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All good advice there Harry.

For me, if the new model were an option I would seriously consider it. With re-engineered aspects supported by a two year warranty this may well be the most trouble free option. Noting also that any Donington bike purchased may take work/time/cost to resolve to the required standard.

Also consider model type carefully. Your old man may struggle a bit with the Cafe Racer into the future - it may not be the best choice if he’s thinking of it. Vital for him to test ride I would say. The CR has quite a radical riding position. Depends on the type of riding he will be doing of course.

If it’s true and only 250 are to be made then the Birmingham 961 will likely hold value (and maybe appreciate) better than Donington bikes and will be more sought after in the future, when this beautiful bike is no longer available. Doubtless it will be viewed by the biking fraternity as the final and only group of 961‘s that were correctly resolved. Of course a well fettled Donington bike is also a great option.

Good luck with the purchase. The 961 is well worth the effort!!

<blockquote data-quote="Stephen_Spencer" data-source="post: 642114" data-attributes="member: 8862">All good advice there Harry.For me, if the new model were an option I would seriously consider it. With re-engineered aspects supported by a two year warranty this may well be the most trouble free option. Noting also that any Donington bike purchased may take work/time/cost to resolve to the required standard.Also consider model type carefully. Your old man may struggle a bit with the Cafe Racer into the future - it may not be the best choice if he’s thinking of it. Vital for him to test ride I would say. The CR has quite a radical riding position. Depends on the type of riding he will be doing of course.If it’s true and only 250 are to be made then the Birmingham 961 will likely hold value (and maybe appreciate) better than Donington bikes and will be more sought after in the future, when this beautiful bike is no longer available. Doubtless it will be viewed by the biking fraternity as the final and only group of 961‘s that were correctly resolved. Of course a well fettled Donington bike is also a great option.Good luck with the purchase. The 961 is well worth the effort!<img class="smilie smilie--emoji" alt="👍" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f44d.png" title="Thumbs up&nbsp; &nbsp; :thumbsup:" data-shortname=":thumbsup:" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" />!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Stephen_Spencer, post: 642114, member: 8862"] All good advice there Harry. For me, if the new model were an option I would seriously consider it. With re-engineered aspects supported by a two year warranty this may well be the most trouble free option. Noting also that any Donington bike purchased may take work/time/cost to resolve to the required standard. Also consider model type carefully. Your old man may struggle a bit with the Cafe Racer into the future - it may not be the best choice if he’s thinking of it. Vital for him to test ride I would say. The CR has quite a radical riding position. Depends on the type of riding he will be doing of course. If it’s true and only 250 are to be made then the Birmingham 961 will likely hold value (and maybe appreciate) better than Donington bikes and will be more sought after in the future, when this beautiful bike is no longer available. Doubtless it will be viewed by the biking fraternity as the final and only group of 961‘s that were correctly resolved. Of course a well fettled Donington bike is also a great option. Good luck with the purchase. The 961 is well worth the effort!👍! [/QUOTE]