You know you have a Classic if...

[Max Headroom]

You know you own a classic when you're prepared to drive from Whangaparaoa to Te Kauwhata after work on a Monday evening to pick up a few bits needed to get the old girl ready for a trip (like one guy did last week.......)

You know you own a classic when you have not only heard of marque specialists in The UK and Europe, but you've spoken to half of them on the phone at some stage....

You know you own a classic when you realise you've spent more time helping some guy you've never met in Australia rebuild his bike by phone or email with parts or advice than you've spent helping your own neighbour....

[ntst8]

You know you own a classic when you can recognise which part is falling apart this time just by the all too familiar sound of that new rattle while riding ... another bloody muffler, Sunday was such a nice day too.

[flyingcr250]

ha ha ha funny stuff, reminds me of when i was mucking round with my old 1972 TS250, all the wiring was the same colour ha ha ha.

[Dodgyiti]

You know you own a classic when the lathe gets fired up instead of the Yellow Pages when you need a spare part


You know you own a classic when you fire up the welder to fix something and after stripping off the paint/gunge find out someone has already done that in the past. But the bastard braised it and now you have to grind out all the filthy brass to find the metal again, then weld it

[nudemetalz]

You know you have a classic if your bike used to be a little humble commuter but now is very rare and people have wanted to purchase it......
UMA, my little 1963 Yami YG-1

[Dodgyiti]

You know you own a classic if you start to resemble, both in looks, and mannerisims- a Womble!

"Making good use of the things that we find...."

You know you own a classic if you know what a Womble is....

[Voltaire]

You know you own a classic when you ring up Cycletreads and ask whats available in 19" and they say " motocross or enduro ?"

You know you own a classic when you can get a set of tyres, rim tapes, and a balance for less than $ 400.00

[tri boy]

You know you own a classic if you have have a sticker on the dash to remind you to turn the oil tank tap on.

[Dodgyiti]

You know you own a classic when you thought it used to impress the women, and now it seems to impress her less and less especially when it needs further 'investment'

[riffer]

Hmmm.

You know you have a classic when the retro reissue copy is now considered a classic.

[Bonez]

You now you have a classic when the main fuse blows as you are getting ready to go to work............
But thats ok, you've got a spare or two in your jacket pocket.