cafe-style
adj.— «Between the trimmed-down, European-style bikes such as the Ninja by Kawasaki, which one representative calls “cafe style,” the little Suzuki “commuters” and tiny Kawasaki off-road cycles for children, there is no longer an expressly macho cast to motorcycle expos.» —“Cycle Show Has A Ride For Every Taste, Speed” by Sarah Snyder Boston Globe (33) Mar. 19, 1988. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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