Quote Originally Posted by ZMC888 View Post
Well, 80's Honda's are like bike porn to me Well if Honda made a modern 250 version say 140KG or a 400cc 150-160KG that would be a bike

I think the old VF500 is a tad heavy for Chinese roads.

There is something very similar down the road, decomposing outside the front of a local mechanic's shop. Question is..are these bikes worthy of our time to restore, and source my parts back home in the UK..or do we just accept that the bike has gone to bike heaven?



So right, the Ninja is perfect for the roads here in China, small enough to be nimble in the traffic, and on super tight mountain twisty roads, powerful enough to keep you entertained, and cheap on fuel if you choose to ride it carefully. I'd prefer it with a bikini fairing, as the clumsy Chinese cyclists and scooter riders will scratch up the full fairing too damn quick! Never gonna be a question though, will I ever see the bike here?
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You know ZMC888 ,

I can pretty much guarantee they would never have that bike there . That would be allot like Harey Karri , or Russian Roullette with a fully loaded gun .
That is in a few words a NO win situation for them . Won't happen . I also feel there is still some hostility from Japan to China and China to Japan from the Wars in thier past too which doesn't help things either . Japan was terrible to China in the Wars , ruthless murderers , terrible tactics , and very cruel . China won't forget there past , they sure are not going to re-live it in Bike Sales too , LOL !!

The question is about your dream bike gathering dust in China your talking about , and it being worthy of restorations ??? One hell of allot of people here , there , ( never in the UK though ) would consider the Norton or Triumphs or Beazers un-worthy of resoration at all . So , is that bike worth restoring that you see gathiering dust in China ? It is if you want to . Who are you living for , you , or them ???
When I bought my Norton is was a pile of Norton crap sitting in the rain not getting rode but by the rust . It ran , barely when I bought it , prior to full blown restoration . I paid $3,000 American money . I then emmediately ate beans and rice for three years to afford the rebuild at another $10,000 ....
Point is, it was worth it to me to keep a Legacy alive and to be able to ride the WORLDS GREATEST ROAD HANDLER .....And it is one fo the best of those even for a 70's bike .
Restoration is a love affair, and how often do you know of anyone that is normal or has common sence when in love ??? Not me !!!
Its all about the Motorcycle man , its a love affair . Money has nothing to do with it and neither do others opinions of what you want to restore and ride .
JMHO ................

Good luck to you today and have some fun today , Snortin Norton