I didn’t buy one although looked at quite a few, I was hooked on the blue version which didn’t seem to come up very often. Prices seem to have steadily increased, not as much as I thought compared to a Ducati 750 Sport for example, but would still have been a good investment 10 years ago. Not sure I could ride one these days, or any sports bike tbh .. Still think they’re a crackin looking bike..
Thread resurrection - thought I'd add to it, whilst not an LM1, rather an LM2 with the 1 style fairing, I'm still enjoying mine. For a 45 year old bike, it's very capable, can still keep up with most traffic, brakes are very good, is reliable, low maintenance so cheap to run, 240 miles on a tank, plus free tax and MOT exempt, what's not to like? Here's an action shot to keep the interest up;
Takes a couple of minutes to get going, but interesting visit to a time before quick shifters and 'fly by wire' throttles.... At nearly 50 years old, still one of the best looking bikes from the 70's, imho...
Who was at the MCN London bike show ? MK1 sold in the Iconic auction for £6900 - looked OK. Still like a blue one though.
If that is a genuine one (and not a converted MkII) someone got a very good buy. Engine and frame numbers seem to indicate it might have been the real deal. Of course, technically the MkIII was the better bike.....
I had a blue Mk II. Part-exed it for a 250 Super dream plus £1600 in 1979. They seem to have gone up in price quite a lot since then to circa £10k. I think it has to be a Mk I in red though. At the time it was a fast bike. I had a "race" with an E Type once up the A34. It got interesting on the A423. The Jag just couldn't stop, go or corner well enough to keep up. Would I buy another? No, because I finally got the 1983 MHR after waiting forty years
