I think the term 'Cafe(pronounced Kaff and not Cafay as in hooray) racer' jacket is fairly modern, when referenced to a jacket, lets say 21st century though I may be wrong. Most old Rockers from the 1960s wore 'Lancer' style motorcycle jackets or straight zip with A2 style collars and also the collarless jackets referred to as Cafe racer. The collar style is also referred to as 'Mandarin' as in Chinese.
The collarless motorcycle jacket is also common to racing leathers, whether 1 or 2 piece. I have bought and sold many sets of racing leathers and personally have never seen an A2 style collar on a one piece set. The collarless jacket goes way back to the start of motorcycling when the clothing crossed over with early aviation.
The collarless motorcycle jacket is also common to racing leathers, whether 1 or 2 piece. I have bought and sold many sets of racing leathers and personally have never seen an A2 style collar on a one piece set. The collarless jacket goes way back to the start of motorcycling when the clothing crossed over with early aviation.