07-31-2013, 01:29 PM
There is a dedicated old bike crowd out there (Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club http://vjmc.org/event_support.php ) that keep these ol' gals running. Right now I'm one of them. 
The Guzzi crowd is full of old geezers with old bikes that run like swiss watches. I firmly believe that Japanese bikes built in the 70's to now will run forever if taken care of. These things are well built. For the most part this is true of bikes that come out of Europe too. Even newer Harleys are built very well. The problem is that there seems to be fewer folks willing to ride them and keep them up so you end up with ol' farts like me with multiple bikes. I can't keep the ones I have happy with road time. Maybe when I retire.
The Guzzi crowd is full of old geezers with old bikes that run like swiss watches. I firmly believe that Japanese bikes built in the 70's to now will run forever if taken care of. These things are well built. For the most part this is true of bikes that come out of Europe too. Even newer Harleys are built very well. The problem is that there seems to be fewer folks willing to ride them and keep them up so you end up with ol' farts like me with multiple bikes. I can't keep the ones I have happy with road time. Maybe when I retire.