Nominate Future Collectible Motorcycles

[vociferous]

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Yamaha R7

FUTURE collectibles...

 

[GDM]

Always liked the Honda CBX 550 with the enclosed disc brakes. From the magazines at the time, I seem to remember that dealers would take 2 - 3 hours to change the rubber. Might have been a bit fiddley. Think it's early 80's.

Then of course there is my own bike - destined for greatness by association!

 

[Amazon]

Honda 599

 

[RetroGrouch]

1989 Honda GB500, already collectible. So rare, few have heard of it.

1993 Yamaha GTS1000.

 

[RetroGrouch]

But CBR's? GSXR's?????

Maybe if they have a "rare, limited edition paint scheme"? *cough* Smokin' Joe *cough*.

 

[matthew]

Most people will answer with the bike they currently have or a bike they used to have.

 

[C-Note]

FUTURE collectibles...

Hahaha. I love how you quote me, and not scubasteve. Yes R7. 100%.

 

[Outlaws Justice]

1993 Yamaha GTS1000, Forgot about that, and they are collectable!

 

[RetroGrouch]

I'll toss in a Harley, 1983 XR1000.

 

[patw]

Mid 90's Barbie KLR (bike is not unique but colour scheme is becoming collectable)

 

[DoubleJ]

1982 Honda MB5, one year north american run.

 

[Freestyle72]

Hahaha. I love how you quote me, and not scubasteve. Yes R7. 100%.

R7 is already collectable...Not future.

 

[RetroGrouch]

R7 doesn't really qualify. Not available to the general public.

 

[Roasted]

I know they are fairly common but probably:

Already been mentioned but:

ANd:

And call me crazy but MAYBE:

They are just so rare and impractical that I can see people collecting them years down the road.

 

[psycho44]

oil will have run out well before 100 years from now so these motorcycles will just be seen as collectibles and can't be ridden.

I'll say the 1985 ninja 900 because it's the first ninja in North America and Tom Cruise rode it in Top Gun

 

[vociferous]

R7 is already collectable...Not future.

looks like we found someone who isn't a complete idiot.

 

[R1unico]

1992 Honda NR750 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M__p0LjSOOA

 

[caboose56]

1980 is too far back. Any 90's or earlier bike that will be a collectible likely already is a collectible. Let's say no older than 2000.

- Busa (but only the first year when they were unrestricted)
- Ducati GT1000 Sport Classic
- Kawasaki Vulcan Mean Streak
- Harley Night Rod
- Triumph Rocket III
- Buell 1125R

 

[Houghtonator]

oil will have run out well before 100 years from now so these motorcycles will just be seen as collectibles and can't be ridden.

I'll say the 1985 ninja 900 because it's the first ninja in North America and Tom Cruise rode it in Top Gun

I agree.....not only a right of passage of men but cool in general.

 

[RetroGrouch]

1980 is too far back. Any 90's or earlier bike that will be a collectible likely already is a collectible. Let's say no older than 2000.

You have a point but Japanese makers took far fewer chances after the 90s due to sales failures of cool niche bikes. Here's an obvious choice:

Yamaha MT-01

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