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Just spent a week on holiday In Rhodes (not on the RS).

The Greeks tend to run cars and bikes for a lot longer than most other western countries. Big populations of 40 year Japanese cars, pick ups and old Honda/Yamaha 50’s (highlight of the trip was seeing an old Datsun pick up with a donkey in the back - unfortunately, no pics!).

Here are a few bike related oldies seen in and around Rhodes town.

i was in Kephalonia around 2006 when I met a shopkeeper who had an R1200gs identical to mine. He didn't seem to understand the concept of part-exchanging a bike against a new one - why? What do you gain? He said he keeps his cars/bikes for life and would pass the GS on to his son in due course.
I was back on the island in 2016 and looked him up. By this time the bike was at his home in Athens - now being used by his son as he thought he was a bit too old for it.
Thankfully for BMW and the other manufacturers the majority of us (and I include myself) fall for the 'latest must have 'gadgets and buy the latest models, trading in our now obsolete model. Mugs or what?