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Short Way Up: A Classic Ride Through Southern Africa - 5,000 Solo Miles on a 1950s Ariel Hardback - 2011

by Steve Wilson

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When classic motorcycle author Steve Wilson planned his 6,000 mile ride through Africa, perhaps his last real run on two wheels, the journey sounded challenging enough. In this moving account Steve chronicles the entire experience including bike preparation, organization, mechanical mayhem, personal discovery and - one of the reasons for the trip - raising a check for $5,000 for a small school in Kawaza, Zambia.

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  • Title Short Way Up: A Classic Ride Through Southern Africa - 5,000 Solo Miles on a 1950s Ariel
  • Author Steve Wilson
  • Binding Hardback
  • Pages 335
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Haynes Publishing
  • Publication date 2011-09
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9781844256853 / 1844256855
  • Weight 1.38 lbs (0.63 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.48 x 6.37 x 1.17 in (24.08 x 16.18 x 2.97 cm)
  • Category Travel - General
  • Library of Congress subjects Africa, Southern - Description and travel, Wilson, Steve - Travel - Africa, Southern
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2010927385
  • Dewey Decimal Code 910.4

About the author

Steve Wilson is a leading classic motorcycle journalist and author of the definitive six-volume British Motorcycles Since 1950. He contributes monthly to Real Classic and Classic Car Mart magazines.
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