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OOOOOFFFFFFF The third and sixth especially.
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Nice pix there Grizz... Some J caffs at cb750cafe.com My first post-test bike:  |
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moomin
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i heart this look
Guy at work has a gsx made up in the cafe racer style si v. nice
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@toxicknobs
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Cool stuff!
I've never really understood the term Cafe Racer... whats the definition?
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DutyFreeSaviour
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Back For More heartbreak and disappointment.....
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From the old guy who I used to know - he was one of the racers..... it' from the striped down look of the BSA's, Nortons etc... that used to meet at the ACE and then tear around the north circular for money back in 'the day'. I LOVE this look. Had a 750 in the style but sold it  - will definitely have another one for keeps. ;D I really like the 5th too - a decent modern twist on the theme. All good in my book  |
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Back from the dead..... kind of
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ewokracing
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Cool stuff! I've never really understood the term Cafe Racer... whats the definition? from what I understand two bikes would set off from a cafe. race each other to another cafe you would then run inside and ask for a receipt when you bought a cup of coffee or tea, and the cash register would print out the time, whoever had the quicker time won the race to me that sounds like rubbish, there's another term that used to get around before "cafe racer" and that was "milk bar cowboy" where guys would race each other around a suburban "circuit" back to the starting point in between drinks (ie milkshakes etc). I tend to believe the ACE cafe bit though... |
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Never heard the race for money thing before. A common one was to start a record on the jukebox, have a race and get back before it finished ... And also race between certain landmarks esp re the Ace and the North Circ. The bike themselves were stripped down, performance bits added if poss, and looking like the circuit racers of the day. Yer classic caff is the Triton, a Triumph engine in a Norton featherbed frame.
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This is the story as I'd heard it: Taken from the Cafe Racer Wikipedia page. My father-in-law frequented such places apparently, including the Ace. |
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Oh, and the Goldhammer bike again, but in paint:  |
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Seth
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MorrisOxford TriumphMirald HillmanMinx BorgwardIsabellaCombi
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Don't know if my dads hopped up Norton Dominator counts...  |
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Follow your dreams or you might as well be a vegetable. |
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I would say the norton embodies the spirit of cafe racing more than the others
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Nice pic. I'd say it's very much 'in the spirit' if not yer full-on trad caff. Not all of 'em had ally Triton racing tanks etc back in the day.
btw that number plate's excellent!! ;D
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dungbug
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'Ooligan!
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Don't know if my dads hopped up Norton Dominator counts... Great 'number plate' Loving the Vincent at the top as well.  |
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Past: 13 VW Beetles from 1967 - 1974
Bay Window Campers (1973 & 1974)
Mini's (1992 Cooper lookalike & 1984 '25 Anniversary)
MK2 Polo Coupe S (1984 & 1986)
MK2 Polo Breadvan (1981 & 1984)
MK4 Escort (1989)
MK2 Granada Based Hearse (seriously)
Fiat Uno 60S (1986) Punto 60S (1998) Cinq (1997)
1998 Yamaha YZF600R Thundercat
2003 Ford KA
Current: 2004 Ford Focus (barely alive)
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Hey! Seth's Dad is Rolf Harris!
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Peugeot 307sw - Suzuki SV650S - MX5.
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- will definitely have another one for keeps. ;D
