"Most people that remember our A7/10's in their youth are either dead or too old to kickstart"
Well I'm not dead (yet) and I can easily kick my A10 over
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I had two (almost new) A10s in the 1960s and rode every day out of necessity . . . and I have an A10 now, which gets ridden both summer and winter here in the UK (albeit not every day - and only when it's dry). In the years between I've had dozens of both Brit 'kick em to start' and Japanese 'push the button' bikes of all shapes and sizes.
Why do I have a couple of ancient British bikes now, when I've got a modern car? - Because I like them and also to have the pleasure of maintaining them and then 'actually riding them for pleasure'.
Rog.
