Buying a classic bike
IF YOU’RE READING THIS, THEN HURRAH! WE HAVE helped yet another dear soul delve into the wonderful world that is old bikes. May your lights forever be bright and your magneto forever spark. But we want you to enjoy this escapade, so have a read below. It does involve some questions you need to ask yourself, as well as some home truths. But honesty will bring more fun and avoid most pitfalls.
WHAT IS IT THAT YOU REALLY WANT?
Many of your answers could come from a retro classic, like the Bonneville range from Triumph, the Royal Enfield Intercepter 650, or a Moto Guzzi V7. They offer all the looks with most of the feeling, yet most of the time better performance, better brakes, and much, much better reliability. They hold their price well and tinkering is less about fixing and more about personalising – a lot
