This months hall of fame in Bike magazine is FZS600, 98 to 03.Quote ; You can still pick up half decent ones for a grand, do it before people realise its the RD350LC of its generation and start charging stupid . End quote.Looks like you 600 guys have got an investment for the future
good news if it comes true one in my garage only done 10k well worth keeping then even if I don't use it
3 miles between MOT 's
FZS600 is a cracking bike, and well deserving of classic status. But it ain't no RD350LC.Actually, if you're going to compare it to an earlier classic, Z650 springs to mind.
The 600 is a great useable everyday bike that is fast becoming a classic. RD's and their like are definitely true classics,but I wouldn't dare use one everyday,lest it broke down(even a rebuilt example).Value- wise,I personally think that the RD's etc are too expensive,and as an investment, will only command such high prices as long as the generation who rode them back in the 1970-80's are around to enjoy them!
i personally feel that the key her is the wording "of the generation" because the likes of me...RD's and such like, even 2 strokes in general to a certain degree have never really been on our dream list because I've never ridden one...the fazer is the bike of my generation so why shouldn't it get the same status.
Quote from: noggythenog on 23 May 2015, 01:44:47 pmi personally feel that the key her is the wording "of the generation" because the likes of me...RD's and such like, even 2 strokes in general to a certain degree have never really been on our dream list because I've never ridden one...the fazer is the bike of my generation so why shouldn't it get the same status.Because it's just not the same kind of experience. Two totally different animals. As said, FZS600 is probably more of a latter-day Z650, which in it's day was thought to be the best handling bike in any class, was fast for a middle weight of it's time, considered to look cool, reliable etc etc.It's not so much that the Fazer shouldn't get the status. Just not a good comparison with an RD.
Realistically investing in any classic bikes is only going to be worth while to someone who isn't actually overly interested in bikes... if you are an enthusiast you're never going to let the thing go so you're never going to see any return on investment at the end of the day.I sort of go a little overboard when working on my vehicles as I have no plans to sell them on. The exception here is the RX-8... but I've only owned it for 5 months and I haven't done anything other than wash it and put fuel and oil in it...
Quote from: Dead Eye on 23 May 2015, 03:33:25 pmRealistically investing in any classic bikes is only going to be worth while to someone who isn't actually overly interested in bikes... if you are an enthusiast you're never going to let the thing go so you're never going to see any return on investment at the end of the day.I sort of go a little overboard when working on my vehicles as I have no plans to sell them on. The exception here is the RX-8... but I've only owned it for 5 months and I haven't done anything other than wash it and put fuel and oil in it...Deadeye you've kinda summed up my thoughts on my thou with regards your MX5 although im possibly betwixt the 2 whereby I've now pissed about so much with it that i have indeed committed a bit of time and effort and to be fair ive made a whole lot cleaner than it was before but it isn't a clean enough example for me to really cherish it as such......could be a blessing in disguise im now thinking because i am less bothered about it.......if it ever starts puffing black smoke and looking end of days it will be unfortunate but i wont feel like I've just had my kidney stolen.as much as owning a pristine example is nice, there perhaps lurks within us all that need to keep it that way or make it more pristine and then stop using it......sounding like Nick now and I've only done 100 miles