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Time to sell a few of my NOS spares?
AshimotoK0:
--- Quote from: Orcade-Ian on November 17, 2023, 08:28:56 AM ---Ken,
A few of us have been discussing what might happen to our hobby in the future - will any young 'uns want our bikes in the future? Could this be like 'pass the parcel' or 'musical chairs' when the music stops - we (or the folks that inherit this stuff)) could be left with it all.
Surely the same goes with spares - hang on to what you might need and sell the rest - buy some Premium bonds with the cash!
Ian
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Ben Powell on here is in his late 20's .. he was a colleague until he moved on to pastures new recently.. He came round on his totally restored CB350K3 (all done by him with advice from me and others on here ... even the paint, with a bit of help from hid dad). The bike is absolutely superb and runs great. Plus he is now a walking talking Honda classic bike nut now. So there is still a glimmer of hope for young 'uns joining us.
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
--- Quote from: Orcade-Ian on November 17, 2023, 08:28:56 AM ---Ken,
A few of us have been discussing what might happen to our hobby in the future - will any young 'uns want our bikes in the future? Could this be like 'pass the parcel' or 'musical chairs' when the music stops - we (or the folks that inherit this stuff)) could be left with it all.
Surely the same goes with spares - hang on to what you might need and sell the rest - buy some Premium bonds with the cash!
Ian
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I suspect with the age of electrification it might be like Steam Engines everyone in 20 years will want to ride on one.👍👍👍
Orcade-Ian:
I agree Ash that there are SOME young ones like Ben who are very interested but looking round at our own Vintage Club here and having visited many shows all over Britain, they appear to be in a minority. I agree with Ted too but that might not soak up the sheer volume of machinery the present enthusiasts have.
Ian
Laverda Dave:
--- Quote from: Orcade-Ian on November 17, 2023, 08:28:56 AM ---Ken,
A few of us have been discussing what might happen to our hobby in the future - will any young 'uns want our bikes in the future? Could this be like 'pass the parcel' or 'musical chairs' when the music stops - we (or the folks that inherit this stuff)) could be left with it all.
Surely the same goes with spares - hang on to what you might need and sell the rest - buy some Premium bonds with the cash!
Ian
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This subject has been discussed a lot in the classic bike press although it centres more around 50’s & 60’s Brit iron. Despite the original riders of these bikes now being in their 80’s and beyond these bikes still have a healthy market. With regards to our bikes of the 70’s & 80’s the market is still strong and the younger generations are buying them. The real problem is attracting the younger generation into bikes in the first place, successive governments have done their very best to discourage new riders making passing a test very complicated and then restricting new riders to limited horsepower bikes (maybe a good thing for our limited power bikes). Strange how a 17 year old can pass a car test in a 1 litre car one day and then buy a powerful Audi or RS the next and cause havoc.
Rozabikes Tim:
When you look at youtube loads of these bikes being worked on by younger types BUT very often the basis of cafe racer, bobber etc....
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