Name: Café Racer
Released: 2009-12-29T00:00:00.000Z

TV Show · Documentary

Cafe Racer TV explores the craft and culture of motorcycles-emphasizing cafe racers while bending the rules for a good story.

2009 · 21m

EPISODE 1

History of the Cafe Racer

The history and rise of the café racer-featuring exclusive interviews with England's Rockers and custom motorcycle builders.
EPISODE 2

Honda Bike Build, Billy Joel

Dime City Cycles hunts a low-cost Honda; Mods and Rockers face off in Dallas; Brian Richardson's electric Manx Norton and Billy Joel's designs keep the British café racer alive.
EPISODE 3

JB Customs Builds a Yamaha

J&B Customs risk it all to improve an old Yamaha; Dime City turns trash into treasure; a reborn Norton factory in England and a country lawyer's electric bike challenge the big boys.
EPISODE 4

Learning to Race

A Harley mechanic tackles a café build; J&B pushes tech limits; a former outlaw learns to race and build; Dime City's 450 Honda goes to one of Florida's fastest.
EPISODE 5

West Coast Choppers

Former West Coast Chopper Jay LaRossa tries café racers; a Harley mechanic revives a Honda barn-find; Mods v. Rockers reenact in Chicago; J&B Motors brace as the Bostroms shake down their ambitious build.
EPISODE 6

The Garage Company

The Garage Company joins a Triumph and Rickman; Jay LaRossa shapes a Yamaha single; Café ala Carte features Britain's best bikes; an original Rocker weighs in on Greg Hageman's Honda.