Future classics ?????

I would say you should buy with your heart and not try to predict what the market will do.

Surely having a bike that you get a lot of enjoyment out of would outweigh making a couple of quid a few years down the line.

 

Nice. There may not be much time to act on the laverders, prices are starting to swing wildly. As soon as people actually start to pay 5 - 6 k for them the £1500 examples will disappear and re appear at twice the price. I am also seeing a significant differential in price between half and full faired models. There is a very nice silver full faired bike on eBay at the moment for a very reasonable £3000 bin, with just 3000 miles on the clock.

 

it's an Edwards Castrol Replica.....Edwards won the WSBK championship in 2002 on an SP2 and Honda Produced the final edition SP1's in Edwards Castrol Rep Colours before they launched the SP2 road version

 

The Honda is a genuine Homologation bike built so Honda could race against Ducati in WSBK it has some trick parts GP Frame/Swingarm and other stuff.....definitely a bike with a future......I'd go for a 02/03 SP2 and if you can find one thats had a few bits done like the High level Titanium Akrapovics and the like making sure you get the original bits with it for about £5.5K then that'll be the one I'd buy.....read here....WSB homologation specials at a glance - | Motorcycle News | New Motorbikes | Buyers Guides | MCN

 

tzr 250 hmm
mito a good thought if standard trim
aprilia af1

basicaly any 2 stroke should be a good bet as not realy producing them anymore
vfr 400 could be a good bet as there wont be many left

but rather than looking at it from investment point of view look at bikes you always wanted when younger and didnt get
and enjoy it

 

Nobody's mentioned a bike I can actually afford yet:frown:

 

honda cx 500

 

They will of course become classics. But they don't deserve it.

 

not mentioned yet are mopeds
how many people love fizzy's and the like
so future classics to invest in peugot speedfight and piaggio zip anybody
not going to break the bank and in 20 years the future collectors want the bike of their youth................

but think i would rather stash something else for 20 years than a moped

but on the plus side small cheap easy to work on :wink:

 

I had a white '02 SP-2, fantastic bike. Have been asked if I want to buy it back. (£5K)

I still have the presentation box in the garage with the Castrol/race sticker pack with the VHS tape, letter from Honda, the season WSB ticket voucher to see every race and some other goodies in it.

748R's seem to be going up in value.

 

yammy ow01
r7

if both mint and standard worth a punt for sure. espec the ow01

 

More than the £5K the op wants to spend.

 

bimota yb 1000
or if you can get one sb6

yb's are rare
sb6 maybe 5k at a stretch but both deffo classics