07-27-2014, 09:55 PM
Thanks for the link to the movie 
Back in the day British bikes were considered unreliable, and for the most part, are still considered unreliable by many.
I own two British bikes that I ride about 1000 miles each every summer. They were restored with much care and I don't consider them unreliable at all. I've owned the Triumph for 19 years and the BSA for 14 years. They are mainly Sunday riders with a vintage bike club, but many of those day rides are 200 miles or more. We cruise in the 50-55 mph range on back roads and both bikes purr like kittens and have never given me a moments concern.
If you continually thrash the beejeebers out of them and don't maintain them, then I suppose they would be less reliable.
So far, so good
Back in the day British bikes were considered unreliable, and for the most part, are still considered unreliable by many.
I own two British bikes that I ride about 1000 miles each every summer. They were restored with much care and I don't consider them unreliable at all. I've owned the Triumph for 19 years and the BSA for 14 years. They are mainly Sunday riders with a vintage bike club, but many of those day rides are 200 miles or more. We cruise in the 50-55 mph range on back roads and both bikes purr like kittens and have never given me a moments concern.
If you continually thrash the beejeebers out of them and don't maintain them, then I suppose they would be less reliable.
So far, so good