I was ten back then. How I loved going to the bikers cafes and look at the bikes. As soon as I turned 16 in 1970 I was riding. I will be 71 soon. I’m still cruising and have no intention to get old! Best wishes and happy cruising all 👍…
I passed by motorcycle test in 1968 aged 16, and loved riding old British bikes in those happy days, and burning off scooters ! I rode a 1954 Matchless 350cc a couple of years ago over here in Cyprus and found it so bloody heavy. What bike do you ride ? Age is only a number! Pride and Clark were great motorcycle dealers.
@ Currently I’m riding a Royal Enfield 650 Super Meteor. Leg position lets me ride without the arthritis playing me up. And from time to time I swap bikes with my grandson and ride his Kawasaki 650 Vulcan S. That’s a quick cruiser!
I was 5 or 6 & bit too young haha. But passed my bike test at 17 ish in early 1976. still riding but did have a break to do the house & wife thing haha.
@ Yes bro me too. 1976 while all our mates basked in that summer sunshine even touring around Wales, we were on nappy duty! Shat happens at times 😂🤷🏻♂️🤘. I passed my bike test in 1971 then my big regret was buying an L reg 750 Norton Commando. Forever in and out of the workshop. No problems and lots of trouble free mileage when be bought the CB Honda 750 Four in 1978 followed by an XS 650 Yamaha ❤️. Safe cruising dude…
Brilliant, thanks. I rode a 64 Bonnie back in the 60s here in Australia. I courted my wife on that bike. I get almost emotional seeing classic style Triumphs back in production, but can't justify the price. Sitting and starting one at a dealers it fitted like a glove. I have returned to riding at 75, buying the new CFMoto450MT. Great bike, but not a Bonneville. First time ride felt perfect with all my riding instincts instantly kicking in. So at home. First long ride felt just like this video.
20 years ago I got a divorce, quit my job (15years bank teller in Paris), sold my 2 cars and a small farm. Ever since, I work 6 months per year, here and there. Bought a 1981 CB900 bol’dor and ever since I’m on the road.
I can remember back in the day riding my BSA C15 250 wearing an open face helmet an old pair of oily jeans and a worn out leather jacket covered in patches and metal studs, in summer I wore a tee shirt and in winter I wore a woolly jumper and I rode my bike 7 days a week in all weathers to work and for pleasure,, back then nobody was bothered about the size of your bike, everyone with a bike was seen as a biker and bikers stuck together and got on with each other, bikers were a much tougher breed back then and a lot younger, no waterproofs and gloves or even a visor, yet still rode all over the country, night and day, now the only bikes I see on the road during winter are scooters and 125s, biking is a much different world now for sure. I still ride my bike an old Kawasaki ZZR 600 to work and back, 60 miles everyday and I am in my 60s.
Yea in the mid 70s when still at my parents house. like most bikers then it was my only way to get to work... (1975 t140v 750) rain..ice..thick snow whatever. frozen & fingers stinging haha. but now just about to retire in few days i have to admit im a bit of a sunny day rider. can catch all the best days instead of being at work. roll on summer haha.
What a great film and a race from North London to Edinburgh on those bikes that’s no easy feat and especially with Johnny Briggs character riding a 250cc Arial Arrow with pillion passenger, no wonder he said to the others it’s partly seized I’m amazed it even made it past Scotch corner
Aye haha all true. I ride down to the Ace each september for the reunions. its about 300 miles & 6 hours with about four 15 min stops from my house near newcastle & down the M1. thats enough for me in my mid 60s. although the bike i use for that...a 1200cc t120 really really helps a lot.
I first watched this film in about 1987/8, just after I had been on holiday with my wife and child to Butlins in Minehead. The chalet and Club Tropicana were identical to the Butlins in Brighton the beautiful Rita Tushingham went to in this film in 1963. It made me chuckle.
It was great to see an Ariel arrow in the lineup I owned a golden arrow ss one of the best bikes I’ve ever owned it was brilliant I wish I still had it happy days!
