2. Classic Endurance bikes meeting
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Enthusiasts of this kind of motorcycles are invited on Sunday 3 March,
from 13.30 hours, for a get together in our showroom. We will show old photos and have invited John Edelhausen to show his old videos, which are also for sale.
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3. Cafe-racer event on Saturday 16 March
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On Saturday 16 March we organise a cafe-racer event. Some of you might ash themselves what a cafe-racer exactly is. Well, a cafe-racer is an English classic motorbike - an AJS, Ariel, BSA, Norton or Triumph - made into a special bike with a racy look. Tritons (Triumph engine - Norton frame) and Tribsas (Triumph engine - BSA frame) were often built because people found Triumph frames not sturdy enough. All sorts of creations were made and often they had a supercool look. Complete with greasy hair and a nice chick on the buddyseat, the boys used to meet up for races round the area. The finishing was always near the village pub where the one who finished last had to buy drinks for everyone.
Cafe-racers became a huge hype and producers for special stuff supplied all sorts of gear to make bikes look special, i.e. alloy racingtanks, clip-ons, racingseats, alloy wheels, carburators, etc. Producers like Gus Kuhn, Robinson and Hyde were household names in those days. Obviously the motorcycle industry had to come with an answer to all this and launched several sportive models. Those models of course had to be made even more special by the proud owners who bought them. Brands like Seeley and Rickman became famous for the parts they supplied. The cafe-racer hype also had a big impact on the Italian motorcycle industry. Valentini for instance produced beautiful sets for the Moto Morini V-twins. When Ducati launched the 750 SS models, they launched in fact a line of street- and cafe-racers.
Even Harley Davidson had to do something and came out with the SLRC model.
The basic idea behind all this is the fact that bikers always want to be just a little different from the rest. They are real individualists in that way. Of course you can share your enthusiasm for cafe-racers with others. In Holland the ROAD ROCKET CAF RACER CLUB is very active. In case you want more info, mail to rockateer
>From this cafe-racer era, a few beautiful creations are still going strong. There are still enthusiasts out there creating beautiful stuff out of an English, Italian or Japanese (forgive me) bike. Okay, when you own a good looking cafe-racer, don't hesitate to bring it to the event. We will make it a real sixties happening for you all. In case you want to lend us your cafe-racer to put it on display in the showroom during the event, do give us a call. If you are interested in building your own, don't forget that The Motorcycle Company can supply you with almost everything you need.
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4. What's for sale at the moment?
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As you allready know, we deal in motorcycles from . In the very old segment we currently have a brand new AJS V-twin from 1914 and also a beautiful Scott Flying Squirrel from 1929. Post war, but also very interesting, are the Vincent 1000 V-twin (Rapide) and the two four cylinder MV Agustas (America). We also do have a very rare, and therefor, most wanted Moto Morini 175 Settebello racer. Many races were won on this machine in Italy. The bigger brother of this one, a 500 V-twin, is also available. For everyone who missed Ducati, there still are a few available, like the one cylinder racers and the Mike Hailwood Replica. Come, have a look and convince yourself. The coffee is always ready.
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5. Internet & website
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Not only in the newsletters, you also find lots of information about our company on our website. On this site there are many different categories advertised, with photos of the bikes we have for sale and bikes we are currently looking for. You'll find there our most recent news and information about related products such as ABSAF. The information is regularly updated.
http://www.themotorcyclecompany.net
http://www.themotorcyclecompany.com
If you have any advice, hints or tips, then let us know. We are always interested.
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