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bobv7:
I say that for just about every bike I've ever owned and sold! A very wise man told me the best way to make a small fortune selling bikes is to start with a large one.8)

robvangulik:
To make a large fortune small, absolutely true :'(

AshimotoK0:

--- Quote from: Laverda Dave on November 09, 2020, 10:36:56 PM ---I wish I still had the varnish blue 400/4 I restored a couple of years ago, it was just like the one advertised....

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I have a Varnish Blue but still miss my yellow one CAG 242T stolen from where I worked at the time.. JH Fenner .. Particularly when you see a post like this on Facebook.  >:(

Johnny4428:
Bloody cheek Ash! Still boasting about it too.

McCabe-Thiele (Ted):

--- Quote from: bobv7 on November 09, 2020, 10:02:46 PM ---OK, it's an expensive motorcycle but then so are most current bikes for what they really are. If it's as good as advertised then it's a really nice restored example of a highly regarded machine. I bought mine new in 1976 and loved it, but it wasn't all that original by the time I sold it in 1980 with 35+k miles on it. Like all classic vehicles we buy them because we regret selling one, they remind us of our youth or simply because we can now afford those few nice toys. It's an expensive hobby and if you think the cost is too high then find another.:)

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It's the same theme at work with Classic Cars, Pedal Cycles etc it's driven by many factors including "Nostalgia", as you say trying to "regain lost youth" plus in many cases finally buying what you could not afford when you were young or coveted what a friend had.

I so wish I still had my 250 cc Maico Letta Scooter in Yellow & Black I looked at a few online but none had the lovely screen that mine had with a badge bar full of fog lamps. It's a shame the only one photo I had of her was lost in our house fire.

Before settling on the Honda 400/4 I fancied an Ariel Leader having owned two in the 1960's (restored ones are not that expensive).  One of my best mates restored one himself, he was very disappointed when he finally rode it - slow with poor brakes plus a pig to start from cold. Strange how we airbrush the negatives from our memories. He sold it at a loss having only done an oily rag restoration but spent big time on the engine.

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