Rockers

[[Image:Rockers1.jpg|thumb|250px|1960s British Rockers outside of roadside transport cafe

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Rocker was a term originally applied in a derogatory manner to British motorcycle riding youths in the 1960s, but was later taken as a badge of pride. The word can apply to both male and female riders, and their pillions. Rockers were almost entirely defined in opposition to their famous antitheses of the same time, the Italian scooter riding Mods, or Modernists. Mods and Rockers rocketed to fame in 1964 by the sensationalistic media reporting of what by today's standards was very mild youth behaviour; the famous Bank Holiday clashes between both parties on the English South Coast holiday resorts of Clacton, Margate and Brighton. Before this time, young motorcyclists had not been grouped together and labelled in such a manner.

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Scooter: A scooter is any of several related types of vehicle, used for transport for recreational or medical purposes....

Mods: Mods can mean:...

Mods and Rockers: The Mods and the Rockers were two British youth movements of the early 1960s....

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Michael Franti: All Rebel Rockers CD

Michael Franti: All Rebel Rockers CD