Tag: Cafe Racer

CT Scuderia’s City Racer Chronographs

A vibrant line of automatic watches inspired by café racers

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Third generation watchmaker Enrico Margaritelli, founder and CEO of Contatempo Scuderia—better known as CT Scuderia—embodies the fundamental element that make his watches distinct: modern, yet rooted in history. Margaritelli launched the brand in 2012, after spending years as a motorcycle racer and a lifelong innovator in the watch industry. With CT Scuderia he has finally realized his true vision: the amalgamation of passion and profession. …

Riding Royal Enfield’s Continental GT Café Racer

Taking the Indian motorcycle maker's 535cc bike on a Californian tour

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To most, the late ’60s and ’70s were the glory days of motorcycle design. America made muscle and the Japanese took over the industry with attractive, simple, reliable machines of all engine sizes. While Triumph’s Bonneville and Honda’s new CB1100 offer something vaguely akin to the aesthetic of this sought-after era, no modern motorcycle makers have been able to capture the feeling quite like Royal …