I think that bike collecting is - for the person of middle income - is parallel to those of greater means collecting classic cars. For many of us, our passions exceed the capacity of our wallets and our collections show it. There are many C&V dream bikes out there in all levels of condition, and thus all levels of affordability. After all, a 1976 convertible Corvette with 300k miles, and beat to death is still a convertible Vette... right? Regardless of how it looks, its still an icon.
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I forgot where I was going with this.