I don't buy my motorcylces or old cars for resale value. I buy them for
the fun I can have now... also, I dont' pay new prices for anything :)
-alfie
'53 5 window 1/2 ton resto rod
'58 Impala
'62 Buick
'00 Yamaha R1
'99 Ducati 900SS
'97 Suzuki GSXR600 (full race, 110rwhp!!)
On Mon, 4 Dec 2000 bob_keeland@usgs.gov wrote:
> I have a 1983 Yamaha 1200 Venture that sat for 4+ years and based on that
> information alone the local dealer said, "It may not be worth fixing."
> (It has now been sitting 6 years) That is why I purchased my '99 HD
> Sportster. At least it is worth something down the road unlike most Rice
> Burners. Rice Burners may have great technology, but you can feel the
> value drop when you drive off the dealers lot. For now I am leaning toward
> good old American for both my cars and motorcycles.
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> BobK
> 51 3100 5-window (project)
> 54 3600 5-window (donor)
> 99 Sportster
> Arnaudville, LA
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> hehehe, it's funny to make fun of rice rockets, 'cept when you know that
> the engineering in those things is pretty amazing and makes any american
> motorcycle look like the 1940's technology it still is.... my '00 Yamaha
> R1 does a quater mile in the very low 10's fresh of the showroom
> floor. Change the gearing and adjust the suspension and you will go into
> the 9's... Wheelies in 1 and 2nd without the clutch! 5
> valves/cylinder, hollow cams, nickasil coated cylinder bores.. etc.. Don't
> get me wrong I love the old stuff when it comes to cars, the *newest* car
> I own is a '62 Deuce and a Quarter, but when it comes to modern, kick your
> ass technology you just can't beat a rice rocket without spending lots and
> lots of money.
> -alfie
> '53 Chevy resto rod
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> On Mon, 4 Dec 2000 EDigler2@aol.com wrote:
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> > did your honda have a "powered by Honda" syicker in the windshield?
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> > stray couldn't resist a shot at a rice rocket.
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> > Ethan
> > 49 GMC 10<0
> > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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