A bit like the Millennium Falcon ... not a garage queen, a bit battered and bruised, but it's how I like it
when they get like that , you aren't precious with them. they are a tool.
Twizzle saw mine , he said , " i thought your bike would look like that " . it's used , lives outside , gets washed once a year whether it needs it or not . got a friend to ride it the other week , he said if you didn't look at the mileage , you would never know how old it is .... sent him out for half an hour with a full tank ....came back 2 hours later , half empty tank. told me he was doing me a favour , and that was the price.