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The term originated among British motorcycle enthusiasts of the early 1960s in London, specifically within the Rocker or “Ton-Up Boys” youth subculture, where the bikes were used for short, quick rides between popular caf?s, in Watford at the Busy Bee caf?, and the Ace Caf? in Stonebridge, London. In post-war Britain, car ownership was still uncommon, but by the late 1950s the average Briton could afford a car, so by the early 1960s the caf? racer’s significance was that a bike had come to represent speed, status and rebellion, rather than mere inability to afford a car.

In 2014, journalist Ben Stewart described the caf? racer as a “look made popular when European kids stripped down their small-displacement bikes to zip from one caf? hangout to another.” Writing in 1973, Wallace Wyss maintained that the term caf? racer was originally used in Europe to describe a “motorcyclist who played at being an Isle of Man road racer” but was actually “someone who owned a racy machine but merely parked it near his table at the local outdoor cafe. ktm wallpaper, ktm superbike, kawasaki h2 wallpaper, Motorcycle wallpapers, honda

(Motorcycle)Suzuki Boulevard C50 Motorcycle
Most Boulevard C50 components were carried over from the Volusia line, except the Boulevard series has fuel injection instead of a carburetor. The engine is a liquid cooled 805 cc (49.1 cu in) in a 45? V-twin. It has 5-speed manual gearbox and a shaft drive. Overall, the C50 is 2,500 mm (98 in) long, with a 700 mm (28 in) seat height. It has a 16 l; 3.4 imp gal (4.1 US gal) fuel tank, front disc and rear drum brakes, and rider floorboard Motorcycle wallpapers#Honda #KtmWallpaper #KawasakiWallpaper #YamahaSuperbike #MotorbikeWallpaper

(Motorcycle)Suzuki RG250 Gamma Motorcycle
Mk2 (1985): Revised front fairings, mudguard and colour scheme and a slightly shorter wheelbase (from 1385 mm to 1360 mm)

Mk3 (1986-1987): Introduction of Suzuki’s AEC system (Automatic Exhaust Control). This gave the bike a higher (around 49-50+hp) power rating.

(AEC system: Same idea as the now standard power valve design, but using a ‘butterfly flap’ to open and close an addition chamber on the cylinder head (open @ low RPM, closed at higher). This effectively expands the exhaust system at low RPM, to allow the exhaust to be tuned for high RPM. The AEC system opens at around 7500 RPM)

Mk4: (1987): There was also a very short-lived Mk4 version created for the Japanese home market, which had larger front discs, thicker tyres and larger diameter front forks. This model was never exported.

The RG250 Gamma was replaced by the RGV250 Gamma (V-Twin) in 1988



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