The Do's

• PLENTY OF RESEARCH ABOUT CLASSIC MOTORCYCLES
• DECIDE WHAT MAKE MODEL AND CAPACITY YOU PREFER
• MAKE A LIST OF YOUR TOP FIVE PREFERENCES
• DECIDE FIRMLY WHAT YOU WANT TO SPEND IN TOTAL DO NOT BE TEMPTED TO SPEND MORE THAN YOU CAN AFFORD
• SELECT SOMETHING THAT WILL BE OF VALUE WHEN COMPLETE
• PHONE FOR ADVICE IF YOU ARE UN-SURE
• VIEW A PROSPECT WITH A CRITICAL EYE
• BE FIRM AND STICK TO YOUR PREFERENCES
• AND IF YOU FIND IT IS BEYOND YOUR MEANS "WAIT" THERE IS ALWAYS ANOTHER

The Don'ts

• BUY ANY RESTORATION PROJECT JUST BECAUSE ITS CHEAP ! 
• BUY ANYTHING YOU HAVEN'T RESEARCHED, AT ANY PRICE
• BUY A BASKET CASE OTHER THAN AS A SPARES DONOR UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING, FIRST TIMERS SHOULD AVOID ! 
• BUY ANYTHING THAT DOES NOT RUN
• BUY ANYTHING RARE
• UNDERESTIMATE YOUR TOTAL BUDGET
• WEAR ROSE TINTED SPECS WHEN GOING TO VIEW
• BUY ANYTHING YOU DON'T KNOW HAS A GOOD SUPPLY OF SPARES