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[barbagris]

Also, you can not import into EU anything older than 8 years if I am correct.

Well YOU CAN - especially if it's over 25 years old and you put onto "historic" plates. But easy it is not. The main issue is - you probably cannot import and put on the road anything that is NOT Euro4. ALMOST Classic car/bike prices here are rising. I may look for a 2009 R3 for Spares. But as you say - 8.5K is pretty much base here and that'll be a 2007ish bike.

 

[instant]

vintage vehicle plates - yes. but you than only ride/drive to club meetings or so, there are lot of crazy restrictions. I bought mine 2009 RIII not long time ago for 9500 Euros with about (only) 4000 km and lots of extras on the bike and I considered it good price Now I am looking to buy one to ride when I am in Texas. For 10-11k $ I can basically get Carpenter built bike in good shape if that is what I want.. God bless America

 

[ThisGuy]

Scot, it will take awhile. Say 20 or 30 years! I can visualize a you tube "barn find" video, where some guy pry's the doors open to an old abandoned barn, (like mine), and finds 3 Triumph Rockets, all covered in dust and cob webs. What a find, and the price would be much more than today. My problem with that scenario, is I won't be around to see/profit from it!

Tough to beat inflation. That day may come, and it might go for three times the price! Which would be about equal to today after inflation. Hard to imagine them going up 5-10x. Then again I didn't buy Apple stock when I thought about it ten years ago so, what the heck do I know…

 

[Ishrub]

Tough to beat inflation. That day may come, and it might go for three times the price! Which would be about equal to today after inflation. Hard to imagine them going up 5-10x. Then again I didn't buy Apple stock when I thought about it ten years ago so, what the heck do I know…

We at least know your name is not Adam!

 

[adelaideVMC]

Actually Harley has gone the mile on the New Milwaukee Eight. The Twin Cam can not pass the new standards. Numerous upgrades in suspension and a lot of improvements that should appeal to the younger generation has been implemented. Problem is old school Harley riders know better than to buy a bike with a new motor design. They wait a few years and give Harley time to work the bugs out. Mean time sells drop and plants close. Yes you can sell to the younger generation and to those who must have the latest and greatest from Harley. (status symbol) The bulk of there consumers are much like myself. Tired of riding Chinese made junk and disguised with the new design. Indian is benefiting from all this. A well proven engine and a nice bike. As much as i dislike Harley's i would not like to see them kicked to the curb. Growing up that was the bike we all wished we could afford to own. Got old and wise (at least motorcycle wise) and got over the mid-life crisis so now we are back to Truimph. The Rocket is not everybody's cup of tea. To big and ugly. Not a bike that appeals to most folks. First time i saw a Rocket was in 05 at the dealership in Bethany Oklahoma. Bought a Bonneville instead (American) Main reason was that the Rocket was to big. Years later and fed up with Harley's was looking at bikes on the net and saw a ad for what was called the ROCKET X. Just sat there in aw and watched the video several times. Had a few more beers and around the twenty or so times finally broke down in tears. The rest is HISTORY

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