i had been thinking about jumping on this but i am still trying to get a handle on the market and different rig choices
im familiar with the type of rig having driven this one for years in the 90s
I found my airhead (r100 w/ ural sidecar) hard to steer until I put a leading link on it. If you're shoulders aren't what they used to be in the 90s, think a while before going vintage.
Again, I won't drive a SC with a drum front brake but as I said in the Guzzi post there are plenty of folks that do.
From your posts it seems you are attracted to vintage looking rigs. I get it; I am too. It's hard to find that kind of character and style in a newer rig.
That said, consider what you want it for. If you plan to ride, ride, ride and be the traveling man, go with something more modern that has a steering modification (raked forks or leading link), decent brakes, and baked in reliability.
If it's an around the town, smile maker, go vintage - especially if you like talking to random strangers.
Good ones come up. The hardest part is waiting until they do.
