Sunday, 29 September 2013

Dapper Gentlemen & Cafe Racers | Cape Town, South Africa | September 2013




The Distinguished Gentlemen’s Ride is an annual world-wide event that is all about being dapper, riding classic bikes and having a good time.

The 2012 goal was simply to spread some good old fashioned cheer, but in 2013 the event added fundraising for a charitable cause to the agenda. All funds raised are going towards prostate cancer research and men’s health awareness programmes.  Riders are able to register on the website for their country ride and share the cause through social media to encourage sponsors to donate. This year 38 countries took part with a registered ride, including, in South Africa - Durban, Cape Town and Johannesburg.




At the Cape Town event - hosted by Los Muertos Motorcylces in Dorp Street, Bo Kaap -  the love for retro style cafĂ© racers was enthusiastically combined with dapper dress sense. Whether it was through a maroon velvet jacket, a pinstripe suit, military-inspired cuffs and red lapels, mustard-yellow leather gloves or carefully tended facial hair – the riders embraced the theme and took to the road like gentlemen (and ladies).






Distinguished Gentlemen’s Ride Website : https://www.gentlemansride.com

Los Muertos Motorcycles : http://www.losmuertosmc.com/

For a full gallery of photos by Edward Duckitt Photography from the ride see : https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.546827765372308.1073741834.164242710297484&type=1

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