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Ive been seriously thinking of getting a classic bike, something useable like a 77 Z650 Kwak or a 78 400/4 Honda, but what makes a bike a classic ? and what bikes do you think will be future classics ? and will the SV be regarded that way one day ?
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Classics typically are things that either evoke emotion, eg first bikes like the fs1e, bikes you wanted but couldn't afford, bikes that were the 'best' or most pretty or just what you desired as a teen. The thing that then makes them worth money is rarity. Bikes especially get crashed and damaged very easily so anything a bit wayward quickly ends up with only a few remaining.
I can see the SV being somewhat of a classic in the same way a mk1 Escort is, so common no one bothered to keep a standard low milage example and then suddenly the world realised that 99% of them had been scrapped and there were hardly any mint examples left. We've got a mint RVF400R which IMO is a classic now, last of the 400/4's, beautiful, fantastic handling and not that many as it was never officially imported. Druid
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I reckon Sv's will be a future classic. That's why I've got an immaculate frame tucked away in the loft for some future restorer to buy.
![]() If I remember correctly the 650 was a bit heavy, as was the thing in those days. A 400/4 is both light(ish) and not too tall. Get a old style Yoshi pipe on it and listen to it howl, although they more than likely only revved to 10k. Cheap insurance too. |
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Are you sure Stew?, it's easy to forget how much work is involved, a modern bike requires very little looking after, it's easy to forget just how much work per mile the older one takes.
A better bet is to get one of the modern classic looking bikes Kawk W650, triumph Bonnie, Thunderbird, ducati classic range, that sort of thing. I doubt the SV wil every be be a true Classic, although preserved long enough I dare say someone would call it one (after all insurance wise it'll get that status at some point), but it's never been expensive, exotic or a "wish" bike really, Oh it's very good at what it does, but rarely is it anything more than a stepping stone to something else. Cheers Mark.
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petevtwin650 is riding my classic bike, but I want it in British Racing Green.
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I find it odd - for one of the most fun and affordable 650 v-twins around, it never makes it in to the top five choices in RiDE magazines choices.
Off the top of my head, I'd have to say Ducati Monster, Harley Sportster 883, BMW F650GS and Honda VFR 800 would be good future classics. Nice topic for debate. ![]() |
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Classics IMO are bikes that stand the test of time in design and looks and are great all round .
The original R1 is one such bike and IMO so is the 02-03 one the letterbox tail light R!, still i regard it as the best looking R1 ever. ![]() ![]() |
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