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<blockquote data-quote="Debbie Kemp" data-source="post: 673" data-attributes="member: 3717"><p><strong>The sign of things to come?</strong></p><p></p><p>Ray Vinmad is right, it seems it IS the start of things to come judging by Glyn Johnson’s advert in this month’s MPH. Is that such a good thing though? Yes, it means that obtaining a Vincent becomes that little bit easier (if you don’t mind re-mortgaging your home or cashing in your pension to pay for it) but what affect will new, future Vincents have on what I dare to call “proper” Vincents? Will the value of our bikes suddenly soar in line with what it would cost to buy a new one or will they be worth less because they are older? If a price is placed on replacing a complete Vincent then what affect will that have on our insurance premiums?</p><p></p><p>I think it is great that the Club and the VOCSC have teamed up to prove that it is possible and it makes a great PR exercise for both but now that it seems it is no longer a “one off”, how will the Club be affected financially in terms of the current sealed bids for the Black Shadow? Surely it is now less likely that a high price will be fetched for the Black Shadow now that everyone knows they can buy exactly the same, built by the same guy, with a warranty (which the Club Black Shadow does not have) for a fixed price. Having said that, now we know it is possible, what is to stop us all buying the parts and building our own? There could suddenly be an influx of “new” Vincents over the next few years. I have always thought that the only “kit” Vincent I could get was the one that came in a little cardboard box and was made by Matchbox – now it seems we can all own the lifesize version.</p><p></p><p>I would be interested to know exactly what it would cost to buy every part needed to build a Black Shadow in order to see if it is better to build my own or pay the added labour charges to get Glyn to build it for me. Surely one can assume that buying that many spares would warrant a much better discount than the standard 10% to members – then again, the well known traders only seem to get the same as members so maybe not, in which case I guess I had better start adding up everything on the VOCSC price list…</p><p></p><p>Lastly, what affect will the “new” Vincents have on the current Concours system? If the Club Black Shadow and other new Vincents start turning up at rallies and entering the Concours line-up, will they compete against original bikes or will a new class be started to accommodate them? Maybe they would have to go into the “specials” class? It looks like the future could be VERY interesting – and very complicated for Concours judges!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Debbie Kemp, post: 673, member: 3717"] [b]The sign of things to come?[/b] Ray Vinmad is right, it seems it IS the start of things to come judging by Glyn Johnson’s advert in this month’s MPH. Is that such a good thing though? Yes, it means that obtaining a Vincent becomes that little bit easier (if you don’t mind re-mortgaging your home or cashing in your pension to pay for it) but what affect will new, future Vincents have on what I dare to call “proper” Vincents? Will the value of our bikes suddenly soar in line with what it would cost to buy a new one or will they be worth less because they are older? If a price is placed on replacing a complete Vincent then what affect will that have on our insurance premiums? I think it is great that the Club and the VOCSC have teamed up to prove that it is possible and it makes a great PR exercise for both but now that it seems it is no longer a “one off”, how will the Club be affected financially in terms of the current sealed bids for the Black Shadow? Surely it is now less likely that a high price will be fetched for the Black Shadow now that everyone knows they can buy exactly the same, built by the same guy, with a warranty (which the Club Black Shadow does not have) for a fixed price. Having said that, now we know it is possible, what is to stop us all buying the parts and building our own? There could suddenly be an influx of “new” Vincents over the next few years. I have always thought that the only “kit” Vincent I could get was the one that came in a little cardboard box and was made by Matchbox – now it seems we can all own the lifesize version. I would be interested to know exactly what it would cost to buy every part needed to build a Black Shadow in order to see if it is better to build my own or pay the added labour charges to get Glyn to build it for me. Surely one can assume that buying that many spares would warrant a much better discount than the standard 10% to members – then again, the well known traders only seem to get the same as members so maybe not, in which case I guess I had better start adding up everything on the VOCSC price list… Lastly, what affect will the “new” Vincents have on the current Concours system? If the Club Black Shadow and other new Vincents start turning up at rallies and entering the Concours line-up, will they compete against original bikes or will a new class be started to accommodate them? Maybe they would have to go into the “specials” class? It looks like the future could be VERY interesting – and very complicated for Concours judges! [/QUOTE]
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