I have to begin this article with one of my periodic confessions: I have very mixed feelings about the whole Retro Bike scene. To put it simply, I think that anyone who pays a premium for a pair of torn jeans, or a fake sweat stained t-shirt, really has more money than sense.

The same applies to fake classic bikes. Some classic machines were excellent. Even today, I have never ridden a more involving and satisfying bike than a Matchless G.50 and if I never rode another machine other than a 1962 Triumph Trophy I would be happy. However, most classic bikes were rubbish in their time – unreliable, difficult to start and with predictably unpredictable handling and power which wouldn’t excite a torpid hamster. To copy these bikes is just as silly as wearing a brand new t-shirt which has been synthetically aged.
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