Author Topic: Cafe Racer TV Show (Read 3523 times)

bollingball · « **on:** April 04, 2012, 09:54:39 AM »

be sure to tune in to Velocity (a division of Discovery) April 19 at 8 p.m. (EST). Until then, here’s a bit more info about the show courtesy of the PR Newswire press release. (Cafe Racer) returns.

Duke McDukiedook · « **Reply #1 on:** April 04, 2012, 10:38:09 AM »

Eh, Meh.

jaguar · « **Reply #2 on:** April 04, 2012, 10:45:54 AM »

that crap is still on TV?

Rookster · « **Reply #3 on:** April 04, 2012, 11:04:49 AM »

I was excited when it first came out but after watching 2 seasons, I don't think I'll be watching season 3. I subscribed to the magazine when it first came out too becuase I thought it would turn into something better (more technical, more vintage motorcycle oriented, more rare bikes) but it just kind of got old real quick. How many times can you read / watch misinformation about bikes or see all the stupid little lifestyle segments? For me, I've hit my limit.

Scott

phil71 · « **Reply #4 on:** April 04, 2012, 11:21:16 AM »

Season 3 will air on Discovery channel proper, and it's allegedly going to be slightly less ADD, but you know it probably still wont be a show that's really about motorcycles. You need to put it in perspective a little. If we crafted a show that we thought was relevant, it would bore the pants off most of the people who like watching the reality BS they generally air. So it's got to be somewhere in-between. It also will draw a lot more inexperienced fashionistas to classic bikes.
Stop thinking of it as diluting something pure, and look at it as an opportunity to sell your bikes for 3x what they're really worth, and/or get work out of fixing them when the trustafarian gets stuck with dead batteries/clogged carbs/no fork oil.. etc.

K5 Keith · « **Reply #5 on:** April 04, 2012, 12:00:04 PM »

I've mostly enjoyed watching Cafe Racer. Good to see old bikes getting the attention of young people. There's another TV show in production called Retro Moto... but don't think it's been scheduled to air yet. Trailer at

http://www.returnofthecaferacers.com/2012/01/retro-moto-tv-series.html

TS250 · « **Reply #6 on:** April 04, 2012, 12:20:06 PM »

No thanks. No desire whatsoever to watch a bunch of misleading hacks do #$%* work.

Duke McDukiedook · « **Reply #7 on:** April 04, 2012, 12:45:11 PM »

I laughed when that front wheel bearing disintegrated due to their muckup on that one episode.

phil71 · « **Reply #8 on:** April 04, 2012, 12:51:04 PM »

that kid was a clown..

jaguar · « **Reply #9 on:** April 04, 2012, 01:29:15 PM »

The french guy that took apart a bike with a hammer was bad....but not as bad as the mono shock.....thing....lol

I know of some AMAZING bikes that they passed up to run CX500s and other strange things....or to just listen to billy joel get a hard on talking about times past

seanbarney41 · « **Reply #10 on:** April 04, 2012, 02:25:50 PM »

If it was any good, it wouldn't be on tv...right? ....L.C.D., as usual

phil71 · « **Reply #11 on:** April 04, 2012, 02:36:18 PM »

the only show with a formula that I think is entertaining and somewhat satisfying to gearheads is "wheeler dealers', because it doesn't insult our intelligence. however, there's not a ton of intelligence in the US viewing public.. so they're not easily insulted.

jaguar · « **Reply #12 on:** April 04, 2012, 02:46:49 PM »

I kinda like wheeler dealers too.
I dont always agree with what they do or how but i can at least understand the reason they are doing it if that makes any sense
they are not just hacking stuff up for fun

I also watch chasing classic cars. I find the history interesting.

nccb · « **Reply #13 on:** April 04, 2012, 03:05:52 PM »

i watched the show just cause I like seeing old bikes. Although i did hate when that mint K0 was chopped to hell.

phil71 · « **Reply #14 on:** April 04, 2012, 03:34:18 PM »

that didn't bug me so much. watch it again.. it was a mediocre repaint anyway.

jaguar · « **Reply #15 on:** April 04, 2012, 03:53:13 PM »

Quote from: nccb on April 04, 2012, 03:05:52 PM

i watched the show just cause I like seeing old bikes. Although i did hate when that mint K0 was chopped to hell.

you mean sandcast...

but yeah it wasnt a super nice one but it did have amazing history and didnt need to be cut up

phil71 · « **Reply #16 on:** April 04, 2012, 04:14:58 PM »

are you sure it was a sandcast?

