11-20-2013, 01:29 AM
(11-20-2013, 12:54 AM)Capo_imp Wrote:(11-20-2013, 12:43 AM)The ferret_imp Wrote: Origin snobbery is counter productive...Capo
Capo unless you are an enthusiast/ historian. I have been collecting reference books and studying them since the 60s. Lineage is just as important to me in motorcycles as lineage is in people. I know weird huh? Lol
Oh, it's very important to me, Ferret. I'm a dedicated Brit Bike enthusiast, and collect all sorts of historical / reference material on Triumph, Norton, Velo and the like. My point is that it shouldn't be a point of snobbery versus other marques/ origins.
I was seriously considering the purchase of a Triumph before the CB1100 came along. In the end, it's the bikes that matter most. The lack of lineage doesn't bother me as much as the attempt to imply that it exists when it doesn't. Snob or not, that's just how I feel.