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Cafe Racer: The Motorcycle: Featherbeds, clip-ons, rear-sets and the making of a ton-up boy

Cafe Racer: The Motorcycle: Featherbeds, clip-ons, rear-sets and the making of a ton-up boy
By Mike Seate

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

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #31311 in Books
  • Published on: 2008-10-25
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • 160 pages

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cafe Racing alive and well5
Mike Seate's book is a fantastic accounting of the current condition in cafe racer circles. It is alive and well; albeit well represented by overweight enthusiasts who can now afford to indulge in the machines they dreamt of as teenagers. Mike also chronicles the history of the Rocker scene in London; the foundation for rider groups of the light, fast British motorcycles of the 50s and 60s. Many contemporary cafe style bikes are shown in quality photographs, and clubs, like the Brit Iron Rebels are featured within the pages. This book will be an eye-opener for the new rider who has a narrow "American V Twin-only" experience in motorcycling.
Armand

Cafe Racer: The Motorcycle4
The book was well written. I happen to like Mike's writing style so therefore enjoyed this book. Great period photos and good ideas for modern Cafes. Clearly a good text for someone who wishes to learn about these great machines and the people that have an affinity for them.

Seate's best book5
"Cafe Racer" is Mike Seate's best book to date. Instead of just random photos of choppers with no real link ( "Outlaw Choppers" ) this book is thoroughly researched, well written and cohesive. It will certainly be considered THE historical written document of the cafe racer phenomena. He smartly includes all types of bikes that are part of the history of the cafe racer and bikes that are part of the current scene. For instance, here in Detroit, the brand new Cafe Racer Ypsilanti is using many different mills to build some interesting caffs. Seate includes the Honda 750cc example as a bike being used for modern cafe racers, not limiting to only English bikes.

The layout is superb. The photos are great. Seate has really grown with this publication ( I purchased his early work "Two Wheels on Two Reels" and was sorely dissapointed and wrote a negative review )and every serious motorbike enthusiast should include this book in their collection. Well done.