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AshimotoK0:
Shame about the seat Alan as I had it on here for sale cheaper to members (as no fees etc) and on VJMC but I didn't get any takers, even though James commented that it was a bargain at the time so I needed funds for my 7 restos so had to sell it on eBay.
I think I remember that bike of James's and if it's the one I think it is , you have done a cracking job in double-quick time and I can fully appreciate the costs. I wasn't having a pop BTW ..it's just that James and Trigger keep telling me and Steff that we are out of touch with pricing plus put Frank into the equation on high prices and the absolute bargains DS picks up at auctions for sandcasts and it all gets confusing.
'Anyroad' as we say in Yorkshire I can spout as much sh*te as I like .. my 750K0 is in a million bits in blue boxes etc :-[ :-[so you can pick the bones out of it when I eventually post pics of it assembled :D :D
atlsec:
Hi Ash,
Thanks for that , by the way my first K1 I built I sold to Frank for 14k and was pleased with the sale ,but he now has it up for 20k so I think that tells you about the way I build bikes and the attention to detail that I build in .I am very lucky to be able to spend a lot of time on my builds so things appear to happen really quickly so I apologise to anyone who does not have the time or money to do it .One gets a little out of touch when locked away in the workshop . I hope you have some good fortune with your own build Ash. As an aside ,if anyone needs any info on where to get certain parts from (k0-k1) I am only too happy to oblige .I think I can now source virtually all the parts for these bikes .
Cheers , Alan .
UK Pete:
Great job alan the bike looks awesome, sgt pinback pointed out about some items which are from later models,and with a closer look he is right, however it still looks amazing and remember any bike is worth whatever someone is prepared to pay, ash is right though the market is flooded with them lately, i also have 3 early 750,s all of them 1969 bikes, i do hope i can achieve the same sort of prices for them, cause they cost so much money to restore and so much time to get right and i am hoping to cash them in for a small pension fund one day, good luck with the sale fella
pete
neat street:
Hi Alan
Nice to see you are happy to share your info on spares, keep contact with this forum, they are all great guys (and girls), any assistance to rebuilds is always welcome. As to the price, I suppose that is irrelevant to a degree, as if anything is too high, it just won`t sell?
best wishes to you all
John
matthewmosse:
Only 1 buyer needs to agree the asking price to be worth it. A fully restored machine is a different animal to what I own or aspire to. That said I have a 500/4 k0 that is a uk bike and they might start to follow suit, if they do, I might change my tune on that, for now I am content to not break it up for parts which was what I originally bought it for. Value is a relative thing, when I bought it it was a high price for a ratty old wreck, since comparable bikes now get 4 times that price now I geuss they are investments in monetary terms rather that just a handy pile of spares for a ratty old bike I ran to get to work. Good luck if you can get a decent price on the finished article.
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