The UK has some tough riders! From what I've seen, riding in the rain is more of the norm than not and the kids in the film looked like they were having a blast, despite the cold wet weather. A lot of the videos put out by triumph owners I've seen seem to always involve jackets, gloves and the cold. I wonder if most of these folks know what it's like to ride in a T-shirt. I guess we in the US are a tad spoiled LOL.
Yea i read or saw somewhere that the film was filmed in about november & they really are riding in the cold & snow. Well the main character doubles were not the stars haha. & the local ace cafe extras lads were. Although i live 300 miles from the ace. I met & made friends with on of the extras & original ace cafe rocker real nickname Noddy. he's the young fresh faced lad to the right of the picture in the ace car park just before they set off for the ride to Edinburgh. We're still in contact.
Getting caught in the rain is an occupational hazard in the UK, and riding in cool conditions isn't as bad as you might think. I'm comfortable down to 3C and I'm not dressed like a polar explorer. Base layer, jumper and jacket/jeans with the thermal liner plus heated grips keeps the chill out, and a couple of hours or so in the saddle is fine. It makes a pleasant change to be riding without constantly sweating. We have people in the summer riding around in shorts and T-shirts, and I've done it myself years ago when I was a teen, but most bikers will dress with their summer gear on. It's easier than having to cope with road rash.
Daily riding through all weather and road conditions teaches skills and is 'character building'.. riding in only good weather without proper gear is scary.. also, not everywhere in the US has Southern Californian type weather.
LOL tough riders, Guess the Elefantentreffen and the Nürburgring was invented in the UK, right? LOL! Tough riders exist everywhere, it not a nationalist thing.
@ I done my service for country ie 6years no problem I was not tracked trace/ worked no dictator telling me what to think 🤔 had freedom of speech 🎤 not scared to walk the streets now have enslavement.a political police force of hate and darkness you are the one with pink glasses 🤓 not me
Chained to a lathe or filing cabinet. Had to obey all sorts of rules about dress, sex, behaviour. No thanks. Much more freedom now. Bikes are much better and cheaper now too.
Thanks for this comment - I've just googled and seen it's available on Prime. Nice! Not seen it for years, have an old VHS copy rotting away in the loft. Thanks again!
The beautiful sound of the Triumphs and Nortons, and that would have been some doing from London to Edinburgh on them machines,especially the speeds that they were keeping on. But saying that if they were looked after properly and everything checked before the race and stopping now and then to check your bike over, they probably would make it. A great British film.
Leather jacket, coffee shop gang, classic bikes, music radio,100mph speed, what a culture and tradition that we lost. yes, the cafe racer. no need to buy a car just a bike to racing along the road.
I really loved Leather Boys. Visually its outstanding. Excellent b&w cinematography. The highway motorcycle race is really well filmed. Probably the most awesome collection of Ton Up - Rocker motorcycle jackets you'll ever come across on film. Images around the great old Ace Cafe are superb. All the acting is excellent. Rita Tushingham is too believable as the cockney "Mrs". I understand that the story it toned down from the book on which its based. Some criminal behavior and more overt gay themes are removed. But they weren't necessary to make this film work. It's fairly obvious early on that the "Pete" character is not interested in girls. And it seems to me that depicting "Reggie" as clueless about his new best friend's homosexuality works better than depicting him as bisexual. That would be confusing. I very much liked the way this story played out as well as the glimpse into British working class life in the early 1960s. And I like the way the story ends, which I won't give away here. All in all a really neat film from the standpoint of the fine acting, visuals and story line. Highly recommended.
I lived close to the A20 in Kent in the early 1960's, and this film revives memories of gangs of ton up boys speeding down the road on their way to Brands Hatch, Johnson's Café and to the south coast resorts on summer Sundays. The film music doesn't fit to well, 'Terry' by Twinkle would be a lot more appropriate 😎!
