Bike" "A splendid motorcycle tale about unlikely things coming together: an imperfect past with an uncertain future, a professor of Shakespeare with a mythic speed-tuner, and a stylish Euro-bike with the most iconic motorcycle in the world.a aFred Haefele, author of "Rebuilding the Indian" "There are few times when a man has a passion for a machine like Sid Biberman has for Vincents. What makes Big Sid's Vincati especially beautiful is that in this case, the son has taken the time to write down that love in words for others to appreciate." aDenis Manning, BUB Enterprises aBy no means just for bike nuts, this is an absorbing and often poignant story. Matthew Biberman paints a sensitive and touching picture of his father Big Sid, a man with a remarkable empathy for quirky machines.a aMick Duckworth, journalist and author of "TT100" and "Ace Times"


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780452296152
  • Publisher: Plume Books
  • Publisher Imprint: Plume Books
  • Height: 203 mm
  • No of Pages: 268
  • Spine Width: 16 mm
  • Weight: 249 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0452296153
  • Publisher Date: 27 Apr 2010
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: The Story of a Father, a Son, and the Motorcycle of a Lifetime
  • Width: 157 mm


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