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<blockquote data-quote="Magnetoman" data-source="post: 171278" data-attributes="member: 2806"><p>A few years ago I wouldn't have been in the market for bikes from marques like Ariel or James. However, when I was looking for a suitable machine to ride in the Cannonball, the only formal constraint was it had to be at least 90 years old, and my self-imposed constraint was that it be something other than the Harleys and Indians that would constitute 90% of the entrants. Those constraints still open left a huge number of possibilities, and it required research to sort through the bikes that were available.</p><p></p><p>For example, I'd long wanted (or thought I wanted) a Scott, but research on its suitability for a 3000-mile ride eliminated it. A James V-twin came up for sale, but without research I wouldn't have known that James had been a "serious" manufacturer of large motorcycles in the early years, but they survived the Depression and beyond by dumping all but small bikes. Although I eliminated the James because it was missing a few key parts that would have been next-to-impossible to locate, without my research I wouldn't have known it was worth serious consideration for the task. The point being, circumstances easily can change what might be of interest tomorrow.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Magnetoman, post: 171278, member: 2806"] A few years ago I wouldn't have been in the market for bikes from marques like Ariel or James. However, when I was looking for a suitable machine to ride in the Cannonball, the only formal constraint was it had to be at least 90 years old, and my self-imposed constraint was that it be something other than the Harleys and Indians that would constitute 90% of the entrants. Those constraints still open left a huge number of possibilities, and it required research to sort through the bikes that were available. For example, I'd long wanted (or thought I wanted) a Scott, but research on its suitability for a 3000-mile ride eliminated it. A James V-twin came up for sale, but without research I wouldn't have known that James had been a "serious" manufacturer of large motorcycles in the early years, but they survived the Depression and beyond by dumping all but small bikes. Although I eliminated the James because it was missing a few key parts that would have been next-to-impossible to locate, without my research I wouldn't have known it was worth serious consideration for the task. The point being, circumstances easily can change what might be of interest tomorrow. [/QUOTE]
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