Classic Bike Guide

PAUL D’ORLÉANS

“Motorcycle collectors are a particular breed, and excellent keepers of history, who in the best case also possess the riding urge, or even the generosity to let others ride their machines – a quality deserving of sainthood. So let’s talk about them: the lenders.”

hide ‘ em, use them as the maker intended, and no trailer queens, please. It’s easy to taunt collectors whose motorcycles collect more cobwebs than miles, especially when they have dozens ( or hundreds to choose from, or just a particularly delectable machine you’d surely ride the wheels off

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