Tell me about it, mines been just over 9 years now and I've had the itch ever since I sold my last one (first gen daytona 675). Can't wait spring 2021!Mate I had a massive gap over 25 years!
Wished I'd gone back sooner.
You won't regret it
Stay safe
It might not be big, or fast, but it's a proper classic now!It's not quite in the same league as you guys, but it's the only one I have (at the moment).
it's 36 years old now, I've owned it for about 19 months and it's almost exactly the same as the one I had when I was 17, all the way back in 1989. It's not fast, especially with my weight on it - but I love it. Makes me feel like a teenager every time I ride it
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Yeah, they're slowly going up in value, which is always niceIt might not be big, or fast, but it's a proper classic now!
Yep, keep it forever - will cost next to nothing to own and maintain, plus will never lose its value. That must be a '79 V or '80 W reg, around the time I bought my first big bike, a GS750.Yeah, they're slowly going up in value, which is always nice
I bought it with a plan to keep it for ever anyway, mainly because I wanted something older to tinker with now you can't do that much to most modern cars. I spent the first year or so with this in bits trying to work out what I thought was a fuelling issue - turned out to be the crank seals! But I did all the work myself, so learned a lot along the way.
I just use it to nip into town on a dry day. It's fine going anywhere in a 30/40 speed limit. Bit scary in the national speed limit areas when you get a lorry breathing down your neck as it struggles to get much above 50 with my weight on it!
It's a 1984 A reg. Yeah, very easy to work on being a 2-stroke, and surprisingly still quite a decent amount of spares around for itYep, keep it forever - will cost next to nothing to own and maintain, plus will never lose its value. That must be a '79 V or '80 W reg, around the time I bought my first big bike, a GS750.