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Cafe Racers of the 1960s: Machines, Riders and Lifestyle a Pictorial Review (Mick Walker on Motorcycles, 1)

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This is fantastic book for those of us who weren't around to experience the cafe racers of the 60's and 70's. It's like a time capsle sending you back to the lifestyle and genre of the ton-up boys and what it meant to earn that label.

Book was just as described from seller, perfect and unused condition.

A fun read, with pictures from the heyday of the rocker era. These are not idealized recreations or pictures of people today trying to look the part, these are photos from the actual time. Brief stories cover the trends, bikes (and mods to them), clothing and stories of this era, as well as a discussion of the Ace Cafe. A book you'll come back to over and over again.

Bought this for a Christmas present for my Husband - thought it could serve as inspiration for his Cafe Racer project. He seems to really like it.

Not as good as expectd. Certainly not up to the quality of other Crowood books. The text was good and Mick Walker is a known and respected as well as knowledgable motorcycle journalist.

However, the pictures, of which could have been the most valuable part of this book, were for the most part, worthless. They were clearly photos of photos. Most of the photos of the bikes were so dark, particularly of the engines, as to be valueless.

Cheers, VTH