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John Penton and the Off-Road Motorcycle Revolution
John Penton and the Off-Road Motorcycle Revolution Author:Ed Youngblood, Traveling, John This story of a living legend, told by motorcycle historian Ed Youngblood, tells of one of the most influential men in motorcycle history. John Penton spent the better part of his life devoted to creating a better motorcycle, and in the process redefined off-road motorcycling. Penton also helped change American motorcycle competition, the polit... more »ics of racing, and what Americans came to expect from their off-road motorcycles. He's one of the most visionary, driven, complex, dynamic, and influential personalities in motorcycling. John Penton stands out as a leader in this exciting, revolutionary quarter-century of the American motorcycle sport. This story also ties motorcycling in America into the larger cultural movement. Major political and economic events shaped off-road motorcycling in the 1960s. This book weaves the story of one visionary man and the political and economic climate of the '60s and '70s to create one great read. Youngblood draws upon his 30-year personal acquaintance with John Penton, exhaustive research, and extensive interviews with Penton and others who know him to tell this captivating tale of the birth of the modern off-road motorcycle and the man who helped create it.« less