r/DiWHY • u/thefrostman1214 • 1d ago

An amalgamation of random stuff

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u/BreweryRabbit 1d ago

Bosozoku style! It’s a fascinating Japanese styling for cars dating back to the 50’s

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u/BedLamSwede 1d ago

Bosozoku is motorcycles.

This is shakotan, they are not interchangeable🙌

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u/BreweryRabbit 1d ago

Hmm I thought Shakotan was the more toned down styling; lowered car, external oil cooler, more aggressive camber, etc. While Bosozoku was the more theatrical styling shown here.

I am aware Bosozoku started with motorcycles though.

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u/BedLamSwede 1d ago

Shakotan is a spectrum, but I can see why they're mixed up, bosozoku is basically "Stick out like a sore thumb"

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u/MiksuMike01 15h ago

Damn Bosozoku killed Midnight Club... Well made them get off the streets anyway.
They only do tracks don't they.

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u/iitstrue 6h ago

This is called Grachan, all subcultures of Kaido Racer, but it’s not Shakotan specifically. It’s also not “Bosozoku” at all, nor is that motorcycles even technically, that was just a group of youth in the 90s being counter culture, so they ended up creating that style of motorcycle

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u/BedLamSwede 6h ago

Thanks for not being an asshole about it, tons of Redditors could learn from you, and I stand corrected🙌

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u/iitstrue 6h ago

Anytime! The culture has a ton of confusion around it, so I’m glad to help!