W.T.F is going on?

[Simon.Pieman]

[quote author=Simon.Pieman link=topic=22464.msg259996#msg259996 date=1494036027]
[quote author=vinnyb link=topic=22464.msg259902#msg259902 date=1493922004]
It seems in the biking world, that anything old, automatically gets classic status. Some of the Jap stuff from the 70's and early 80's was shockingly bad even when new but all that 0seems to have been forgotten about now. The old xs250s and 400s wouldn't pull the skin off the proverbial rice pudding and the equivalents from the other 3 were no better and they weren't even particularly reliable. A few years ago, when you could buy a decent 750 UJM for 800 quid they were worth having cos they were decent bikes for naff all money compared to the newer stuff but now that you can buy newer and far better bikes for less money (eg. 600 Fazer?) I don't see a lot to recommend them apart from nostalgia. Parts are increasing scarce and expensive, brakes and handling are way behind and they're more likely to strand you at the roadside. Some old Jap bikes deserve Classic status cos they moved motorcycling on and were hailed as brilliant in their day but they were all churned off the production lines by the 10s of thousands. So is a cbx1000 for example worth the £10,000+ price tag some people are asking?

There's the personal nostalgia factor with some of these old bikes. I had a pristine XS250 custom in the early eighties which was given to me by a sponsor to commute on (I was using my proddy bike to get to work before, lol). I fitted flat bars and slightly longer rear shocks and it was decent enough. I remember riding to work in the snow on it and it was very comfy, it cost sod all to run. Sadly, after 20,000 miles or so it dropped a valve and that was that.
If saw one today for the right price I would perhaps have a punt on restoring it.
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Would you though?
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Probably. I'd sell it on after a while and would be sure to make a profit. I bought a non runner R80 1980 vintage two years ago spent no more than £200 quid on it and made just shy of £1000 profit. The XS wouldn't make such money but i'd probably make a little.
The FS1E by the way would blow any modern four stroke 50cc into the weeds.