Café Racers of 50s and 60s: Machines, Riders and Lifestyle a Pictorial Review: v. 1 (Mick Walker on Motorcycles)

Café Racers of 50s and 60s: Machines, Riders and Lifestyle a Pictorial Review: v. 1 (Mick Walker on Motorcycles)

by Mick Walker (Author)

Synopsis

This is a pictorial history of motorcycles - and the riders - who created the cafe racer craze. The author looks at the BSA Gold Star, the Triumph/Norton hybrid and others and recalls the leather-jacketed "rockers" who indulged in burn-ups on Britain's roads, and gained nationwide notoriety through their seafront battles with the archrivals, the "Mods". He explains the origins of the movement, profiles its machinery and its personalities, and describes the equipment, livery and lifestyle of the cafe racer cult. A nostalgic gallery of contemporary photographs recreates a vivid portrait of the period.

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Format: Illustrated
Pages: 94
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: The Crowood Press Ltd
Published: 11 May 1998

ISBN 10: 1872004199
ISBN 13: 9781872004198