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Re: J.G.Ballard's Crash (1973).

Paul D'Orléans, in the excellent "Ton Up"1, points out "Impatience" (1928; online) by Charles Dekeukeleire, highlighting it as an early drawing together of eroticism and motorbikes.

 

Notes:

1 Paul D'Orléans (2019) "Ton Up! A Century of Cafe Racer Speed and Style " CMotorbooks.