The café racer style of motorcycles was born from a particular era. Just as small street bikes still draw inspiration from Japanese models of the 1970s and 1980s, modern café racers hearken back to ...
Cafe racers have a reputation for style and nimble handling, but not necessarily a whole lot of horsepower. However, these ...
Café Racer motorcycles first appeared on the streets in the 1950s in London, when restless teenage "rockers" began stripping back and customizing their British bikes for power, speed, and agility.
In the late 1950s and early 1960s, the rock-n-roll rebellion happened in the towns and cities of the British Isles. It arose out of post-war young adults wanting to escape the dreary conventions of UK ...
cafe racer Cafe racers were a type of sport motorcycle that first appeared among British motorcyclists in London in the early 1960s. Café racers were stock production bikes that had been customized by ...
The café racer motorcycle is a fascinating relic of the past. Originating from the vibrant motorcycle culture of the United Kingdom in the 1950s and 1960s, café racers were the brainchild of young ...
I'm guessing no one ever tried to see whether there are more car lovers out there than there are motorcycle fans. But one look, even superficial, and what both sides do with the vehicles they love ...
Harry has been writing and talking about motorcycles for 15 years, although he's been riding them for 45 years! After a long career in music, he turned his hand to writing and television work, ...
There seems to be a weird trend popping up of late. Electric motorcycles packaged as café racers, bundled as more than just commuters – but rather a style statement, a fashion piece if you will. We’ve ...
Dmitry is a former Motorcycle Safety Foundation Rider-Coach, a writer of several fiction novels, a travel junky and an occasional YouTuber. He's owned and ridden a lot of motorcycles, loves vintage ...