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From: The Wearin' o' the Green on 16 Feb 2010 01:45
Uh, oh I just read TOG's "classic status" formula,
and it looks like an '07 Triumph Bonneville wouldn't
meet the minimum 100 points to qualify for mention on
this forum -- I cross posted here because it has some
classic styling cues.

Anyway, I've also got a bike that stands a better
chance of qualifying, my Soviet-built Dnepr+sidecar.

Age = 25 years

How good was it when it was new = ?
(what does "good" mean? Quality control wasn't great,
it only does 50 mph max and it has lots of funky
qualities (maybe that's a good thing, however).
It's also got reverse gear and is easy to wrench on,
so can we say 2 for "goodness"?

Special interest multiplier = 2 because everyone who
sees it is interested. Especially people from Eastern Europe.

So 25 x 2 x 2 = 100, meaning that it barely meets TOG's
Classicness Threshold.

SQ
'06 Zuk S40 / '85 Dnepr MT-11 / various salvage cases
From: The Older Gentleman on 17 Feb 2010 05:54
The Wearin' o' the Green <no.spam(a)no.spam> wrote:

> Uh, oh I just read TOG's "classic status" formula,

Not mine, actually. Though I think it's pretty good.


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From: Ace on 17 Feb 2010 09:33
On Wed, 17 Feb 2010 10:54:05 +0000, totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk
(The Older Gentleman) wrote:

>The Wearin' o' the Green <no.spam(a)no.spam> wrote:
>
>> Uh, oh I just read TOG's "classic status" formula,
>
>Not mine, actually. Though I think it's pretty good.

Champ's, IIRC.

From: Champ on 17 Feb 2010 09:49
On Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:33:38 +0100, Ace <b.rogers(a)ifrance.com> wrote:

>On Wed, 17 Feb 2010 10:54:05 +0000, totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk
>(The Older Gentleman) wrote:
>
>>The Wearin' o' the Green <no.spam(a)no.spam> wrote:
>>
>>> Uh, oh I just read TOG's "classic status" formula,

>>Not mine, actually. Though I think it's pretty good.

>Champ's, IIRC.

<almost imperceptible nod of head>
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