Dyrden · « **Reply #17 on:** April 04, 2012, 04:27:44 PM »

I like what Phil71 has to say. But Ill also say I couldnt care less if it were a sand cast or not. These bikes were produced in massive numbers and there are plenty of sand cast survivors around. TV is about entertainment.... Ill take any show thats got two wheels in it instead of another Jersey Shore.

sixthwisconsin · « **Reply #18 on:** April 04, 2012, 05:02:44 PM »

I don't know... I kind of like the show.

I didn't like the 750 hack job and am not a fan of mono shock SOHC bikes. Why?

I just like bike shows and pretty much watch all the Velocity and Speed channel motor head shows. I have been involved in club racing with a friends car for a number of years and when I saw the first episode of Cafe Racer, I found a great way to build something for myself. I was hooked on vintage Hondas and had to do one. (I'm on my second)

The show is what brought me to this forum and to this hobby.

BeSeeingYou · « **Reply #19 on:** April 04, 2012, 05:58:11 PM »

Quote from: phil71 on April 04, 2012, 11:21:16 AM

It also will draw a lot more inexperienced fashionistas to classic bikes.

That sounds like someone I would want to beat up and steal their wallet....or more likely a man purse. Not someone I would ever want to see around classic bikes.

phil71 · « **Reply #20 on:** April 04, 2012, 06:08:43 PM »

I'm saying that someday soon, you will be able to steal their wallet, in a manner of speaking

gerhed · « **Reply #21 on:** April 05, 2012, 08:39:04 AM »

Now and then "Cafe Racer " does show some people doing interesting work.
But I mainly like the opening video/music segment.

Yes, "Wheeler Dealers" is a pretty good show--The mechanic is quite a knowledgeable fellow.

socalenduro · « **Reply #22 on:** April 05, 2012, 10:00:24 AM »

Quote from: Dyrden on April 04, 2012, 04:27:44 PM

But Ill also say I couldnt care less if it were a sand cast or not. These bikes were produced in massive numbers and there are plenty of sand cast survivors around.

Thank you... can we stop pretending that these Hondas we all love so much are 1920 duesenbergs? They are beautiful, amazing bikes but they are hardly rare. If someone wants to "hack it up" so be it.
And of course it is over produced and non tech, its TV. I think they are trying to appeal to more people than the thousand of us on this forum.
I like wheeler dealers too however the premise is crap. Buy a car for 2000 bucks put 1500 of parts in it, and 30 hours of professional labor then sell it for 3600. That’s not a profit. These guys would make way more money just working in a shop as a mechanic for a day.

ok my rant is over.

Don R · « **Reply #23 on:** April 05, 2012, 10:12:29 AM »

I didn't enjoy watching them toss parts on the floor that I am saving my lunch money to buy off E bay. That's just arrogant.

Damfino · « **Reply #24 on:** April 05, 2012, 10:27:54 AM »

Quote from: socalenduro on April 05, 2012, 10:00:24 AM

I like wheeler dealers too however the premise is crap. Buy a car for 2000 bucks put 1500 of parts in it, and 30 hours of professional labor then sell it for 3600. That’s not a profit. These guys would make way more money just working in a shop as a mechanic for a day.

I too have noticed they seem to get excited over the tiniest profit without taking into account the amount of labor they've expended...

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Author Topic: Cafe Racer TV Show (Read 3523 times)

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