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fazer1k:

--- Quote from: rozabikes on October 18, 2010, 05:34:32 PM ---The more I get into this restoration thing it appears people get carried away thinking they can just "do up a shed", yet you can buy mush better bikes for similar or often less money. Case in point here. Hope the successful bidder is not reading this site!!!

Just been to the Classic bike show at Stafford on Sunday. Similar thing going off there it seems looking at the autojumble / junkyard!!

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Also went to the Stafford show last weekend, some of the prices were just a joke - lots of chancers as summed up nicely in this 'report'...

http://www.visordown.com/snippets/stafford-bric-a-brac-misery-and-sadness-in-excess/14725.html

A very ropey CB550K3 up for around

UK Pete:
Nice post Fazer, there are a few of these people selling on ebay that probably do the show , they still manage to get buyers for some of this junk, also one mans rubbish is anothers treasure, i suppose if you are trying to make a living out of it the price has to reflect overheads and such things occurred, where as the the hobbiest will  sell at much lower prices
pete

florence:
I love that article, couldn't agree more, just the point I am making.  These old cheap bikes should stay that way i.e. cheap!

I would love a BSA A10 or a Royal Enfield 600 or a Triumph 500 or 650 twin because basically I have a sense of humour and don't ride bikes for purely practical reasons.  However, I will probably never be able to afford one.  Even the nearest cheap alternative Yam XS650 is getting to ridiculous price levels nowadays.

My father used to have a Triumph T110, great bike, a bit knackered, sold it for

UK Pete:
Talk about stupid prices look at this

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BRIGHTON-360-CHOPPER-BLACK-/270647684327?pt=UK_Motorcycles&hash=item3f03dbece7

captaindonutbikes:
hah brilliant. anyone got

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