The Café Racer Phenomenon Those were the days series Alastair Walker eBook
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The Café Racer captures the very essence of motorcycling, with its stripped-to-the-bone styling and a timeless blend of cat-quick chassis, matched to a barn-storming engine.
From its roots in the '59 Club, home-brewed specials and the creation of the Triton by Dave Degens, the Café Racer became the must-have Rockers' motorbike. It then became the template for a new generation of fast road riders in the 1970s, with the rise of Dunstall, Rickman, Seeley and many more bespoke bike builders.
The factories jumped on the bandwagon. Machines like the Moto Guzzi Le Mans Mk I, Ducati 900SS and the MV Agusta 750S all captured the spirit of the Café Racer. Then the slick, super fast, Japanese sport bikes of the 80s came along, and looked set to consign the Café Racer special to the history books.
But a revival had to happen. The Ace Café London re-opened, bike builders as diverse as Wakan, Fred Krugger, Nick Gale and Roland Sands all began to create lean, back-to-basics motorcycles, but with their own unique twist on Café Racer heritage. From the Buell 1125 CR to the Guzzi V7 Sport, mainstream modern bikes have also re-discovered their street racing soul.
Packed with previously unseen photos, machine profiles, interviews, and personal anecdotes from the glory days of Café Racer culture, this book takes a look at the enduring cult of the Café Racer, in all its ton-up glory.
eBook ISBN 978-1-845848-93-4 (9781845848934)
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The Café Racer Phenomenon Those were the days series Alastair Walker eBook
I am a cafe racer nut. I like everything about them. I do agree it is much more fun to ride a slow (relatively) bike fast that a fast bike at half or quarter throttle. Today's modern "crotch rockets" require you to seriously break the law to enjoy just a bit of their potential. The cafe racers you can take advantage of much of their potential and ride them quite hard just to get to the "century mark".Product details
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I bought this book as a Christmas gift for my husband. We really likes the book, since he rides a Triumph motorcycle.
If you're interested in the cafe racer scene today, first learn about the original cafe racer scene in Britain in the 1960's and '70's. The Cafe Racer Phenomenon is a great place to start. Who made these bikes? Why did they make them? What was it like to ride them, to hang out at the cafes, the girls, the music, the street racing? With outstanding period photos and interviews of the young men who made all of this happen across Britain. This single volume provides the best link from today's retro cafe racer scene back over the years to the real thing. You won't be disappointed!
The first half is OK, especially if your interest is the early cafe years. Then it winds along into the era of the Japanese superbikes and their dominance. Yes, the factory produced repli-racers officially ended the cafe era you could say. But there are already plenty of books about those.
I am a cafe racer nut. I like everything about them. I do agree it is much more fun to ride a slow (relatively) bike fast that a fast bike at half or quarter throttle. Today's modern "crotch rockets" require you to seriously break the law to enjoy just a bit of their potential. The cafe racers you can take advantage of much of their potential and ride them quite hard just to get to the "century mark".
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