Classic Bie?

Oh sure, and a lot of it had to do with emissions standards meaning
they'd have to use injection and a catalyst... so they took a blank
sheet and built the Z1000 instead.

Sensible move on Kawasaki's part.

 

Wotcha.

Worse than that, what is this "emerging classic" that seems to be applied to
any SOB that happens to be for sale ? Or even the "investment grade" if
said bike is more shiny than normal.

<<Goes off to look at "investment grade" B33, and "emerging classic" Enfield
Bullet>>

 

GT continental, anyone ?

 

Eons ago, I thought about buying one of the first Ninjas and keeping
it in the crate for 20 years. Good thing I didn't. An '84 GPZ900 is
hardly a classic, is it?

 

How you doing?

I've been looking at a _very_ nice 1 owner '78 Bonnie. Not quite in the
the price bracket that SO will allow me to buy an "investment" although
I consider this a true classic.
But I also still have this '91 Trophy available to me and wonder whether
that will be a classic or maybe, an "emerging" emerging classic. It
seems strange that insco's seem to have a feeling that the classic
starts at about 15 years old.

A B33 would be a nice classic, but the Bullet on the other hand? unless
it's not an Indjin.

Greybeard

 

In good condition I'd like one. A nice classic.
ICBA to mess around with the restoration stuff any more.

Greybeard

 

Post adjusted to reflect current trends.

 

I know a really, *really* serious collector who is now looking for
immaculate first-production-run Hinckley Triumphs because he's
convinced they will be hugely collectable in, say, another 10-20
years. I tend to agree with him.

 

<Examines latest trading statement>

Gerrahtovvit.

(I'm still gobsmacked at getting £310 for a brand new set of 400 Four
coils, mind)

 

<Takes bait>

At the time it was launched, it really wasn't a UJM. The only other
fours were Honda's 750 and 500 and the Kawasaki Z900. Plus the MV. I
suppose you could count the CB350 Four it was developed from. So it
was pretty exotic.

Next, it was the first really true sporting Honda since the CB72/77
and the original Black Bomber twins. Flat bars, rearset pegs, and
suspension that wasn't as soggy as two day-old chips. And a front
brake that was damn good by the standards of the day.

It performed, too. A ton-plus was pretty good for 1975, although the
Yamaha RD400 and the Kawasaki S3 were definitely quicker. It was also
one of the best-handling Jap bikes of the era.

And it looked sensational. So well proportioned.

Now, yeah, it comes over as a rather gutless whizzy old four. And only
the anoraks refrain from putting a steel hose (and, if possible,
dogleg levers) on the front brake to make it work better. But I can
recall a few people here expressing surprise at how fast it could be
persuaded to go, on a run to Chimay a few years ago. But it's a 36
year-old bike (OK, mine's 34 years old) and I reckon it's aged better
than most things from that era.

 

Because you don't have a sig sep consisting of dash dash space return
prior to your sig.

see _||_
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LOL!

 

<whistles>

Who, me, guv'nor? Wasn't me, guv'nor. Onnest!

Stunned, I am. HFM? I can understand shelling out that sort of dosh
for NOS OEM exhausts, to look right, sound right and perform better
than some of those 'orrible 4-1 abortions - but it isn't like you can
see the coils, is it? Not only that, you can get cheaper and better
coils off the shelf anywhere, Shirley.

 

Once they'd used up all the dusty shelves full of outdated parts, yes.

Smart, I'd say.

 

LOL2!

 

I was in the friendly local motor factors on Saturday when a bloke came
in asking for a coil for an E-Type. Shop chappie looked up the specs &
hoiked a suitable no-name coil off the shelf & handed it over with a
"That one's 20 quid". Mr E-Type replied "Can you do me a discount on
that?". Shop chappie looked at me & rolled his eyes, I gently shook my
head. That's one E-Type I hope I never end up owning.

 

Genuine LOL. You evil bugger.

 

Absolutely right on all counts. But new OE coils have been
unobtainable for some years, and the anoraks have absolutely got to
have OE kit, preferably NOS, for their concours restorations. Bless
them.

(PS: NOS OEM exhausts for the same bike are around a grand a set.
DAMHIKIJK,OK?)

 

Works for me, that's why I got the K75s, was pretty sure I'd seen an
advert in playboy as a teenager.

 

>,
says...

Although it's not immaculate, it's very good and original. I think it
was one of the first 250 judging by the frame number, but IMBW.
I'm not sure I'll have room for it for the next 10-20 years mind, I'll
need the space in the garage for my bath chair!


Greybeard