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K2-K6:
Yep as above,  we've a family policy of ignoring the crap,  cut out the noise that's in everything nowadays, making sure you plan to do what you want to do and getting stuck into things that interest you.  There doesn't have to be reason to it,  just enjoying it is fine, plain and simple.

One of the things I do with trying to guide my kids is ask the question at the end of a day "what's your favourite thing you've done today?" just makes you think toward the positive.

I really like seeing old bikes and cars out any about too,  always interesting to find out from owners about them.

SumpMagnet:
Publicity is the best defence against the likes of (c)RAP Superbikes and their ilk.

If people check places like this, ask for advice, and follow common sense....these things can be avoided. But...lets be honest...any vehicle, not just a classic one, can be a hound.

I bought an MT03 a few years back. In excellent order with only 3000miles on the clock. It was hideous. The bike was Japanese, but assembled in Italy. All the electrics were 'Magnetti Marelli' and the wiring was made of spaghetti. The connector blocks were carefully sited where they could collect the muck and corrode, the tail bulb blew for a past-time from vibration...but you couldn't remove the glass...the bulb had to go in from the back...after you dismantle half of hte brackets at teh back. It also held it steady using teh number plate bolts....yeah...the plastic ones...
In the 3 years I had it, I had to rewire all the rear of the bike, moving connectors to where they were safe from crud, replace the tail light assembly and remake all the brackets. It also hid the battery under the tank....oh...and it blew the reg/rec and cooked two batteries. The exhaust ran under the seat....but was mild steel...so rotted.

It was in as-new condition when I got it, and the dealer had serviced it properly before I picked it up. All really good. Just a rubbish bike poorly made.

This is why I have bought a project to build from the ground up. Then I know exactly what state it's in, what is new, what quality of parts have been fitted, and no concerns over what brain dead ape attacked it with mole-grips and a lump hammer. Coz it was me!

But threads like this highlight the shysters, the chancers, and the money men trying to exploit the classic bike scene with poorly advertised and misleading descriptions.

Mr_Sheene:
Don't stop doing what you enjoy because of parasites. They're part of life. Be suspicious and careful, do your research and most of all never believe that this is the chance of a lifetime. If there's one now, there'll be more in the future.  I do all of this and still get caught out because whatever you do it involves other people and some of them are greedy and amoral. I got well and truly had over on my CB750 but Julie and Trigger saved the engine and parts and advice from a very tolerant Jamesh_Sussex have enabled me to head in the correct direction. That's the other side of the coin.

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