Saturday, July 8, 2017


Caferacer ..... what do you remember after hearing the word "THAT ??? For me many that occurred to my mind, the main and most important is the handlebar that like buffalo horn ,, hahahaha The author is very fond of caferacer modifications, so because of this article I will discuss a bit more "What is Caferacer and its history?" In 1950 in London, England, there was a group of young rockers - rock music lovers - pouring hobbies and performing differently with motorcycles. They want to create a new trend of motorcycle modification which is now known as the flow of caferacer. The initial idea of ​​the formation of cafe racer, not separated from the subculture of rockers consisting of young motorcycle fans, rock and roll music, and MotoGP enthusiasts. They often gather and park the mounts in front of a cafe in London called Ace cafe. This cafe is known as the forerunner to the birth of cafe racer in the world. Characteristics of motor cycle cafe racer can be seen from the minimalist appearance. Modifications that refers to the appearance of Grand Prix motorcycles of the 50s easily recognizable changes. Starting from the use of handlebar clip on --setang flops - as well as a tank model parallel to the tail of the motor that flank the driver's seat so that this bike can only be ridden one person. So mengetren, some motorcycle manufacturers in the era of the 1950s inspired to market motorcycles wing cafe racer. Triumph's Bonneville, Honda CB-750, and Kawasaki Z-1 are a series of brands that mass-produced motor cafe racer in 1959. In today's modern era, motorcycle manufacturers have been paying close attention to high consumer interest in the cafe racer model. Until 2017, two-wheelers like Triumph have two cafe racer models; Thruxton and Street Cup, BMW with R nine T Racer models, Ducati has Scrambler Cafe Racer, Yamaha with XSR900 Abarth, Harley-Davidson XL1200CX Roadster, and Royal Enfield Continental GT.

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