Yea had a feeling the music wouldn't suit everyone. Prob most. but got the idea somehow & it wouldn't go away so just used it to get it out & do something bit different as theirs a few clips of the same bike scenes on here as well as the full film. ideally a rock n roll track or something woud be better but most best/suitable ones can't be used for copyright reasons & this was ok to use. if i find something ok to use one here i might do it again & maybe mix in bits of reg & Pete's race around the north circular.
@@kennethhart8422 Thanks for posting the clip - all very evocative and nostalgic for us old 'uns who remember how it was back in the day! 'Motorbiking' by Chris Spedding could be an alternative for the sound track, but of course there are many possibilities according to taste.
It’s still great up at the Ace.. always something going on!!☝️😊.. can recommend a visit.. Music 🎶 a juke box nice food and good company.. just a nice atmosphere.. staff are great .. always friendly 😊.. it’s not just bikes.. Car meets too!.. can recommend Sundays from 11am..enjoy
Yep. i only get there once a year at the Ace Reunion weekend. but its a 300 mile 6 hour ride or so from where i live near newcastle upon tyne but not too much of a problem on a 1200cc t120 bonneville.
Yea have got a version with only the bike sounds. i thought of this idea when i was scrolling youtube about bikes & other stuff the song popped up & for some reason when i listened to it the leather boys ride popped in to my head because some of the words seemed to line up with the images i thought of. & they wouldn't go away haha. So i fitted bits of bike video to fit the song. There's bits repeated. bits reversed. But when i played the vid with the track turned down it was ok really. Might look at it again & tidy it up & put a better ending on it. Was also trying to avoid any copywriter pickups by youtube by mixing video bits with different music. Oh by the way. i also turned off white horses back in the day haha...but also always fancied the girl & liked the theme song.
@kennethhart8422 my apogies, I'd completely forgotten about the movie and copyright strikes. Badly dubbed French and Spanish programmes seemed at the time to dominate Saturday morning TV and Saturday morning pictures (cinema). Robinson Crusoe was personal favourite. White horses theme tune did have a nice summery sound but like I say, I'd be off to the park once that was over lol.
@@750triton always loved the Robinson Crusoe tv series. iv got the double dvd. Think the leather boys might actually be ok for YT copyright cos theres quite a few LB clips on there. i'll find out if i put it on. They give you a warning first. iv made 2 or 3 good similar vids with bike bits from other 60s tv shows but got flagged for copyright by YT inc the saint. edgar wallace & george formby no limit. so gunna put them on my face book page soon. The saint one has a lot of Dudley Sutton riding a enfield twin.
@@kennethhart8422 What ya mean you kinda fancied the girl!What did you do?Go str8 on us?Ha Ha Remember the best part of riding was busting arse.Thanks this is good
Yea when i thought of this & did it. i this had a feeling the girly music might put a few people off so still got it in my editor so gunna put one out with just the bike sounds. Will need something added on the end to help it a bit & the joins & cuts checking without the track to help hide them. but should be ok unless youtube thinks its a bit to much for their copyright detectors & flag it for copyright. watch this space.👍
True haha. They were local lads so was probably who could get the time off work or do without their bike for a few days as some of the bikes were rented off the locals as well.
Think Some riders back then and now preferred the look of motorbikes with out mirrors on. While maybe back then they couldn't afford to buy them. For me...i want my mirrors on to see what's going on behind me... especially 'police cars' haha.
@@ludo9234 The Leather Boys was based on a novel which featured some of the young men who attended the venue being used as rent boys. I've heard dark stories about the Ace from someone who claimed to be a visitor there back in the day.
