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    Thumbs up When does a bike become a "classic"?

    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.

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    Quote Originally Posted by aruhsv View Post
    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.
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    For rego purposes 40 years.

    Otherwise it's subjective.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bonez View Post
    For rego purposes 40 years.

    Otherwise it's subjective.
    trust you to know that one Bonezy
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    Quote Originally Posted by yod View Post
    trust you to know that one Bonezy

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    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

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    Quote Originally Posted by popelli View Post
    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
    Bingo... that sums it up well indeed.

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    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.

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    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

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bonez View Post
    For rego purposes 40 years.

    Otherwise it's subjective.
    Yeah, I reckon mine's a classic...


    Quote Originally Posted by popelli View Post
    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
    Got pics? I also loved them!
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    I've always maintained that it isn't enough just to be old.

    To become a classic, a design must also have been good.

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    a cynic might say "As soon as it gets over 10 years old and you want to sell it on tardme"
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    Quote Originally Posted by Edbear View Post
    Yeah, I reckon mine's a classic...




    Got pics? I also loved them!
    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.
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    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

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    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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