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McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
The term Barn find has become sales speak for a rusty heap that would have gone to the breakers yard a decade ago.

Philip is right about the cost of making it something presentable. Excluding the purchase I've poured £3813.02 into my 500 money pit - still need to do something with the wheels, pay for paintwork & decide on an exhaust system - have none standard headlamp bracket & rear lamp.

My only solace is the percentage of cost &  end value will be higher than Wendy's shoe collection. We do it for the joy of the build - I keep on reminding myself. When watching Bangers & Cash you see the reality of restoration v end value.

As a 74 year old now fully retired it's a pain that my current project will probably take a year or more longer my pocket money has been reduced by increased energy costs & general cost of living rise. I blame Mr.Putin for our energy woes but in reality it's way more complex than that as we all know. The privatisation of our energy production has come back to bite us.

I was reading an article yesterday about the de-commissioning of Sellafield Storage Pond from a 1940's reactor - completion of decontamination is projected as 2039 - they have spent around £220 million.

Toko_Jo:

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;D

Hasn't even got the location right either, Mytchett is definitely not Camberley, it's by far a more downmarket location  ;D ;D

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He probably lives in Camberley but bike is stored elsewhere ..nothing wrong this that in my book. looking at the guys feedback I would have no qualms about buying from him.
If the bike is on DVLA register .. then at the current price it is viable to restore ..if it goes for pots, then that's different... yea it looks rusty but it also looks unmolested to me, which has to be a bonus. Really depends on things like seat base being rotten or not and tank condition internally. etc etc

K2-K6:
S'ok, I'm from there, and its joking.

Mytchett is so common they even play darts there  ;D

andy120t:
Lacking an ignition barrel...maybe it's been twoc'd.

McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
Or the original key was lost?

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