I am starting to tire of total "period correct" on my bikes.

That's why I stopped doing British sports cars in the early 80s.

Went to a local SCCA show with a neat TR6 many years ago and all the old farts did was pick apart the car.

Took the fun right out of it.

Same thing happened two weeks ago with my McLean. A local collector picked apart the bike for two hours while we were on a ride with friends.

I finally told him to shut his trap.

Ultimately, I get weary of folks pontificating about what is and isn't correct about bikes.

At some point I just shut down and ride with guys that couldn't care less about minutiae.

Maybe that's why I am riding the more modern stuff again.

I don't feel it's as limiting to me.