Nice bike alert

I see your Bantam and raise you a C15...


I thought we had a formula for whether things were classic?

 

'sin the FAQ , innit?

http://www.unixconsult.co.uk/bike-ukrmcfaq.html#classic

--
| ___ Salad Dodger
|/ \
_/_____\_ GL1500SEV/CBR1100XXX/KH500A8/TS250C
|_\_____/_| ..62743../..14835.../..3157./.19406
(>|_|_|<) TPPFATUICG#7 DIAABTCOD#9 YTC#4 PM#5
|__|_|__| BOTAFOT #70 BOTAFOF #09 two#11 WG*
\ |^| / IbW#0 & KotIbW# BotTOS#6 GP#4
\|^|/ ANORAK#17
'^'

 

My Bantam managed 3 and 4 as well.

 

It's not British either....

 

I was trying to find that, as I suspected that The Sybian would qualify -
mostly on grounds of age.

--
Platypus - (unreal)
VN800 Drifter, R80RT, Z200 Classic
DIAABTCOD#2 GPOTHUF#19
BOTAFOS#6 BOTAFOT#89 FTB#11
BOB#1 SBS#35 ANORAK#18 TWA#15

 

Now that's definitely a classic.

Completely broke the mould and moved things on more than any other bike
I can remember.

Suppose it depends on your age. For me, the real classics start with the
GPZ900R.

 

The engine, no, but everything else is.

 

What bikes do you ride Frinton Boy? I'll have to look out for you
because I live in Clacton. If you see a yellow Norton Rotary by the way,
it's my dad. Or a Norton ES2. Or a Ducati 750GT (early 70s). Or a Ducati
250 (don't know about year but it's definitely a classic!).

 

Previously on usenet, SteveH said...

For me that's where they ended. Watercooled 4-strokes aren't classics.

--
Lozzo : The anti-Timo
ZZR1100D, GPZ500S, CB250RS x3
BOTAFOT#57/70a, BOTAFOF#57, MIB#22, TCP#7,
ANORAK#9, DIAABTCOD#14, UKRMT5BB, IBW#013, MIRTTH#15a/16,
BotToS#8, GP#2, SBS#10, SH#3, DFV#14, BONY#9.
Url for ukrm newbies : http://www.ukrm.net/faq/ukrmscbt.html
http://www.glfuk.com/ for MJK Leathers in the UK.
Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity.

 

****, feeling old just doesn't cover it
<turns on gas>

 

At last da man speakes da trooth.
'69 MkIII narrow case pleeeze

 

Optional (most of the old Brits I've ridden handled like shit anyway)

??
A Jota is a classic in my book, but "nice" it *certainly* ain't. A right
bruiser that was.
JB

 

Oh yuss! The sound, the sound........
(the spares availability, the spares availability....)!
JB

 

In

1) why ? Some of the worlds finest machines have come from Japan, your
statement has a hint of xenophobia about it

2) there have been many bikes over the years that have gained
"reputations" for handling (good and poor) yet even with a poor
reputation they can still be fun in a perverse way.

3) perhaps I'm biased but very few bikes are not nice in their own way.

4) herd mentality ... using that proviso then a Ford Mondeo will be a
classic one day .... (no doubt it will to someone too)



--
Steve Parry

http://www.gwynfryn.co.uk

K100RS SE
F650

 

Steve Parry posted ...

Heheheh, H1 / H2 / Almost all the K triples .. in fact all the two stroke
triples, Suzuki included ..

 

In

*ding*

"get down ya bitch ... " )

--
Steve Parry

http://www.gwynfryn.co.uk

K100RS SE
F650

 

Wot, like the Velocette LE?


Yes, you could be right,

 

Previously on usenet, Pattledom said...

Exactly

--
Lozzo : The anti-Timo
ZZR1100D, GPZ500S, CB250RS x3
BOTAFOT#57/70a, BOTAFOF#57, MIB#22, TCP#7,
ANORAK#9, DIAABTCOD#14, UKRMT5BB, IBW#013, MIRTTH#15a/16,
BotToS#8, GP#2, SBS#10, SH#3, DFV#14, BONY#9.
Url for ukrm newbies : http://www.ukrm.net/faq/ukrmscbt.html
http://www.glfuk.com/ for MJK Leathers in the UK.
Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity.

 

Steve Parry posted ...

Isn't that 'Rrriiing, ding ding ding ding ... rrrriiiing ding ding ding ding
...."

Heheheh, "Hey this feels a bit qui ... shiiiiiiiiiiiiiittt......"

 

On Thu, 04 Mar 2004 23:51:21 +0000, Anton Gysen

Well I would certainly notice any one of those...

At the moment I only have the one on the road, a rather
tatty K100RS (sort of burgandy in colour, I imagine the BMW
name will be more romatic).

Hopefully in the next few days however the NSU Prima iiiKL
should be up and running (sorry to name a scooter in this
group). Closely followed by my BMW R51/3 (now all the bits
are back from spraying by a mate).

Then I will move onto my two mopeds, a Cazenave and a
Batavus HS50, sad but strangely appealing...

Nick