Hello all.
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@jens-eskildsen Likewise, I have no intention of selling my bikes. Even if I did, the past MOT's and the condition of the bikes speak for themselves.
I know what you're saying bud, I don't discredit that. I was merely stating, there is something to be said about an OEM discontinued rare and or expensive part, counting mileage up when it's low. If Oldmans clocks were 10k then I wouldn't see the point, but it's 20 years old with 46 miles on the clock which is incredibly special, rare or whatever.
The fact of the matter is, these bikes are 20 years old, they've lost all their money now. For me, as an enthusiast, I like seeing these well preserved parts.
When I rocked up to buy Oldmans 88 DTR and I see it's got clocks with that mileage, I would 1. Believe that to be the case 2. Backed up by the impeccable standard that he has restored it. The fact it's done 30k+ mileage is irrelevant. It's practically a new bike.
I know you're right, it's just that little thought process in my head. In Japan they don't use miles, they use KM. If you look at my cars MOT, the mileage goes up or down depending on how they recorded it. Some say 100km and others say 110k miles. There's 50k miles in a single year between MOT's, when in actuality it only did 10k miles.
It's all irrelevant anyway, as said, Oldmans DTR is probably in better condition than when it was new lol.
And I haven't ridden my DT for about 4 years now. It hasn't been about riding it for a long time. I merely enjoy seeing it and working on it.
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On another thread the 89 is going to someone else, a very good friend of mine since childhood. All he is paying is the cost of parts and what the bike cost me. That has 5223 miles showing, absolutely no idea if that is correct. No doubt you could go on ebay and find a similar year of bike for a lot less, but as Calum pointed out it is ,like my red bike, mostly new in almost every respect. All new bearings throughout, braking system rebuilt with new seals and piston, frame and metalwork all refinished, not a single component has been overlooked or left without refurbishing even down to the chain rollers. He has picked some items to his personal taste like the Romeu exhaust and Galfer front brake disc to name a few. He did offer to pay me for the restore but how can you put a price on the hundreds of hours I have spent on it including running down correct parts without out it being a ridiculous price. At the end of the day I have enjoyed doing it and will be pleased to see it back on the road, I know he will look after it like I would. It was not my intention when I bought it to move it on, not really sure what I would have done with it to be honest but have always liked the white and red bikes colour scheme so just as likely I would have kept it. Would I sell a bike to a lifelong friend with the intention to defraud him? No way, nor would I to anyone else either, he is fully aware how much has been done and in all honesty has probably exceeded the finish I achieved with the red bike, mainly due to A being in better condition to start with and B learnt a lot doing the red one that meant I was better prepared.
With any vehicle of that age mileage is a very small part of the overall picture and if someone was seriously considering purchasing a similar project would no doubt be aware of the lengths taken to restore an old battered bike back to its best. Each project is different and I let my efforts speak for themselves, if anyone thinks it's fraudulent then more fool them.
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I hope your friend appreciates the quality of your build. I don't possess the ability to restore to the level you have gone to. Dare I say you rival scrims builds.
What do/did you do for a living may I ask?
Aww man, I don't own a television. I sold it as I have no need for that dribble. I am too busy reading. That said I have my PC which I use for Netflix etc.
