markgoodrich Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 I would very much like to meet the human who can actually ride the Vietnamese bike, the Bandit. I would also like to know the demographic profile of the $6,000 Vespa buyer. The Interceptor remains one of the best looking bikes I've ever seen. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/photo-essays/2015-04-20/best-new-motorcycles-spring-2015 Link to comment
Dave_in_TX Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 I would very much like to meet the human who can actually ride the Vietnamese bike, the Bandit. I would also like to know the demographic profile of the $6,000 Vespa buyer. The Interceptor remains one of the best looking bikes I've ever seen. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/photo-essays/2015-04-20/best-new-motorcycles-spring-2015 That GSX-S750Z is my favorite of the Bloomberg batch. Link to comment
szurszewski Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 I would very much like to meet the human who can actually ride the Vietnamese bike, the Bandit. I would also like to know the demographic profile of the $6,000 Vespa buyer. The Interceptor remains one of the best looking bikes I've ever seen. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/photo-essays/2015-04-20/best-new-motorcycles-spring-2015 There's lots of them here in Portland (my wife has one, actually, but we bought it used/branded as theft recovered insurance buy-back sort of thing....so way less than $6k), but the one in that list is a $10k Vespa - and a 125cc one at that. I'ms sure there are a few here in town, but I haven't seen one on the road yet. There are definitely a few things on that list I'd rather have for $10,000... Link to comment
markgoodrich Posted April 21, 2015 Author Share Posted April 21, 2015 I would very much like to meet the human who can actually ride the Vietnamese bike, the Bandit. I would also like to know the demographic profile of the $6,000 Vespa buyer. The Interceptor remains one of the best looking bikes I've ever seen. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/photo-essays/2015-04-20/best-new-motorcycles-spring-2015 There's lots of them here in Portland (my wife has one, actually, but we bought it used/branded as theft recovered insurance buy-back sort of thing....so way less than $6k), but the one in that list is a $10k Vespa - and a 125cc one at that. I'ms sure there are a few here in town, but I haven't seen one on the road yet. There are definitely a few things on that list I'd rather have for $10,000... I know the local Vespa dealer; next time I see him I'm gonna ask how many of those he sells. Link to comment
Guest Kakugo Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Please forgive me here because social conventions are a tad different this side of the Pond, but most of the bikes listed there are not made for people with a midlife crisis. Those here by a convertible, usually German. Most of those are hipster bikes. The Ducati Scrambler, the RNineT, the new Vespa, new Thruxton, the V7... go to a hipster place in the warm months during the evening and you'll find those bikes there, usually with a open face helmet placed squat on the saddle. Because nothing says you are different like buying the same bikes everybody else has. Regarding the Vietnamese bike... they must have taken their cues from 50cc racers from the 70's, such as this Bultaco, on which Angel Nieto won the 1976 world championship: Link to comment
greiffster Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 The Interceptor remains one of the best looking bikes I've ever seen. Agree, a great mid-life crisis bike. The organ pipe with two wheels, not so much. Link to comment
fourteenfour Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 hmm.. all silver tank on the R9T doesn't look half bad. I fondly remember my friends 1987 VF700 (might be more letters) Interceptor, it was white and after seeing it I kept kicking myself for buying the FZ Link to comment
Jake Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 I still think that this is what an Interceptor looks like. This one is sitting in the Barber Motosports museum. Mileage: Zip. Talk about new old stock. Link to comment
John Ranalletta Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Jake, here's one , cheap... Link to comment
szurszewski Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 I would very much like to meet the human who can actually ride the Vietnamese bike, the Bandit. I would also like to know the demographic profile of the $6,000 Vespa buyer. The Interceptor remains one of the best looking bikes I've ever seen. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/photo-essays/2015-04-20/best-new-motorcycles-spring-2015 There's lots of them here in Portland (my wife has one, actually, but we bought it used/branded as theft recovered insurance buy-back sort of thing....so way less than $6k), but the one in that list is a $10k Vespa - and a 125cc one at that. I'ms sure there are a few here in town, but I haven't seen one on the road yet. There are definitely a few things on that list I'd rather have for $10,000... I know the local Vespa dealer; next time I see him I'm gonna ask how many of those he sells. Paul? I hope he sells a lot of them; I've hardly spent any money at the shop but he and Maggy are always very nice to me when I come in... too bad I don't have more disposable income or I'd definitely put some in their pockets. Link to comment
RTinNC Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 HA! And not a single Harley in the mix.!! Link to comment
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