@ I expect the ones in that clip may be gone by now rest their soles. My uncle got me into biking at a young age. Uncle Eddie and his wife Viv were part of the 1950s ton-up scene as his old b&w pic showed with camping holidays to the Isle of Wight. I think it was 1960 just before I was six that he took me to the Ace Cafe in his Sunbeam side car outfit. He got me to hold some bits to keep them safe he said. He sold them to a biker at the Ace. I still remember that day complete with a fry-up and a cup of tea as the music played. We walked around the bikes before returning home. If I wasn’t already hooked on two wheels before that, I was by time I came home! Aged 14 while at school a teacher asked the class what we wanted to do when we left school? He asked me first. Ride a motorcycle sir, I replied being totally honest. I got detention for and I quote ‘taking the piss’! Luv it still !!
I was ten back then. How I loved going to the bikers cafes and look at the bikes. As soon as I turned 16 in 1970 I was riding. I will be 71 soon. I’m still cruising and have no intention to get old! Best wishes and happy cruising all 👍…
I passed by motorcycle test in 1968 aged 16, and loved riding old British bikes in those happy days, and burning off scooters ! I rode a 1954 Matchless 350cc a couple of years ago over here in Cyprus and found it so bloody heavy. What bike do you ride ? Age is only a number! Pride and Clark were great motorcycle dealers.
@ Currently I’m riding a Royal Enfield 650 Super Meteor. Leg position lets me ride without the arthritis playing me up. And from time to time I swap bikes with my grandson and ride his Kawasaki 650 Vulcan S. That’s a quick cruiser!
@@LeslieWatson-t5f Amazing well done. We get some strange aches and pains in our 70's, but just try to ignore them !
I was 5 or 6 & bit too young haha.
But passed my bike test at 17 ish in early 1976. still riding but did have a break to do the house & wife thing haha.
@ Yes bro me too. 1976 while all our mates basked in that summer sunshine even touring around Wales, we were on nappy duty! Shat happens at times 😂🤷🏻♂️🤘. I passed my bike test in 1971 then my big regret was buying an L reg 750 Norton Commando. Forever in and out of the workshop. No problems and lots of trouble free mileage when be bought the CB Honda 750 Four in 1978 followed by an XS 650 Yamaha ❤️. Safe cruising dude…
Brilliant, thanks. I rode a 64 Bonnie back in the 60s here in Australia. I courted my wife on that bike. I get almost emotional seeing classic style Triumphs back in production, but can't justify the price. Sitting and starting one at a dealers it fitted like a glove.
I have returned to riding at 75, buying the new CFMoto450MT. Great bike, but not a Bonneville. First time ride felt perfect with all my riding instincts instantly kicking in. So at home. First long ride felt just like this video.
20 years ago I got a divorce, quit my job (15years bank teller in Paris), sold my 2 cars and a small farm. Ever since, I work 6 months per year, here and there.
Bought a 1981 CB900 bol’dor and ever since I’m on the road.
I was one of the ton up boys back in the day
@@stephengrainger7586 So was my uncle Eddy. I was 11 when he taught me how to ride his BSA 125 Bantam. All behind my mum and dads back naturally 😉🤫…
A glimpse of a better time
The lads, real bikers , those were the days my friends. R.
I can remember back in the day riding my BSA C15 250 wearing an open face helmet an old pair of oily jeans and a worn out leather jacket covered in patches and metal studs, in summer I wore a tee shirt and in winter I wore a woolly jumper and I rode my bike 7 days a week in all weathers to work and for pleasure,, back then nobody was bothered about the size of your bike, everyone with a bike was seen as a biker and bikers stuck together and got on with each other, bikers were a much tougher breed back then and a lot younger, no waterproofs and gloves or even a visor, yet still rode all over the country, night and day, now the only bikes I see on the road during winter are scooters and 125s, biking is a much different world now for sure. I still ride my bike an old Kawasaki ZZR 600 to work and back, 60 miles everyday and I am in my 60s.
Yea in the mid 70s when still at my parents house. like most bikers then it was my only way to get to work... (1975 t140v 750) rain..ice..thick snow whatever.
frozen & fingers stinging haha.
but now just about to retire in few days i have to admit im a bit of a sunny day rider. can catch all the best days instead of being at work. roll on summer haha.
