Cafe racer
Triton Cafe Racer - the golden age of motorcycling
Triton = Norton + Triumph
Featherbed Norton frame + Triumph Engine
Café racer = clip-ons, rearsets, an elongated tank and usually a single humped seat.
Seen here with a pudding basin helmet, googles and a white silk scarf.
If it wasn't for a Triton coming past me whilst I was waiting for a bus when I was thirteen, I may not have become a motorcyclist. (Which is pretty unthinkable - what on earth would I be doing??) What a sight and sound it was - I can remember it like it was yesterday. It made the hair on the back of my neck stand up.
I really like café racers - if you do too, please feel free to check out my "Café Racers" set on Flickr.
Cafe racer
Triton Cafe Racer - the golden age of motorcycling
Triton = Norton + Triumph
Featherbed Norton frame + Triumph Engine
Café racer = clip-ons, rearsets, an elongated tank and usually a single humped seat.
Seen here with a pudding basin helmet, googles and a white silk scarf.
If it wasn't for a Triton coming past me whilst I was waiting for a bus when I was thirteen, I may not have become a motorcyclist. (Which is pretty unthinkable - what on earth would I be doing??) What a sight and sound it was - I can remember it like it was yesterday. It made the hair on the back of my neck stand up.
I really like café racers - if you do too, please feel free to check out my "Café Racers" set on Flickr.