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11/11/2018 8:08pm
11/11/2018 8:08pm
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11/18/2018 6:41pm
I have a very nice 1974 Honda CR-250M Elsinore. I am wondering if i should try to sell it now or just hang onto it. I know it is a very desirable motorcycle to have and collect. I love just looking at it as it is way too nice to ride. It should be in a museum or a private collection. Just wondering how the vintage market is doing these days. We old farts are not getting any younger.
Post a photo of it.
It's not like it will be worth 30k in your life time
Stick numbers on it and go racing
The Shop
A lot of money and time can go into a proper restoration that will not be recouped at sale time
These bikes were made to be ridden so get some value back in the fun of riding your bike
Only wearables get replaced and a pipe.
Pit Row
"great if one has a huge garage or a museum and a ton of money..."
To recap all this-- again-- You build and use the bikes the way you want to, I'll do my thing , Sandman will do his, Newmann does his and on and on. I have zero qualms with the way anyone does their builds. You seem to like to argue, my advice to you is to relax and build, restore, ride, race,show,display whatever you like. Most of us Vintage guys have had far more days behind us than we have ahead of us so.........
Not to mention, I do not see how a lot of these old bikes hang together. The frames have got to be fatigued over years of use. Have had to patch nearly every frame I have started with in some way. From Honda Mini Trails to full size bikes, many are cracked beyond repair.
Well, I do restorations for a living and have sold a few cars for world record prices at Barrett Jackson in Scottsdale, therefore you quite clearly know absolutely zero about me, so that's what you get for assuming.
Also, when attempting to be condescending to someone, it would bee more effective if you used the proper words in the sentences you write. Instead of the word "restores" in your sentence above, you should have used the word "restorations" as this would have been grammatically correct.
"And to address your statement that no one gets to see a great restoration job if its not ridden."
"reading comprehension is one of my stronger attributes,lol. "
ummm...that is not exactly what I stated, therefore, your reading comprehension skills that you seem to be so proud of are obviously not quite as good as you seem to think they are.
"You seem to like to argue,"
It is also quite obvious that you are in fact the who who likes to argue and to try and have the last word, otherwise you wouldn't continue to reply to my posts, lol. Anyway. please do carry on, as I find this amusing.
"my advice to you is to relax and build, restore, ride, race,"
Thanks for the "advice" and I am always quite relaxed and did race today at Milestone with calvmx and won both classes I entered on my old worn out looking 1980 YZ250 that says "GERITOL" instead of "YAMAHA" on the tank.
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ATKPilot- You are correct,this is typically the safe port in the storm and I apologize for hooking him---but its soo easy,lol. Vintage guys are a great bunch of dudes,but every once in awhile you run across one that........
One last thing 'ol468, why is it that in most threads that you post , there are a bunch of "blank" posts from you ?? is that a sign or secret code of some sort ?? Lmao.
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