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Offline pault

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$72k retro
« on: June 17, 2014, 05:13:18 PM »
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Re: $72k retro
« Reply #1 on: June 17, 2014, 05:58:05 PM »
I not sure if I had ever heard about them , certainly never taken much notice until I saw them featured in "Britain's Greatest Machines" on TV last night. 
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Re: $72k retro
« Reply #2 on: June 18, 2014, 08:41:54 AM »
If, in the most fortunate circumstance you do find yourself in a the position with a spare $72k to play with, I would think spending it on repo BS is pointless. Coz it just isn't anythink like the original. They could, at least have stayed with a 'V' twin shape and not gone with the 'L' twin.  :fp

Might I reccommend something like...

http://www.vintagebike.co.uk/pictures/vincent-hrd-rapide/#.U6DAnPoayc0

...it's original, it will only appreciate in value and presently you could reasonbly expect to trouser a few $k in change from ya $72k, even for one with matching numbers.

Just a thought :-)
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Re: $72k retro
« Reply #3 on: June 18, 2014, 11:39:27 AM »
If I had $72K to spend on a bike, I would get a couple or three STs, so that I had some thing to ride for a long long time o:) o:)
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Re: $72k retro
« Reply #4 on: June 18, 2014, 11:55:05 AM »
Quote from: Brock on June 18, 2014, 11:39:27 AM
If I had $72K to spend on a bike, I would get a couple or three STs, so that I had some thing to ride for a long long time o:) o:)

Strewth!  How long do you intend living?  These things go on forever.  Each one!
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