Before I write any more I'd like to tip my helmet to the two books that have provided me some invaluable source material. The first is Mick Walker's "CAFE RACERS of the 1960s" This book is chock full of black & white pictures of motorcycles from the UK. Although it is full of mostly British made bikes, all the pictures accurately protray the heyday of the rockers.
The next book is "Cafe' Racer: the motorcycle" by Mike Seate. Probably the most exhaustive tome on the subject covering the history of the cafe racer culture from it's roots in England all the way up to the modern street fighter movement. Full of b&w and tons of colour pictures of vintage and modern cafe racers.
Both books are still availible and are highly recommended for anyone interested in these style bikes.
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