Electric-Powered Cafe Racer Harkens Back to the History of Speed
When American World War II vets came back from the horror they endured, they snapped up the all the Army standard issue Harley Davidson motorcycles they could get their hands on often at bargain basement prices.
They were very large bikes and the servicemen riders set to work making them faster to provide the necessary shot of adrenaline they were looking for on the open road, far from the madding crowds eager to ask them about The War. The bikers hacked away the the parts not deemed useful, and the resulting machines were dubbed bobbers.
In Europe, riders were looking for the same thrill of speed, but narrow, winding roads and high fuel prices demanded a different sort of rocket for riders looking to push the edge of the envelope. Read more…