I guess there is a little bit of stamp collector in everyone.
Not much in me.
The nice rep at the Spares Co recently told me that on a Rapide in the UK, all other things being equal, allow a 10% differential for verified matching numbers.
That's not much different than when I started looking for a bike in 2003.
Actually, it's a bit less as a percentage.
In 2003 I was told by those in the know to expect to pay around 20-25 k for a good runner non matching and 25-30 k for same in matching.
Those numbers were quite accurate.
The big jump has been with the Black Shadow prices. They were only a few thousand higher than the Rapide then, now they are much higher.
It is really a lot to pay for status, you aren't getting anything else. But we do love status.
As John Mcdougall pointed out of the Black Shadow fascination " same parts book at rebuild time"
Glen
Not much in me.
The nice rep at the Spares Co recently told me that on a Rapide in the UK, all other things being equal, allow a 10% differential for verified matching numbers.
That's not much different than when I started looking for a bike in 2003.
Actually, it's a bit less as a percentage.
In 2003 I was told by those in the know to expect to pay around 20-25 k for a good runner non matching and 25-30 k for same in matching.
Those numbers were quite accurate.
The big jump has been with the Black Shadow prices. They were only a few thousand higher than the Rapide then, now they are much higher.
It is really a lot to pay for status, you aren't getting anything else. But we do love status.
As John Mcdougall pointed out of the Black Shadow fascination " same parts book at rebuild time"
Glen