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  1. 18th March 2009, 10:11 #1
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    Name 'the' cafe racer?

    Just writing a bit and I need to cite an example.

    Q: What is 'the' archetypal Cafe Racer Motorcycle?


    My answer would be Manx Norton. Yours?



    (archetypal |ˌärk(i)ˈtīpəl|
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    • recurrent as a symbol or motif in literature, art, or mythology )
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    Was it ever legal to ride a Manx Norton to a cafe??
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    Hmmm - I'm a Triumph guy - So what Norton do I mean then - big mutha 500 single.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Big Dave View Post
    Just writing a bit and I need to cite an example.

    Q: What is 'the' archetypal Cafe Racer Motorcycle?


    My answer would be Manx Norton. Yours?



    (archetypal |ˌärk(i)ˈtīpəl|
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    very typical of a certain kind of person or thing : the archetypal country doctor.
    • recurrent as a symbol or motif in literature, art, or mythology )
    I disagree because the Norton Manx was a production bike, and to me, the cafe racer motorcycle has connotations of "home built" or "special" or custom"

    the archetypal one would be the Triton. or a Tribsa, but my favourite and one of the coolest bikes I ahve ever seen in my life is that Norvin I saw in Melbourne that day. God I loved that bike.

    That cafe racer style bike (lowered, performance modified, single seat with bumstop, rearsets, ace bars or clipons, big single headlight) today can be almost anything: a Honda CB750, a Yamaha XS650, an SR500, etc.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Big Dave View Post
    - I'm a Triumph guy -.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Big Dave View Post
    Hmmm - I'm a Triumph guy - So what Norton do I mean then - big mutha 500 single.
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    Quote Originally Posted by HenryDorsetCase View Post
    That cafe racer style bike (lowered, performance modified, single seat with bumstop, rearsets, ace bars or clipons, big single headlight) today can be almost anything: a Honda CB750, a Yamaha XS650, an SR500, etc.
    Blah blah blah - Name the ONE.

    I want it for an analogy - The... is not a ....
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    How about the Norton International - road legal manx...slightly detuned but still went like hell...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Big Dave View Post
    Blah blah blah - Name the ONE.

    I want it for an analogy - The... is not a ....
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    Was there ever just one that stood out above all others?
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    It's about now that Big Dave regrets asking the question. lol.
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    Quote Originally Posted by MSTRS View Post
    Was there ever just one that stood out above all others?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mystic13 View Post
    It's about now that Big Dave regrets asking the question. lol.
    I don't regret the question - just the answers :-)

    If two people say the same thing I'll call it a quorum!
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    Triumph 500 Daytona gotta be my fave

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