Re: Bull City Rumble

Posted by Overlord on May 23, 2014; 4:27pm
URL: http://vintage-and-classic-hondas.81.s1.nabble.com/Bull-City-Rumble-tp4051275p4051313.html

What don't you understand? There should be a lot of Cafe Racer "styled" bikes at the event.  The theme of the event is centered on the Mods vs. Rockers culture from Britain in the mid 1960s. These two subcultures often clashed in riots and other street fights in places like Briton on the coast of Britain in th 60s. The Mods were known for their scooters they rode, often modified with lots of lights and mirrors, typically Vespas and Lambrettas.  The Rockers were known for their bigger "chopped" bikes like Nortons and BSAs which they would modify and race from coffee shop to coffee shop in cities like London, hence the name "Cafe Racer". It was an interesting time in Britain and the bikes were very cool.  To get a sense of the time and place of this point in history I recommend watching the movie Quadrophenia which was produced by The Who.  Cool flick with an awesome soundtrack. Bikes like the CB750F took their styling queue from the popularized modifications the Cafe Racers were doing to their bikes in the 1960s as I understand it.