the talk is all about how we are a dying breed, no one is interested in olde bykes any more, and prices have plummeted.

Not just on forums, Lannis.

There is a TV program here (Bangers & Cash) which follows a North Yorkshire based specialist vehicle auctioneers, and that is a common refrain. Falling demand from an aging demographic leading to falling prices. Bike collections from deceased estates rarely make anything like the expectations of the relatives and usually nothing like what they were bought for several years ago.

Strangely pre-war and veteran bikes seem to outperform 50s - 60s models, pricewise, but for cars it is the other way round - no love in general for pre-war cars other than Austin 7s, as those who remember, know how to look after and drive them have passed away.

Nigel B.