Mods and Rockers in Leeds in the 60's
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Caron wrote: When did "Greasers" become "Bikers" ????My friend and I were on about this the other day and I wondered did the name "Greasers" get dropped because of the bad image?Is being a "Biker" totally different to being a "Greaser" ??Anybody know ? They were also known as greebos.
Is it me or has Leeds gone mad
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in the sixties we were rockers greasers was a later term late 60s ?,biker seems to be the modern name for motorcyclists. who canhardly be called greasers with clean expensive coloured leathers and new garage maintained ,as opposed to old backyard bodged machines. istill ride a 1967 650 triumph so i suppose iam a classic biker.
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book wrote: And what a great sound they make too. Triumph, BSA etc,much better than the fizzing Jap bikes. Are there any British motor bike manufacturers left ? Do we still make bikes here? Yes, Triumph are based in Leicestershire although they restarted with the name in the 80s after the original company went bust. Norton have also restarted production in the UK in recent years and there are several other small companies, mostly involved in racing.
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trophy wrote: in the sixties we were rockers greasers was a later term late 60s ?,biker seems to be the modern name for motorcyclists. who canhardly be called greasers with clean expensive coloured leathers and new garage maintained ,as opposed to old backyard bodged machines. istill ride a 1967 650 triumph so i suppose iam a classic biker. Thanks trophy, I'd forgotten about Rockers.So, just to get it into my head in the correct order was it;Mods who later became Skinheads ?Rockers who later became Greasers ? Bikers who are just Bikers ?