What a great film and a race from North London to Edinburgh on those bikes that’s no easy feat and especially with Johnny Briggs character riding a 250cc Arial Arrow with pillion passenger, no wonder he said to the others it’s partly seized I’m amazed it even made it past Scotch corner
Aye haha all true. I ride down to the Ace each september for the reunions. its about 300 miles & 6 hours with about four 15 min stops from my house near newcastle & down the M1. thats enough for me in my mid 60s. although the bike i use for that...a 1200cc t120 really really helps a lot.
Now now.
I first watched this film in about 1987/8, just after I had been on holiday with my wife and child to Butlins in Minehead. The chalet and Club Tropicana were identical to the Butlins in Brighton the beautiful Rita Tushingham went to in this film in 1963. It made me chuckle.
Great! I used to watch white horses too
It was great to see an Ariel arrow in the lineup I owned a golden arrow ss one of the best bikes I’ve ever owned it was brilliant I wish I still had it happy days!
Lovely bit of video
Works well with the music
I’m a Canadian and the Ace Cafe was the main reason I got into motorcycles and specifically, cafe racer style of bikes.
Desde Argentina muy lindo el video ver donde nacieron las motos cafe race.
My first bike was a used 69-70 750 Commando.. what a beast.
The UK has some tough riders! From what I've seen, riding in the rain is more of the norm than not and the kids in the film looked like they were having a blast, despite the cold wet weather. A lot of the videos put out by triumph owners I've seen seem to always involve jackets, gloves and the cold. I wonder if most of these folks know what it's like to ride in a T-shirt. I guess we in the US are a tad spoiled LOL.
Yea i read or saw somewhere that the film was filmed in about november & they really are riding in the cold & snow. Well the main character doubles were not the stars haha. & the local ace cafe extras lads were. Although i live 300 miles from the ace. I met & made friends with on of the extras & original ace cafe rocker real nickname Noddy. he's the young fresh faced lad to the right of the picture in the ace car park just before they set off for the ride to Edinburgh. We're still in contact.
Getting caught in the rain is an occupational hazard in the UK, and riding in cool conditions isn't as bad as you might think. I'm comfortable down to 3C and I'm not dressed like a polar explorer. Base layer, jumper and jacket/jeans with the thermal liner plus heated grips keeps the chill out, and a couple of hours or so in the saddle is fine. It makes a pleasant change to be riding without constantly sweating.
We have people in the summer riding around in shorts and T-shirts, and I've done it myself years ago when I was a teen, but most bikers will dress with their summer gear on. It's easier than having to cope with road rash.
Daily riding through all weather and road conditions teaches skills and is 'character building'.. riding in only good weather without proper gear is scary.. also, not everywhere in the US has Southern Californian type weather.
Hit the Tarmac in a T.shirt and you're an instant road pizza, only a moron would ride dressed like that
LOL tough riders, Guess the Elefantentreffen and the Nürburgring was invented in the UK, right? LOL! Tough riders exist everywhere, it not a nationalist thing.
This is when we had freedom not enslavement as we have now great days
And national service. No freedom and choice for two years mate. Or have you got your pink glasses on
@ I done my service for country ie 6years no problem I was not tracked trace/ worked no dictator telling me what to think 🤔 had freedom of speech 🎤 not scared to walk the streets now have enslavement.a political police force of hate and darkness you are the one with pink glasses 🤓 not me
@@highdownmartinnot 1964
You can still do it . Just have to know your roads. Obviously not as easy as it once was . I started in 76 . But still having a go
Chained to a lathe or filing cabinet. Had to obey all sorts of rules about dress, sex, behaviour. No thanks. Much more freedom now. Bikes are much better and cheaper now too.
Thank you!When I was young and really fast...!
Just watched the Leather Boys on tv over the Christmas break. Great film!
Thanks for this comment - I've just googled and seen it's available on Prime. Nice! Not seen it for years, have an old VHS copy rotting away in the loft. Thanks again!
