My neighbor was some computer geek that moved from Colorado to California. He was a big shot back home in his Ferrari, but with kids driving $70k cars to the high school down the street from us, no one was really impressed. I proved to him that it's still no replacement for driver skill by taking him for a little race through the canyons to the beach. Sure, I'd been driving that road for 15 years or so, but how sad is it that his 3 litre V8 got trounced by a 1500cc Civic Si? I can be such a jerk sometimes. The guy that bought his place (when his internet Co. went belly up) had a 5 series BMW with 19 inch wheels and low profile tires. I gave him essentially the same challenge, but with one caveat. We had to race in the rain. Yeah, I can be a jerk. I appreciate craftsmanship, but don't think I would buy an old bike just because it was something special "Back in the day". Substance, not image.