Mods N Rockers

**Motu** · 14th April 2004, 15:29

Highway 61 were born out of the King Cobras - who we used to call the North Shore Angels,the real story? we would need someone who was there,and I doubt if they would come to this site.

**Blackbird** · 14th April 2004, 19:36

Somewhere in the attic, I have a souvenir copy of a "Mods and Rockers" supplement issued by one of the UK bike mags a decade ago. I remember a couple of reminiscences from it. One was to see how fast you could go between the traffic lights at both ends of the Hammersmith Bridge. The unofficial record holder at one stage was a surgeon from Hammersmith Hospital on his Bonneville (what a guy!)

The other reminiscence was from an ex-biker heading down to the Easter stoush with the mods at Brighton losing control of hs bike and going straight though a sign saying "Brighton welcomes careful motorists".

It is with great embarrassment that at one stage, I looked like the guy in the photo (shudder)

**johno** · 22nd April 2004, 22:06

Just browsing these threads and a belated post. I was right into this era in the UK. Was a Mod, rode a Lambretta Li. The Stones ?absolutely Mod group, no question. as was everything from Beatles onwards and the group thing. Rocker music was old-fashioned rock & roll. Rockers were generally older than Mods which added to the difference They were still into Elvis, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis. (There was total crap music from then on until the Beatles. Stuff like Bobby Darin, The Everly Brothers etc.). We didn't dress like them, they were in a time warp, we wore new fashion all the time, seemed to change weekly. Strangely, I now love that old Rock stuff.

**scumdog** · 22nd April 2004, 22:15

Originally Posted by Motu

Highway 61 were born out of the King Cobras - who we used to call the North Shore Angels,the real story? we would need someone who was there,and I doubt if they would come to this site.

There is a Highway 61 in California near San Francisco, I wonder if that is where the name comes from?