As always, our fellow ton-up brothers and sisters, the Wing’d Piston strives to bring you the coolest products from around the globe at prices that won’t break your bank! As we continue to grow our apparel offerings from not only the DCC Originals line, but brands like Rusty Knuckles and Cafe Racer we find it important to only focus on products that are top-shelf in quality and have meaning and weight as it pertains to our beloved speed machines that hail from London.

Having said that, please put your carb tuning spanners and pints of Boddingtons down for a moment and allow us the opportunity to introduce you to Stefano, the man behind CaraibiRockers Clothing, based in Italy.  He’s an appreciator of vintage speed machines, loves quality clothing and has a smile that could tame a wolf. Then again, don’t all Italians?

CaraibiRockers is a clothing brand that pays homage to the “Hero’s of Speed” that laid rubber on the brick-layden streets of Bristol back in the days when air-cooled twins ruled the North Circular road and filled the parking lot of the Ace. No fancy vector art or cliche’s will be found here folks, only high quality shirts with meaning that keep the memories of our ton-up forefathers alive. Digg it.

Having garnered the likes of guys like Horst Friedrichs, author of 21′s Century Rockers (above) and Mark Wilsmore from the Ace in London, Stefano has spared no expense in searching high and low to find the highest quality material available to weave the intricacies of the CaraibiRockers brand together. Simple things like double stitched and banded collars and fitted shoulders create a t-shirt that fits likes a glove. These aren’t you run of the mill Hanes or Gilden’s we’re used to folks, we’re talking the Ducati of tee’s here. Proper stuff! And like most things produced in Italy, they simply just have style…

So, take a few minutes and look through the tri-fecta (full line available later this year) now available from Dime City Cycles, exclusively in the USA. We guarantee you won’t find a nicer quality shirt, trust us- we’ve looked.

Click this link: http://www.dimecitycycles.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=caraibi

Our good friend, across the big pond, Horst A. Friedrichs has managed to capture the essence of cafe racer culture like no other with his recently debuted photo essay- Or Glory: 21st Century Rockers. Not a better place exists to have a book signing than, of course, The Ace Cafe in the heart of London, during their reunion.

Adorning the front shop window, Horsts immaculate collection of imagery is bound by a sturdy cover, much like it’s subjects, and takes its place, rightfully so, with other quintessential items that are “cafe racer.”

Inside the Ace Cafe, Or Glory will become part of the fabric that is cafe racer couture. A perfect fit and at a perfect time when many are searching for their roots, Horsts’ fantastic imagery reminds those of old what it was once like and for those of new, hopefully, provides direction.

Horsts’ book depicts the raw essence of cafe racers. The grit and glory getters of yesteryear, and today, come to life in the pages of what will become one of the sole responsible items for keeping this niche lifestyle thriving.

Be sure to pickup your copy of Or Glory, today. Available only through Dime City, not only will you receive this amazing collection of printed works, you will gain access to three (out of nine) hand selected images by Horst A. Friedrichs and the Dime City Crew for download to your personal computer in high resolution format. How bout that, Ace?

Thanks for sharing the photos Horst!

The three different book packages can be viewed here:  http://tinyurl.com/24f2llw (International shipping available)

You can follow Horst on Facebook here: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=715022111