Basically there will always be a battle between those that prefer stock to modified. Also the condition of the machine before it was worked on. Be it restored from a pile of crap or chopped up from a perfectly good machine. I spent most of my life in the car sceen, my father had a '39 Ford sedan & my mother had a '63 Chevy wagon. Both got modified, the Ford got lowered & the power train updated(face it, a flat head isn't suited for highway use). The Chevy had the straight 6 & power glide swapped for a small block & th350, again for drivability. My mother used this as her everyday car. I've heard guys cry about '57 Chevys being modified or someone actually driving a Hemi 'Cuda(god fobid). I admit that I prefer modified vehicles, 2 or 4 wheeled, to stock/restored. I can, however, appreciate the history & work involved in both. When done nicely, not hacked together. That seems to be the biggest hang-up, the bike being hacked. This term has two meanings. Hacked & put together in such a way that it looks like a 2 yr old did it. Or a bike that was modified & you getting so upset that someone didn't restore it to factory fresh. Everyone has their own taste, good or bad, and the right to do as they please. That doesn't mean I want to be on the road next to some of the bikes you see out there. Some just aren't safe. Age has nothing to do with modifications, different styles come from all ages. Just build what you like, appreciate when someone does good work, keep your screems in your head, and get out there and RIDE! That's what we are all in it for, TO RIDE.
