Originally Posted by
clubman
Bikes can't really be defined as classics 10 years after they've been made, can they?
I think so. I mean, what's the definition of classic? My wife drives a Porsche Boxster... I thought that was a classic the day it was launched.
Maybe classic is something that breaks new ground. Maybe it's something that harks back to a bygone age. Maybe it's something ubiquitous, or something that has - over time - become generic.
Just questioning what's classic and why; seems too narrow a view to say it's something of a certain age and of a certain make. (That's not a personal attack on anyone's opinion.)
Maybe it's a discussion for another thread.