Cafè Racers the birth of a movement

THE Cafe Racer

How many times, in the environment of motorcycling and not, you have heard the term "Cafe Racer"? Let's try to explain the story and above all the idea of Cafe Racer in this article.

History of Cafe Racer

In the United Kingdom, home of historic brands such as Royal Enfield, Triumph, BSA e Norton, at the turn of the 1950s and 1960s, the phrase Cafè Racer was born; This term took hold in the jargon of the "bikers" with a derogatory tone towards the motorcycles of the "Rocker" - A youthful subculture of England of the early sixties - parked outside the so -called" cafes ", including the famous ACE Cafè from London. The Cafè Racer -style motorcycles were, and they are still today, road vehicles to which all comforts were removed and added accessories "Special" often "homemade". These motorcycle accessories made them seem competition as a competition while, in reality, they were aimed only at improving the aesthetic side. This way of customizing motorcycles has created a real cultural revolution, the "Custom Cultures ", creating a new way of living the motorcycle by combining the beauty with the concept of freedom, which has always been a fundamental pillar of the world of two wheels. The main goal for making a motorcycle in style Cafè Racer, it is to change its "skeleton": at the original handlebar you prefer a lower handlebar and the standard saddle with a single -seater artisan saddle is always replaced. From these two small but large changes, the first result of the Cafè Racer style is obtained, giving the pilot the characteristic almost "swallowing" driving position.  

Cafe Racer and not only

In the field of Special motorcycle It is necessary to also insert the scrambler and the Bobber. In the first case we have a road motorcycle to which essential changes are made especially to suspensions and tires. The scrambler strictly mount Tassellati tires , to be able to cross both asphalted and dirt roads. The dirt road, in fact, is the place where one motorcycle scrambler It best expresses all its characteristics. The Bobber style, on the other hand, is a type of customization that took hold in the late 1950s. Using the organ frame of the bike, they mount: tires with high shoulders, strictly single -seater saddle, more performing rear shock absorbers and thermal bandages to the unloading collectors, giving the motorcycle a look with a vintage flavor. The history of the cafe racer, scrambler And Bobber inspired our work since the first day. We are waiting for you in ours Custom motorcycle workshop in Rome To live together the history of the Cafè Racer!