So you want to own a classic motorcycle. Funny as .

Love it.

I guess some truth in video , my experience was much different , though I did buy my Norton from a friend that had owned it forever , along with a barn full of others , I did spend some $ but nothing like in video …. when I got into the retro thing with Ducati GT first thing I wanted was centre stand , one available world wide , $600 cad plus shipping , kinda sucked …

Remind me again why we do this? LOL Oh yea self satisfaction!

Not me, sir.

I own classic AND modern motorcycles for one (complicated) reason:

I like to RIDE them.
I like to WORK on them.
I like to LOOK at them.
I like to TAKE my kids and grandkids for RIDES on them.
I like to TAKE PHOTOS of them.
I like to take them APART.
I like to PUT them TOGETHER.
I like to WRITE about them.
I like to TALK about them.
I like riding in the COLD.
I like riding in the DRY.
I like riding them in the HEAT.
I like riding in the WET.
I like riding them in the DAYTIME.
I like riding them at NIGHT.
I like when other people LIKE them.
I like when other people DON'T LIKE them.
I like riding with my WYFE.
I like riding with FRIENDS.
I like riding with STRANGERS.
I like riding ALONE.
I like riding in TOWN.
I like riding on the HIGHWAY.
I like riding on TWISTY roads.
I like riding thru HILLS.
I like riding thru FORESTS.
I like TUNING them up.
I like RESTORING them.
I like SHOWING them.
I like ROADRACING them.
I like racing OFFROAD on them.
I like racing them in a STRAIGHT LINE.
I like HILLCLIMBING them.
I like BIKE GAMES on them.
I like figuring out how they WORK.
I like figuring out why they DON'T work.
I like figuring out why something BROKE on them.
I like figuring out why something DIDN'T break on them.
I like taking them to BIKE SHOWS.
I like SEEING them at bike shows.
I like helping OTHERS with THEIR bikes.
I like BRITISH bikes.
I like AMERICAN bikes.
I like GERMAN bikes.
I like SPANISH bikes.
I like JAPANESE bikes.
I like ITALIAN bikes.
I like MEXICAN bikes.
I like LITTLE bikes.
I like BIG bikes.
I like SIDECAR rigs.
I like TRIKES.
I like OLD bikes.
I like NEW bikes.
I like CHOPPERS.
I like BOBBERS.
I like STREET TRACKERS.
I like BAR HOPPERS.
I like GAS engine bikes.
I like STEAM engine bikes.
I like DIESEL engine bikes.
I like ELECTRIC bikes.
I like CUSTOM bikes.
I like ART bikes.
I like SLOW bikes.
I like FAST bikes.
I like BEAUTIFUL bikes.
I like UGLY bikes.
I like bikes in BASKETS.
I like bikes in TUBS.
I like bikes in PILES.
I like RUSTY bikes.
I like SHINY bikes.
I like DRIPPY bikes.
I like CLEAN bikes.
I like DIRTY bikes.
I like bikes OTHER people have GIVEN UP on.
If there is a bike I DON'T particularly like (there are precious few of these rare bikes), I don't criticize the OWNER for doing what THEY like with it.

So, yeah...

Wow , you must have missed something .

I know what you forgot ......the one thing i thought was awesome, when I was about 10 , the lady next door split up with her husband , and she had a boyfriend, he had a brand new TT500 yamaha orange and alloy tank , and in the morning he would start it and let it warm up in the drive , and I just loved front wheel shake , just the coolest thing

Great video - I think the gentleman who made it might be ahead of the game if he learned by doing with the first classic…

Shelby-Right said:

I know what you forgot ......the one thing i thought was awesome, when I was about 10 , the lady next door split up with her husband , and she had a boyfriend, he had a brand new TT500 yamaha orange and alloy tank , and in the morning he would start it and let it warm up in the drive , and I just loved front wheel shake , just the coolest thing

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and did the lady next door shake anything that you liked ? even at 10 years old ?

Shelby-Right said:

I know what you forgot ......the one thing i thought was awesome, when I was about 10 , the lady next door split up with her husband , and she had a boyfriend, he had a brand new TT500 yamaha orange and alloy tank , and in the morning he would start it and let it warm up in the drive , and I just loved front wheel shake , just the coolest thing

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....wait, I thought there was gonna be more...

concours said:

....wait, I thought there was gonna be more...

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Ok , the lady was Greg Murphys mother , the NZ Holden race driver , retired now i think

Winter is coming. Where does one obtain that industrial vat of autosol mentioned in the video? @8^)

Paying a mechanic to continually repair your vintage bike is a cost/benefit delta that is unsustainable for all but a very wealthy person.

I enjoyed the shot of inserting pistons/rings with a 5lb. sledge hammer.

I dont see it as owning a 'classic' motorcycle. When I bought my '79 T140 in Sept '80, it was a year old (with 150m on the clock). It was still in production at the time. I see it as a 'current' motorcycle, it is only 'classic' in other's eyes. It is still up and running and reasonably tidy, although far from concours. Done some good miles on it this summer.