hi all,when does a bike become a classic,have been told 25yrs,30 yrs and 40 yrs,i have a 1985 VF1000F2,near mint condition,someone in here must know,cheers.
hi all,when does a bike become a classic,have been told 25yrs,30 yrs and 40 yrs,i have a 1985 VF1000F2,near mint condition,someone in here must know,cheers.
For rego purposes 40 years.
Otherwise it's subjective.
when middle aged men pay extortinate amounts of money for what they dreamed of and couldn't afford in their youth is the simple answer
Yeah, popelli got it right for sure. Older guys like me want the rides they couldn't afford when they were in their twenties. I'm 54 and ride a 1969 CB750 Honda and a 1973 Kawasaki Z1. Apart from being groundbreaking bikes in a whole lot of ways (in their day), it's what evokes an emotional response is what will get older guys opening cheque books.
Who knows, maybe in the year 2060 a first generation Hyabusa will get someone fired up. That's the way it goes.
maybe thats why I have a 77 XLCR cafe racer, I was 17 when they came out and I thought it was the dogs bollox
I've always maintained that it isn't enough just to be old.
To become a classic, a design must also have been good.
a cynic might say "As soon as it gets over 10 years old and you want to sell it on tardme"
I thought elections were decided by angry posts on social media. - F5 Dave
You've seen the one for sale on tardme, right?
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/List...x?id=158855598
I think he is, shall we say a tad optimistic at his $20k. Go check out the Cycle World forums for a 12 page thread about them, sparked by the fact that Peter Egan wanted one. His column this month (June issue) is devoted to how he actually got one. Good thing he still likes it.
I thought elections were decided by angry posts on social media. - F5 Dave
Reckon I"M a classic at 71,butThe fact is as it is around the globe 1980 is the cutoff,having said that some makers think everything they make is classic but if its a MV Augusta well yeah!ive a 78 RX7 done 36000ks but the car clubs want recognize rotor motors.so cant join,wankers
If it's old and was regarded as a great bike when new, it's a classic...if it's old and was a piece of crap when new, it's still a piece of crap.
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