Cafe Racers

Author: Michael Lichter
Publisher: Motorbooks International
ISBN: 0760345821
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 227

Book Description
DIVIn Café Racers, master photographer Michael Lichter and motorcycle culture expert Paul d’Orléans visually trace café racer motorcycles from their origins in the mid-twentieth century all the way into modern times. /div

Ton Up!

Author: Paul d'Orleans
Publisher: Motorbooks
ISBN: 0760360464
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 208

Book Description
Ton Up! A Century of Café Racer Speed and Style focuses on the story of the ton-up boys and their café racers. But it's much more than just that. Illustrated with historic and modern photos and featuring a text by one of the world’s motorcycle historians, it's really the story of motorcycle speed and style evolved from the early 1900s right through today. Cafe racers are most associated with the young, rebellious rock-and-rollers of 1960s Britain. These riders created the quintessential café racers—fast motorcycles customized to resemble the racing bikes of the period. They were called “café racers” because their riders raced on public roads, from one café to the next. The goal was to do “the ton” (exceed 100 miles per hour) on these runs, which led to their designation as “ton-up boys.” Today, ton-up culture is more popular than ever and recognized worldwide with a following of young and long-time riders alike.With Ton Up!, enjoy a scenic ride through the history of this vibrant scene.

Everything You Need to Know about Cafe Racers

Author: Keagan Smith
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781514334546
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 90

Book Description
Café Racer has two meanings because it can denote a type of a motorcycle, or a person who rides on the bike, the motorcyclist. The two meanings date back to the 1960s in the Rockers group, which was a British Counterculture organization. It can also be referred to as the Ton up Club. The group was predominantly established in Britain but it was common too in Germany, Italy and some other European nations. The Rockers were a defiant group of young counterculture men, who were hungry for speed, and hence they had to derive a way to customize motorbikes to fit the speed they wanted. The distinctive bikes were meant to travel from one transport café to another on the arterial motorways that interlinked British cities and towns. The motive of redesigning a standard motorbike to fit the specifications of a Café Racer was to attain a speed of 11 miles per hour, which was referred to as 'the ton'. The rockers would take challenges of 'record-racing', where a rider would ride from a café to a predetermined place and back to the same café before a song could place to the end on the jukebox. A racer could for example race from Ace Café that is situated on The North Circular Road - NW London to the then Hanger Lane junction (the nowadays-famous Hanger Lane Gyratory System) and back to the Ace Café.

Cafe Racers of the 1960s

Author: Mick Walker
Publisher: Crowood Press UK
ISBN: 9781872004198
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Renowned motorcycle expert Walker profiles the exciting range of nostalgic '60s cafe racers superbike specials in this easy-to-use reference. Includes chapters on Goldie, Triton, Dunstall, Rockers, Homebrew, Cottage Industry, and Foreigners.

Cafe Racers

Author: Mike Seate
Publisher: Parker House Publishing Incorporated,Csi
ISBN: 9780979689192
Category : Motorcycling
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
A fascinating expose of the culture of the cafe racer - a motorcycle culture which emerged from WWII in the UK and the USA. Today, it's in the midst of a huge restrspective.

Café Racers

Author: Mike Clay
Publisher: Osprey Publishing Company
ISBN: 9780850456776
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 192

Book Description
A nostalgic look at the coffee-bar motorcycle culture of the 1950s and 60s. The book features photographs of souped-up BSAs, Triumphs, Nortons and Ducatis with technical analyses of some of the best bikes produced, from the Triumph Bonneville to the Harris Moto Guzzi.

The BSA Gold Star

Author: Mick Walker
Publisher: Redline Books
ISBN: 9780954435738
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 276

Book Description
This full-color book covers every aspect of one of the best-loved classic racing machines, from its beginnings back in Small Heath though the Brooklands days, Trials, the Café Racer scene to the classic scene of today. Lavishly illustrated.

Cafe Racers

Author: N. Kumar
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781533347343
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 70

Book Description
Cafe Racer has two implications since it can indicate a sort of a cruiser, or a man who rides on the bicycle, the motorcyclist. The two implications go back to the 1960s in the Rockers bunch, which was an English Counterculture association. It can likewise be alluded to as the Ton up Club. The gathering was dominatingly settled in England however it was basic too in Germany, Italy and some other European countries. The Rockers were a rebellious gathering of youthful counterculture men, who were eager for velocity, and thus they needed to infer an approach to tweak motorbikes to fit the rate they needed. The particular bicycles were intended to go starting with one transport Cafe then onto the next on the blood vessel motorways that interlinked English urban areas and towns. The thought process of upgrading a standard motorbike to fit the determinations of a Cafe Racer was to achieve a velocity of 11 miles for each hour, which was alluded to as 'the ton'. The rockers would take difficulties of 'record-dashing', where a rider would ride from a Cafe to a foreordained place and back to the same Cafe before a melody could place to the end on the jukebox. A racer could for instance race from Pro Cafe that is arranged on The North Roundabout Street - NW London to the then Holder Path intersection (the these days well known Holder Path Gyratory Framework) and back to the Expert Cafe. A portion of the celebrated tunes were under two minutes in length and subsequently the racers had the test of navigating the 3 miles back and forth trip at top velocity to beat the time. The rockers were partial to rockabilly melodies, whose pictures are implanted in rockabilly culture to date. Owning a Cafe racer these days is fun since it can take you puts both truly and socially. Exemplary bicycles proprietors structure clubs that sort out get-away, races and appears. You can appreciate a visit ride with the clubs you join and you will never be shy of fun.

The Cult of the Cafe Racer

Author: Mick Walker
Publisher: Windrow and Greene
ISBN: 9781859150030
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 128

Book Description

Racing in the Street. Early Cafe Racer Years

Author: Billy Wells
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 9781326163594
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 158

Book Description
Authentic tales of early 60s teenage motorcycling, daring dynamism and all the surrounding capers and comedy. Vividly told with all the passion and humour of the day. A historic document on the epoch, chronicling the emergence of the Mods, the coining of the word 'Rocker' the rapidly evolving post war youth culture. This story of a young crowd hanging out in a cafe in Morden, South London, on the edge of a vast council estate, is illustrated with many photographs of the bikes and the cafe, fun and games on seaside adventures, racing in the streets of London, scorching down the By-passes at 100mph plus and general posing. It spans the years, 1960-63 which was a time before there were too many rules. A kid could buy a 650 motorcycle at 16, tie on some 'L' plates and blast off down the highway with fire in his belly and the breeze of glory in his hair.