On Sun, 24 Feb 2008 00:47:43 GMT, Sean <no.spam.TakeThisOut@no.spam> wrote:
>Somewhere 70 miles to the east there are Treasures from the Past:
>http://vancouver.craigslist.ca/mcy/583599313.html
>
>Meanwhile I used to have a Victor and there's something compelling
>about that yellow and silver tank.
>
>Restored, the C10 could look like this:
>http://www.geocities.com/eastsussexbsa@btinternet.com/c10
>http://www.vintagebike.co.uk/Bike%20Directories/BSA%20Bikes/pages/BSA%20C10L%201951.htm
>
>Here's a Then (1935) of a C10 outside an English inn and a Now (2006) :
>The pub has hardly changed in 70 years, but alas, the bike is long gone.
>
>Much as I'd like to, restoring classics like these are beyond my reach,
>being short of time, space, money and a few other requisites. So in
>the meantime, the 250 I ride now looks like this:
>http://www.highwayyamaha.com.au/specialimages/j_VIRAGO_250.jpg
>
>It looks not all that bad, needs very little maintenance, doesn't shake
>excessively or drip oil and I never seem to have to worry whether
>it will get me to my destination. It just lacks that funky quality...
>
>Sean_Q_
Nothing at all wrong with a modern 250, Virago or otherwise, if it
suits your riding style. A friend of mine who rides a Shadow 750 ACE
has a wife who now rides a V-Star 650, but for 4 years before getting
it she rode a Rebel 250 all over the place, including to the Honda
Hoot in Tennessee or wherever they have that thing, as well as to
Daytona and Myrtle Beach (we live near Tallahassee). When she got her
Yamaha they sold the Rebel to a cousin who rides it almost daily.
However, compared the old classics you linked to above, there is a lot
more missing from any modern ride than just "that funky quality",
unless that's just shorthand for all the many ephemeral qualities
those vintage bikes have that modern ones can't duplicate, regardless
of their superior reliability and relative comfort.
>> Stay informed about: Vintage BSA's (dream on) 
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