Right on

Thank you!

A trickle charger (Oxfordmake a very good one) would sort your problem out.

My mate has a motorcycle cover with built in solar charger.

My AJS Cadwell was made in 2016 and it's still going strong. That said. The 1st generation China bikes were rubbish, but they did get the attention of European Companies. These Companies said that they would buy, but the quality issue had to be sorted. China delivered.

Oh yes they will I have had a couple of sinnis bikes never let me down and after 3 years hard use still looked like new .all it takes is some polish and a rag to keep them looking new and a good bike cover.

Same was said for years about ricers.

how is it?

yeh its a great bike done 700 miles and loving it@@mertzanakia

Yeah i was looking to get a 125 scrambler for my first bike, but just ended up getting a cheap used 125 instead. If you want a scrambler, the only way to go is old bmws or triumphs

@@rocketfludy2873 125's?

the Yamaha XSR125 is a stunning but of kit, only let down by the colour ways, if you ask me. when you start moving up in engine size the og bikes theyre styled on were death traps. think id prefer something new with the modern safety features. its also not really anything new this retro style. its always been around, just theyve become more popular is all. its the same as music or the worlds of fashion/art/etc. old styles getting regurgitated with a modern twist. Harley Davidson have been pretty successful with the same old shit for years and their modern style attempts fail, frequently. it's also not that much of a price hike. being an old guy, also, just take a look at anything. its just the price of motorbikes kind of stagnated a little longer than most things. motorbikes kind of went out of style as a whole and are only now starting to see a bit of a resurgence as theyre a cheap(er) mode of transport in these tight times and expensive fuel.

@@DW-lx9wt aye, i pretty much agree with all you say, times move on. I loved all my cortina's back in the day and would love to drive one again for a nostalgia hit, but wouldn't have one as a daily runner over say a focus !! GL

Depends on what you call an 'old bike'. I rode a 1960's BSA Bantam for over 30 years. I should be remembered that very few bikes of that era were 125's (My Bantam was a 175). Considering that 17'ers are restricted to 125's. 'Old bikes' can't be ridden by them. Then there's the reliability and parts issue. Today's 17'ers probably wouldn't know what a spanner is. These China built bikes are reliable and affordable. That said. I wouldn't touch any bike with fuel injection. Yeah. I'm a grumpy old man too.