A creative and pragmatic response. I saved the link!!
(05-26-2026, 06:26 AM)pdedse Wrote: [ -> ] (05-26-2026, 12:02 AM)Gone in 60 Wrote: [ -> ]Pretty sure mine will outlast me, as long as a building doesn't fall on it.
For that matter, a building might fall on me, you never know. But, if I take care of it the way I do now and treat it like my child, it will live a long, healthy life.
This talk of buildings that might fall...is that Caifornia speak that develops because well, you know...earthquakes? 
Nah, I was thinking more of Nakatomi Plaza. It's not Christmas till a motorcycle falls from Nakatomi Plaza.
(I'm just jealous that my friend has a view of Nakatomi Plaza from her living room).
There are plenty of bikes that will last way past our CB1100's - these two (and a few more) up for sale at the moment, all runners. Vintage bikes are having a tough time in these parts though, the old are getting older and the young don't want to fettle or just don't have the skills/patience to fix things.
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Interesting point, Tev. One way the Petersen acquires vehicles is donations from families who aren’t interested in Grandpa’s old car or motorcycle after he passes on.
I used to ride “old” bikes from the 70s, but no longer have the patience to sync carburetors or go on treasure hunts for needle-in-a-haystack parts. I’m perfectly happy with my “modern classic” Honda, Triumph and Enfield. The casual observer assumes they’re really old anyway.
Recently someone asking about my CB didn’t believe me when I said it was a 2013.
(05-27-2026, 07:40 AM)Gone in 60 Wrote: [ -> ]Interesting point, Tev. One way the Petersen acquires vehicles is donations from families who aren’t interested in Grandpa’s old car or motorcycle after he passes on.
I used to ride “old” bikes from the 70s, but no longer have the patience to sync carburetors or go on treasure hunts for needle-in-a-haystack parts. I’m perfectly happy with my “modern classic” Honda, Triumph and Enfield. The casual observer assumes they’re really old anyway.
Recently someone asking about my CB didn’t believe me when I said it was a 2013.
I'm with you on that one GIN60 and I have experienced the same, explaining that it isn't watercoled gets a lot of people
(05-27-2026, 07:40 AM)Gone in 60 Wrote: [ -> ]Interesting point, Tev. One way the Petersen acquires vehicles is donations from families who aren’t interested in Grandpa’s old car or motorcycle after he passes on.
I used to ride “old” bikes from the 70s, but no longer have the patience to sync carburetors or go on treasure hunts for needle-in-a-haystack parts. I’m perfectly happy with my “modern classic” Honda, Triumph and Enfield. The casual observer assumes they’re really old anyway.
Recently someone asking about my CB didn’t believe me when I said it was a 2013.
Good points Tev and Gone about syncing carburetors, double points, etc. As far as spare used parts, I collected many for my 1967 CB77 years ago before the parts price increased to outrageous prices as demanded today.
(05-26-2026, 09:24 PM)rdprdp01 Wrote: [ -> ]Here is what my favoriate AI engine, Claude, returned when I asked him:
Claude's answer seems mostly believable, if a bit grim. I don't think Claude understands that the speedometer and tachometer are just displaying a computed value with an analog needle (at least that's what I assume is happening). He seems to think it's a traditional cable/mechanical setup and therefore more durable than the computerized things.
(05-27-2026, 10:54 AM)suhawk305 Wrote: [ -> ] (05-27-2026, 07:40 AM)Gone in 60 Wrote: [ -> ]Interesting point, Tev. One way the Petersen acquires vehicles is donations from families who aren’t interested in Grandpa’s old car or motorcycle after he passes on.
I used to ride “old” bikes from the 70s, but no longer have the patience to sync carburetors or go on treasure hunts for needle-in-a-haystack parts. I’m perfectly happy with my “modern classic” Honda, Triumph and Enfield. The casual observer assumes they’re really old anyway.
Recently someone asking about my CB didn’t believe me when I said it was a 2013.
Good points Tev and Gone about syncing carburetors, double points, etc. As far as spare used parts, I collected many for my 1967 CB77 years ago before the parts price increased to outrageous prices as demanded today.
Ha. Sorta like me stocking up on the usual failure parts for my Enfield when there was talk of tariffs on stuff from India. I know it was a guarantee that those originial parts will now never fail, but it's good insurance.
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(05-28-2026, 03:43 PM)Cormanus Wrote: [ -> ]Vigilant members of the forum will notice some edits and deletions in this thread. This decision was made to ensure posts on this forum comply with our code of conduct — see here — in particular, the need to "... pass the test of being acceptable to all the family".
In my judgment, the conversation, while intended to be humorous, did not pass that test.
Noted, I apologize for posting that picture.