A2 "forever bike"?

[MarJay]

[1198]

I wouldn’t get an A2 as a forever bike. I’d pass my ‘full’ licence then get what I wanted.
If for some reason I need an A2 bike for a period - perhaps age restrictions) I’d look at getting a bike which has been restricted down to A2 then derestrict it when I was fully licenced.
Why settle?

[bacon]

[wr6133]

I think "forever" A2 bikes are probably more likely retro's, cruisers, enduros, light ADV bikes. The kind of bikes where the power output and speed are not really something the owner thinks much about.

[om15]

Another one for the Interceptor, I prefer it to the Street Twin, however I think the ultimate dream bike forever is the Himalayan.

I have a few minor mods planned for the Himalayan this winter, replace the front brake pads with decent pads, fit a power plug to help start and idle, fit an iridium spark plug and a DNA air filter, I have all the parts from TEC, plan to do it next week.
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[DUCAUDI]

[MarJay]

[arry]

[weasley]

I would not look for a forever bike, I would look for a bike that meets a set of criteria and then see if it becomes a forever bike. You'll never know until you have ridden and owned one for a while if you actually want to keep it.

If you're planning to get a bigger bike with a full-A licence and keep this A2 bike then I'd look for something that does a different job to a big bike and where a lower engine power is not actually a compromise. So as above, an adventure or enduro kind of thing would be my approach.
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[MarJay]

[wr6133]

[DUCAUDI]

Just checked the V5C documents for all 5 bikes I have registered at my address (not all mine! I have one, my boy has one, my wife has two and my dad is long-term borrowing my 125 so technically mine) and there's nothing stated on any of them about power. Some have weight and power to weight ratio. Some have only power to weight ratio but not the weight. I'm guessing the officially rated power could be deduced from the weight and power to weight ratio but in the absence of either you'd struggle to convince your insurance company that the power is only 94 because 'the ponies are Italian'. Pretty sure they'd simply go with the officially quoted crank power from the manufacturer. Just a guess but siding with wr6133 on this one.
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[jeffyjeff]

What this imaginary "forever bike"???

If it does exist, it must be exceedingly rare. I'd wager there is not a single BCF member still riding the bike he/she rode in the 1970's. I owned and rode a /2 BMW for 29 years (1976-2005). You'll laugh to hear I sold it for a low mile Honda Pacific Coast, which I had for 9 years and 107,000 miles. To this day, I regret parting with the PC; way more than any other bike I've owned. I became enamored with the performance of my VFR. The PC was a pig by contrast. BUT: it was a reliable, durable, faithful pig.
I miss it.
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[om15]

[arry]

[jeffyjeff]

Three and a half years is the lifespan of a Hamster
When CorriganJ said "forever bike", I concluded he meant a lifetime in human years.
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[wr6133]

[jeffyjeff]

[DUCAUDI]

[om15]

You are pretty much right, I was running out of space so the C15 and the Bullet had to go to make more room, I did enjoy the Sunday morning spin on the C15 though, but only did about 200 miles a year on it.
Still, it is a nice little bike, and who knows what I may get in the future, maybe another one.
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[DUCAUDI]

she's pretty to look at, nice bike
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