At Dealer Yesterday...

I couldn't agree more.
 

They have a fully restored Vincent Black Shadow up on a pedestal in my local bike shop .Beautiful machine !
I owned a 1955 SHADOW with all the LIGHTNING RACE PARTS AND 2 inch race exhaust I loved that bike it was COOOOL AND QUIRKY
 
There is a Triumph Bobber sitting in the garage right now. It is the wife's bike. At 5' nothing and, well I am not guessing at a women's weight as I like to sleep with both eyes closed, it is a great fit for her. The seat can be moved forward or back and with her boots she can flatfoot it She rides it with much more confidence than some others she has ridden. I am 5'10" and weight 190lbs ( 13 stone 8 I believe) and it probably only just fits me. With the 1200cc engine it does have some grunt. Not Rocket grunt of course but then nothing really does. Back in the day when the M1 was new you went from Leicester Forest East to the Blue Boar at Watford Gap , go in grab a napkin and get back in a certain time to make the ton up club. This was done on 650cc bikes as that was the largest capacity that was legal at the time. She was a Mod and her boyfriend was a Rocker. Strange girl but then she did marry me. Ok, enough. The Who are Rock Gods and the weather is nice so it's time to go riding, just got grab a quick fag first.
 
The 'retro' bike market is big business. I don't know if a Bobber will appeal to a twenty something. I have a 65 year old buddy who is thinking about getting a Bobber. Young kids like my son are more into sport bikes.