Ducati have announced...

[Drago]

I had a R80GS back then day. The old air cooled GS's are worth some tasty dollar these days.

 

[macp]

Sorry slight thread hijack

My GS

I forgot I also had an R850R

 

[Vapin' Joe]

A Norton Commando.

By the time I could afford one they'd stopped making them.

 

[Drago]

Here's my Fizzer...

Although it's also mid rebuild...

 

[tyred]

A Norton Commando.

By the time I could afford one they'd stopped making them.

Ebay is your friend...

 

[CharlesF]

Norton Commando 750 for the road and a Yamaha XT500 for off road

 

[Vapin' Joe]

Ebay is your friend...

I'd never buy a classic. I'd rather ride a bike than send half my time desperately trying to track down spare parts.

 

[HertzvanRental]

It's obviously an age thing. Modern machines, reliable quick, minimum maintenance etc. but style? To my eyes they cannot compare to Gold Stars, Bonnevilles, Vincents etc. But, as I say, I'm an old fart!

 

[MarkF]

difficult choice.

hayabusa (1999) of course, but i have a soft spot for triumph speed triples

however I would love to have a RD250LC again or even an RD125 in white with a red flash on the tank

A guy at work has a Hyabusa as a commuter , it's over 10 years old and he paid £3400 for it, it looks like a 2 year old bike and like incredible value to me.

Can't help feeling we are being had with motorbikes today when you can buy cars cheaper, it won't be long before the core customers have gone and what then?

 

[GrumpyGregry]

I'd never buy a classic. I'd rather ride a bike than send half my time desperately trying to track down spare parts.

I reckon you'd spend less time doing that with a classic Brit than with some contemporary European marques....

 

[jonny jeez]

...a cafe racer version of the already dribblesome scrambler.

How would I get such an n+1 past the lovely Helen?

And if you could have one last mo'bike in current production, what would it be?

Triumph Street Twin, with loads of accessories. they beat Ducatti to it by at least a year.

and off the shelf

 

[MarkF]

There are lots of bikes like this, Triumph, Ducati and Yamaha are the worst offenders in my eyes. Like a big wall of velcro has been set up and some blokes have a competition to wang bits of velcro covered metal at it as fast as they can.

 

[Drago]

You could build a new Commando out of repro or pattern parts. Conversely, lm having a real hard time scouring the globe for elusive Fizzer parts. The Max isn't so bad in that regard.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Triumph Street Twin, with loads of accessories. they beat Ducatti to it by at least a year.

and off the shelf

Needlessly lardy and underbraked. And no v twin.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

There are lots of bikes like this, Triumph, Ducati and Yamaha are the worst offenders in my eyes. Like a big wall of velcro has been set up and some blokes have a competition to wang bits of velcro covered metal at it as fast as they can.

It was ever thus.