@cheesesk7450 glad to be of help!
The beautiful sound of the Triumphs and Nortons, and that would have been some doing from London to Edinburgh on them machines,especially the speeds that they were keeping on. But saying that if they were looked after properly and everything checked before the race and stopping now and then to check your bike over, they probably would make it. A great British film.
I liked the DKW with the scraped up tank!
Leather jacket, coffee shop gang, classic bikes, music radio,100mph speed, what a culture and tradition that we lost. yes, the cafe racer. no need to buy a car just a bike to racing along the road.
Ist das geil ❤ und die haben kein Navi, keinen USB oder Ganganzeige (jammer) aber eins haben die sicher, FUN !!!
I really loved Leather Boys. Visually its outstanding. Excellent b&w cinematography. The highway motorcycle race is really well filmed. Probably the most awesome collection of Ton Up - Rocker motorcycle jackets you'll ever come across on film. Images around the great old Ace Cafe are superb. All the acting is excellent. Rita Tushingham is too believable as the cockney "Mrs". I understand that the story it toned down from the book on which its based. Some criminal behavior and more overt gay themes are removed. But they weren't necessary to make this film work. It's fairly obvious early on that the "Pete" character is not interested in girls. And it seems to me that depicting "Reggie" as clueless about his new best friend's homosexuality works better than depicting him as bisexual. That would be confusing. I very much liked the way this story played out as well as the glimpse into British working class life in the early 1960s. And I like the way the story ends, which I won't give away here. All in all a really neat film from the standpoint of the fine acting, visuals and story line. Highly recommended.
I would not have entered my Matchless G80!..lol
Excellent !! 😍
I lived close to the A20 in Kent in the early 1960's, and this film revives memories of gangs of ton up boys speeding down the road on their way to Brands Hatch, Johnson's Café and to the south coast resorts on summer Sundays. The film music doesn't fit to well, 'Terry' by Twinkle would be a lot more appropriate 😎!
Yea had a feeling the music wouldn't suit everyone. Prob most. but got the idea somehow & it wouldn't go away so just used it to get it out & do something bit different as theirs a few clips of the same bike scenes on here as well as the full film. ideally a rock n roll track or something woud be better but most best/suitable ones can't be used for copyright reasons & this was ok to use. if i find something ok to use one here i might do it again & maybe mix in bits of reg & Pete's race around the north circular.
@@kennethhart8422 Thanks for posting the clip - all very evocative and nostalgic for us old 'uns who remember how it was back in the day! 'Motorbiking' by Chris Spedding could be an alternative for the sound track, but of course there are many possibilities according to taste.
Oh yes Leather Boys
The yanks had Easy Rider we had Stone
And the poms had Leather Boys 🦄
All years apart.
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Groovy man
It’s still great up at the Ace.. always something going on!!☝️😊.. can recommend a visit.. Music 🎶 a juke box nice food and good company.. just a nice atmosphere.. staff are great .. always friendly 😊.. it’s not just bikes.. Car meets too!.. can recommend Sundays from 11am..enjoy
Yep. i only get there once a year at the Ace Reunion weekend. but its a 300 mile 6 hour ride or so from where i live near newcastle upon tyne but not too much of a problem on a 1200cc t120 bonneville.
@@kennethhart8422 And the T120 is extremely comfortable and very economical.
Would prefer to hear the bikes than the theme tune to a programme which gave me reason to switch the telly off
Yea have got a version with only the bike sounds. i thought of this idea when i was scrolling youtube about bikes & other stuff the song popped up & for some reason when i listened to it the leather boys ride popped in to my head because some of the words seemed to line up with the images i thought of. & they wouldn't go away haha. So i fitted bits of bike video to fit the song. There's bits repeated. bits reversed. But when i played the vid with the track turned down it was ok really. Might look at it again & tidy it up & put a better ending on it. Was also trying to avoid any copywriter pickups by youtube by mixing video bits with different music. Oh by the way. i also turned off white horses back in the day haha...but also always fancied the girl & liked the theme song.
