[archy]

Sadly, I'm bikeless at the moment, but I hope to remedy that again soon. The only thing I'm sure of is that my next bike will be British, have one cylinder, and be no later than 1963. Beyond that, I'm pretty open, and will be looking for a bargain-priced obscure bike, I suspect.

Actually, an AJS sounds pretty good right now.

If you don't locate something soon and get back up on two shortly, there is a Britbike thumper, slightly removed, available with both the character you describe and modern electrics and factory spares support. You could do a lot worse, at least as an intirm measure.

[MineralMan]

Thanks. I've considered the new Enfield, for sure. What's interesting is that it's cause the prices for old REs to drop a bit.

All things being equal, I'd take the old one. I'm not planning any trips on my next (probably last) bike. It's going to be a weekend rider only, at least on the weekends I'm not tinkering with it.

I want the historical feel, not a new bike.

I've owned a couple dozen bikes in my life, from my first 1959 Harley 165 lightweight to the last bike I had...a humble Suzuki 450T. Lots of interesting bikes in between, ranging from a little 50cc ex-racing bike to that old Velo I wish I still had. Even shifting with the wrong foot isn't too hard to relearn.

No hurry. I'm moving right now, so it'll have to wait a bit.