For the movie, see Rockers . For the professional wrestling tag team, see The Rockers. Rockers are members of a subculture that started in the United Kingdom in the 1960s among motorcycle riding youths. Before that time, young motorcyclists had not been grouped together and labelled as such. The term was originally applied in a derogatory manner, but was later adopted by those same youths. Rockers are different from greasers, rockabillies, Teddy Boys, psychobillies and punks. However,rockers in the 1960s were commonly referred to as greasers or grease as an insult by mods and skinheads, and today the British use of the terms greasers and rockers are fairly interchangeable. Origins and characteristics The rocker subculture came about due to factors such as the end of Post-World War II rationing in the UK and a general rise in prosperity for working class yout

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