@kennethhart8422 my apogies, I'd completely forgotten about the movie and copyright strikes.
Badly dubbed French and Spanish programmes seemed at the time to dominate Saturday morning TV and Saturday morning pictures (cinema). Robinson Crusoe was personal favourite. White horses theme tune did have a nice summery sound but like I say, I'd be off to the park once that was over lol.
@@750triton always loved the Robinson Crusoe tv series. iv got the double dvd. Think the leather boys might actually be ok for YT copyright cos theres quite a few LB clips on there. i'll find out if i put it on. They give you a warning first. iv made 2 or 3 good similar vids with bike bits from other 60s tv shows but got flagged for copyright by YT inc the saint. edgar wallace & george formby no limit. so gunna put them on my face book page soon. The saint one has a lot of Dudley Sutton riding a enfield twin.
@@kennethhart8422 What ya mean you kinda fancied the girl!What did you do?Go str8 on us?Ha Ha Remember the best part of riding was busting arse.Thanks this is good
É top ✌😎
I'm in my early 60's and can't recall anyone riding a British bike.
Just not reliable enough for our Aussie vast distances and lonely roads.
I'm about to turn 67 and remember when Triumph ruled our roads 🇦🇺
So what was they riding in OZ before the Japanese invasion?, if you are early 60s you missed a generation of biking.
Look like real motorcyclists, not ton-up boys.
With the music it made it like the bikers the black widows from the Clint Eastwood movie 😂
Yea when i thought of this & did it. i this had a feeling the girly music might put a few people off so still got it in my editor so gunna put one out with just the bike sounds. Will need something added on the end to help it a bit & the joins & cuts checking without the track to help hide them. but should be ok unless youtube thinks its a bit to much for their copyright detectors & flag it for copyright. watch this space.👍
@@kennethhart8422. On the contrary I thought the music was very apt. I like it. Twinkle Terry would also have been a great song for this video.
They begun the ride in 3857292 and finished it in 3. Talk about the reliability of British motorcycles!
When Britain’s was truly great
Wot, no Velos???
True haha. They were local lads so was probably who could get the time off work or do without their bike for a few days as some of the bikes were rented off the locals as well.
ミラー無くて大丈夫なのか?
Think Some riders back then and now preferred the look of motorbikes with out mirrors on.
While maybe back then they couldn't afford to buy them. For me...i want my mirrors on to see what's going on behind me... especially 'police cars' haha.
ははは、パトカーや白バイの早期発見は大事!
カフェレーサー。
You wont get much of this at the Ace now, where geriatric owners stagger to their machines on zimmer frames.
I’m 71 soon and still refusing to get old - despite of the arthritis 🤫😂😂😂
Never been and never will, its a poor shadow of itself.
@@ludo9234 The Leather Boys was based on a novel which featured some of the young men who attended the venue being used as rent boys. I've heard dark stories about the Ace from someone who claimed to be a visitor there back in the day.
Excuse me , they were the ones
in that clip like as not. It will come
to you to mate !! . R. Biker since
1965.
@ I expect the ones in that clip may be gone by now rest their soles. My uncle got me into biking at a young age. Uncle Eddie and his wife Viv were part of the 1950s ton-up scene as his old b&w pic showed with camping holidays to the Isle of Wight. I think it was 1960 just before I was six that he took me to the Ace Cafe in his Sunbeam side car outfit. He got me to hold some bits to keep them safe he said. He sold them to a biker at the Ace. I still remember that day complete with a fry-up and a cup of tea as the music played. We walked around the bikes before returning home. If I wasn’t already hooked on two wheels before that, I was by time I came home! Aged 14 while at school a teacher asked the class what we wanted to do when we left school? He asked me first. Ride a motorcycle sir, I replied being totally honest. I got detention for and I quote ‘taking the piss’! Luv it still !!