with an offer. You can go back in time and get two pair of motorcycles. The first pair you get in the crate but can never assemble and ride. They're an investment ONLY and must eventually be sold to somebody else. The second pair you get in the crate but you can ride but never sell. You must leave them stock.
What are your selections?
I've been noodling this at work to keep my mind occupied and it's tougher than I thought...
In reply to stroker :
In crate: 1979 Honda CBX and 1979 Kawasaki KZ1300
leave stock and ride: 1972 Kawasaki Z1 and 1982 Honda CB900F
I'm waiting for Peabody and Sherman to show up now, where are they??
1952 Vincent Black Shadow, 2 of them.
1972 Ducati GT750 Imola using the same system as pinchy^
MH900e to look at and keep as an investment. Without a doubt the most beutiful motorcycle I have ever seen in person. I could put it in my living room (I may do just that if I can find one sub 15K)
WLA42 to ride olive green with shotgun mounts in the front.
The first pair is easy - since they're for resale, a couple Brough Superiors.
Since I'm a Suzuki guy at heart, the two I'd have to keep would be a 1979 GS1000S Wes Cooley Replica and a 1982 GS1000 Katana.
I'm a Kawasaki guy, so:
Permanently Crated: '72 H2 750, '81 KZ1000 ELR
Crated, but can ride: the same as above.
Rules didn't say they the two pair had to be different bikes.
I hope I'm not exempt.
Investment pair:
75 Harley Davidson MX250
68 Suzuki TM 250
Riders and keepers
76 CCM 600/650 MX
My current bike
2019 or newer TM144
Oh, and it's Sherman, BTW
Mr. Peabody said:Oh, and it's Sherman, BTW
Yeah, I saw the typo after I'd entered the post but couldn't correct it....
In the crate: a pair of Brough Superiors. Can't say I understand the popularity but I'll take the money.
Ones I get to ride: A Vincent, because those I totally understand the awe. And a 1970s Norton Commando, a bike that spoke to me when I rode it.
Keep in crate: Vincent Black Shadow and a Crocker.
Ride: A modern Harley dresser and a Moto Guzzi California/El Dorado.
Crate?
1st year of each: Honda 750 sohc 4 and Kawasaki KZ900. People are paying stupid money for mass-produced Japanese iron and it wouldn't bother me a bit for them to sit in a crate for all eternity.
Ride but leave stock and never sell?
Easy, they're both perfect the way they are.
1971 Ducati 450 Silver Shotgun:
1971 Moto Guzzi V7 Sport:
This is a fun game! Are these the only bikes I can own, or can I buy something fun, sensible, and affordable outside these four to pile the miles on?
The crated bikes to own and eventually sell would be a Ducati Supermono and a Honda RC30. Both are of the right era and aesthetics to tickle my buttons, and would be cool to say that I've owned. The investment potential for both is quite good.
For the riding, but stock pair, I'll go for the bonkers stuff that I love, but have a hard time justifying buying used, especially after somebody else maintained them previously. And by maintained, I mean neglected. When worked on, only 95% of the bolts get put back, and those are either over torqued or under torqued, with simultaneously too much and not enough RTV. Anyway, the insane pair would be a Husqvarna 570 NOX and an Aprilia SXV550.
If the riding pair are the only motorcycles I'm allowed to own/ride, then I'd have to go remarkably close to what I've got, with a Husky 701 Supermoto, and a Honda RC46 or RC79 VFR800.
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