It is perfectly acceptable to enjoy classic motorcycles without getting oily dirt under your finger-nails and, if, as an owner, you’re not practically minded, there is nothing wrong with finding someone who can do the servicing thing. Equally, it is acceptable to enjoy classic motorcycles by embracing the whole dirt-under-the-fingernails thing and spending hours rescuing or salvaging bits and pieces long past their initial pristine state. Between these two extremes there are a large body of classic enthusiasts who are capable of handling lots of tasks on their machines, but know when to hand the job over to someone else with more skills or more equipment.
Then there are those unfortunate individuals stricken with a condition known as ‘I-have-to-understand-why-ness.’ You’ll not find this term in medical
