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Having rode around with mates who had leaky unreliable Brit bikes in the 80s I'd never have one. Same goes for the 2 strokes of that era, nothing but trouble for my mates.

But I had a soft spot for Guzzi's and I had a V1000 Spada, which never broke down on me, and I'd still like another. Same goes for Ducati, despite their known flaws. My Guzzi had it's problems, but mostly due to the previous owner. It only let me down once, when I broke the stupid plastic fuel union on the carb with my boot. But it stopped me taking it to the IOM for the TT, and my relationship with it wasn't the same after that.

I am biased against anything Harley, plus any Specialized or Trek pushbikes, whereas anything Italian will get my pulse going.