So the publication of British Café Racers, by Veloce, is particularly good timing — and it makes for a great read, backed up by evocative images of stylish Nortons, Excelsiors, Cottons, Triumphs, Royal Enfields and so on. Costing £30, the hardback book by Uli Cloesen aims to present the “eye candy of historic British brands”. That it does — and in spades.