Cafe Racers: Speed, Style, and Ton-Up Culture

by Michael Lichter and Paul d'Orleans

A photographic chronology of some of the fastest, most stylish, and most individualized bikes in motorcycling history. Originally used as a slur against riders who used hopped-up motorcycles to travel from one transport caf to another, caf racer describes a bike genre that first became popular in 1960s British rocker subculture - although the motorcycles were also common in Italy, France, and other European countries. The rebellious rock-and-roll...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0760345821
• ISBN13: 9780760345825
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: Motorbooks International
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 4.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 9.9" x 12.1"