- Sat Feb 04, 2012 4:49 pm
#10
(Polite) advice wanted please. Apart from when I was in my late teens I have always had jap bikes but have always hankered after an 'authentic' British classic. Due to my very limited (practically non-existant) mechanical apptitude I never took the plunge. Now I'm retired I'm looking to make up for lost time and fancy a used Woodsman Electra-x or a late Electra Efi. Bearing in mind my mechanical ineptitude, which is unlikely to improve much, would buying one of these bikes be a wise move? I love the look of both of these bikes - the fact that they should be relatively trouble free and I also may be able to do any basic maintanance on them adds to the appeal - any thoughts/advice etc would be welcome. Cheers.