Cafe Racer

tv show

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53 total episodes

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5 seasons

First Aired December 29, 2009

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Overview

There's no other feeling comparable to hitting 100mph on a café racer motorcycle. The unmistakable elements of café bikes have made this two-wheeled subculture home to Hollywood stars, barnyard builders, and thrill seekers worldwide. Café Racer takes viewers inside this underground society and promises an exclusive look at the culture and craft behind these storied bikes.

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Norman Hyde

Season 1 - Episode 12 - 1h 0m

Air Date

December 22, 2010

Overview

This week on Café Racer: Loaded Gun Customs finds that building custom Triton café bikes may be the hardest job for their hot rod shop so far; After watching the best custom café builders in the world creating one of a kind, motorcycles, can two unskilled riders do the same for just $1,000 and in under 12 hours? Join Café Racer at the AMA’s Vintage Motorcycle Days swap meet to find out; Norman Hyde is England’s most famous motorcycle drag racer and now he’s created the Hyde Harrier Jubilee, a customized, modern Triumph Bonneville with some serious performance; Chicago’s Ace Motorcycle and Scooter race to complete their Norton Commando project bike in time for the Café Racer crew’s test ride. Now, if only Mother Nature would play along….