I'm all for the history and a modest Sunday jaunt on a old classic. But in the daylight they are lacking compared to modern bikes - cool for sure, but lacking in brakes, frames, reliability, oil tightness, vibrations etc .......
They are what they are - once road rulers, now collectibles and nostalgic machines.
Enjoy.
I read recently the 1989 Mazda Mx5 is the car to buy for future investment.
Ha - pretty sure the MX5 is one soft top that has avoided that reputation. Hairdressers prefer the hardtops so they don't mess up their hair - Audi TT is a favorite apparently.
I noticed a anniversary model Hinckley for sale recently at a silly price just because of the anniversary badge. Nothing special otherwise. Harley run a anniversary model every friggen five years!
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Hmmmmmmmm fair point there! I remember hearing my first Hinckley bonnie - sparrows fart ....
Fixed with a set of pipes of course.
In remember seeing a article in a magazine when the new one came out and it ran a old advert for one of the 60's Bonnies - TT headers only - no stenkin mufflers - they were a optional extra! Oh how times have changed. Now we spend a fortune making them louder than factory.
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I bought my T100 Black last year and I really enjoy it for what it is. That is a simple, straight forward machine that looks the part and makes you feel as though it is you the rider who is in charge and not simply along for the ride.
The Bobber looks interesting though one of the latest Street Twins or a 1200 Thruxton does more for me. Still, if it sells and repays their investment then it's got to be good for Triumph and their customers.
Custom...another word hijacked by the Marketing Department.
Probably started when they put " The Fastest Motorcycle in the World " on the tank of a late 50's Thunderbird
Imagine the outcry when they called this POS a Spitfire...only thing it spat was oil.
saying that, it was probably better than what bore the Messerschmitt badge.
DeMyer's Laws - an argument that consists primarily of rambling quotes isn't worth bothering with.
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