Child of the 'Anti-Replica' Ethos: How the Zephyr's Birth Opened the Naked Bike Trend

Didn't know the naked bike genre traced back to the Zephyr as its starting point.

The Zephyr's success is probably exactly what set off all the naked bikes that followed from every manufacturer.

Looking back it tends to turn into a nice story, but at the time plenty of people probably weren't sure it'd actually sell.

The phrase 'anti-replica' — even hearing it now, it's a concept that still gives me chills.

Choosing to launch the Zephyr right in the middle of the replica boom must've been a serious gamble given the mood of the era.