Before I came back to motorcycling I did a lot of research. What I wanted was cheap, simple to repair and reliable. and.. with a right hand gearshift.
The bike a ended up choosing was the same as i had years ago, a 1970 triumph tr6, but these are horribly expensive. In the end I compromised on the gearchange and bought my 1985 r80rt. those monolevers do not have the shaft problems of the later paralever bikes, but do have an engine set up for low grade fuel. It has proved to be reliable transport. BUt, i still hate the gearchange. One day i will get either the old Triumph, or a modern lean burn Enfield Electra.
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