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Проект на тему: «Рокеры»
Выполнил ученик 10т класса,
ЦДО, г. Ростов-на-Дону
Никитин Дмитрий
Rockers
Rockers, leather boys] or ton-up boys are a biker subculture that originated in
the United Kingdom during the 1950s. It was mainly centred around
British cafe racer motorcycles and rock and roll music.
By 1965, the term greaser had also become common,
• Origins
Characteristics
Until the post-World War II period, motorcycling held a prestigious position and enjoyed
a positive image in British society. Starting in the 1950s, the middle classes were able
to buy inexpensive motorcars, and motorcycles became transport for the poor. The
rocker subculture came about due to factors such as: the end of post-war rationing in
the UK, a general rise in prosperity for working class youths, the recent availability of
credit and financing for young people, the influence of American popular music and
films, the construction of race track-like roads around British cities, the development of
transport cafes and a peak in British motorcycle engineering.
Cultural legacy
Rockers bought standard factory-made motorcycles and stripped them down, tuning
them up and modifying them to appear like racing bikes.
Rockers wore heavily-decorated leather motorcycle jackets, often adorned with metal
studs, patches, pin badges and sometimes an Esso gas man trinket. Other common
items included: T-shirts, leather caps, Levi's or Wrangler jeans,[22] leather trousers, tall
motorcycle boots
Len Paterson, founder of the Rocker Reunion movement, left, Father Graham Hullet of
the 59 Club, seated on motorcycle, original 59 Club member Stu Wester, right, and others
at Enfield Motorcycles factory, UK.
The rockers' look and attitude influenced pop groups in the 1960s, such as The
Beatles,[9] as well as hard rock and punk rock bands and fans in the late 1970s. The look
of the ton-up boy and rocker was accurately portrayed in the 1964 film The Leather Boys.
The rocker subculture has also influenced the rockabilly revival and the psychobilly
subculture