More Praise For The Gen 1

[nick crisp]

What exactly is so wrong with someone pushing up the prices of used gen 1's?

Nothing if you're selling (and able to get that higher price). Everything if you're buying. But I wasn't referring specifically to gen 1s. Did you notice mention of GPZ900s, which was the example I gave?
It's one thing for a good bike to command a good price. Rare bikes, fair enough. But just cos it's past a certain age and folks had em when they were younger, people want silly money; that's what pisses me off.
It's not just gen 1s is it? Yes, you want the bike you own to fetch good money. But 1. if you like it that much you won't be selling, then what does it matter what people would pay for it? And 2. if everyone thinks their bike should be worth more, then if you do come to sell your gen 1, you'll only find that anything else you want is priced high too, so no gain.