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Old 04-07-10 | 03:13 PM
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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.
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