Topic: Hipsterific Instagram

[754]

Maybe that's why Wilde was Mr Instagram..

[J-Rod10]

Those sponsored posts aren't exactly selfies. It's like a full out production for that shot, makeup people, usually the company that is sponsoring it has people there dictating.

Vine is another one people are making serious coin on. 6 second videos, people making  $50K a pop. Coca Cola jumped in early using people to advertise on there.

[scottly]

.  It's being a pretentious narcissist screaming out to the world for attention that annoys me.

i always thought that was why people built cafe racers
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Oh no!! You mean Colin Seeley, the Rickman brothers, and Paul Dunstall were all pretentious hipsters? Oh the shame.....

[754]

Yup...only they wore Belstaffs...

[scottly]

What are Belstaffs? Those stiff leather hipster German shorts?
There really does need to be a differentiation between cafe racers: I propose BC (Before Carpy ) and AC (After Carpy)
Here are some examples of BC cafe bikes:

[Don R]

 I must not be doing it right, I just see old cars, bikes and my grandkids.

[Retro Rocket]

.  It's being a pretentious narcissist screaming out to the world for attention that annoys me.

i always thought that was why people built cafe racers

Oh no!! You mean Colin Seeley, the Rickman brothers, and Paul Dunstall were all pretentious hipsters? Oh the shame.....
[/quote]

They ain't cafe's young man, they are old school race bikes thank you very much....

[evanphi]

"fitness models"

Link?  This actually might be something worth looking at!

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=fitness+model#

[Stev-o]

"fitness models"

Link?  This actually might be something worth looking at!

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=fitness+model#

Ha!  Thx

[simon#42]

.  It's being a pretentious narcissist screaming out to the world for attention that annoys me.

i always thought that was why people built cafe racers

Oh no!! You mean Colin Seeley, the Rickman brothers, and Paul Dunstall were all pretentious hipsters? Oh the shame.....

They ain't cafe's young man, they are old school race bikes thank you very much....
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yes as mick said these were all cutting edge superbikes of there day , at no point did colin seeley ever say , oh sod it lets just buy some old nail
paint the wheels black , put some low bars on .

[scottly]

Yup, race bikes with lights and license plates, AKA Cafe Racers.

[simon#42]

40 years out of date race bikes to be exact

[Retro Rocket]

Yup, race bikes with lights and license plates, AKA Cafe Racers.

I hate the words "Cafe racer", you bloody Americans have stolen this term from the Poms and stuck it on anything with 2 wheels, that way, even the clueless masses and look at me tossers can all be in the same class, or lack there of....

[calj737]

I hate the words "Cafe racer", you bloody Americans have stolen this term from the Poms and stuck it on anything with 2 wheels, that way, even the clueless masses and look at me tossers can all be in the same class, or lack there of....

Did you call, Mick? 

[Retro Rocket]

I hate the words "Cafe racer", you bloody Americans have stolen this term from the Poms and stuck it on anything with 2 wheels, that way, even the clueless masses and look at me tossers can all be in the same class, or lack there of....

Did you call, Mick? 

Are you volunteering mate....

[scottly]

Yup, race bikes with lights and license plates, AKA Cafe Racers.

I hate the words "Cafe racer", you bloody Americans have stolen this term from the Poms and stuck it on anything with 2 wheels, that way, even the clueless masses and look at me tossers can all be in the same class, or lack there of....

You're talkin AC cafe racers, Mick, not BC. And just for the record, the flat black paint, fake patina, and exhaust-wrap  style, (or lack of it ) came from the auto rat-rod fad that's been going on here for 20 years now.

[Retro Rocket]

Yup, race bikes with lights and license plates, AKA Cafe Racers.

I hate the words "Cafe racer", you bloody Americans have stolen this term from the Poms and stuck it on anything with 2 wheels, that way, even the clueless masses and look at me tossers can all be in the same class, or lack there of....

You're talkin AC cafe racers, Mick, not BC.

Nope, I',m talking both AC {anti cafe} and BC {bad cafe}...

[scottly]

OK, whatever, I'll take my cafe/street racer/ crotch rocket and slink back into obscurity under my slimy rock.

[SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan]

Well this thread sure jumped the shark.

My OP was aimed more at narcissistic Instagram posters that monetize their accounts - not about criticizing certain genres of bikes.   

[Stev-o]

"fitness models"

Link?  This actually might be something worth looking at!

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=fitness+model#

This is what came up...

https://austin.craigslist.org/tlg/5673387353.html

[Gene]

Those sponsored posts aren't exactly selfies. It's like a full out production for that shot, makeup people, usually the company that is sponsoring it has people there dictating.

Vine is another one people are making serious coin on. 6 second videos, people making  $50K a pop. Coca Cola jumped in early using people to advertise on there.

The whole world comes down to the advertising.  I find those figures questionable, but hell - New World.

[SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan]

[Retro Rocket]

Well this thread sure jumped the shark.

My OP was aimed more at narcissistic Instagram posters that monetize their accounts - not about criticizing certain genres of bikes.

All in good fun Don, but be careful you don't evolve into a hipster with that cafe of yours....Kale and quinoa salad anyone.... 

[SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan]

I wish I had one of these stickers:

[SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan]

Someone stole JWildman's riding jacket: