Its been like that for me for quite a while now.
In fact, an awful lot of the bikes that are labeled as "old classics" these days were once bikes of the future, for me.
Such is the way the clock ticks, I guess.
Funny though ... the naked ducati aircooled twin has remained at the top of my tree from the beginning.
But my usual answer to this question is ....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_nFwwjBlEc