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<blockquote data-quote="Robert Watson" data-source="post: 113520" data-attributes="member: 38"><p>I exported an early B to Australia some 3+ years ago and had to sign an affidavit that there was no asbestos in the brakes. As I had had them relined here in town and knew exactly what was in them, I could do that easily. They didn't ask about the clutch, or the friction disks in the front suspension or steering damper. </p><p>Can you imagine having to deal with a car with an older automatic transmission when the customs guys twig that there are clutches in it!</p><p></p><p>On the subject of value, as some may know I do have a couple of more pricey Vincents, and frankly if they dropped in value it would bother me a bit BUT in some ways I would be fine with it. I remember having a wonderful tear up the Duffy Lake road a few years ago on one of those bikes, and really (no I mean REALLY) enjoying it and at one particularly tight corner with not much between me and eternity suddenly thought -- it would be foolish to bin it (and me) up this road. It did slow me down a bit, but as has been stated, the real value I have got from my Vincents (and perhaps my RC51) is riding them. </p><p></p><p>This picture is at the north end of the road just before Lillooet. Ask Arthur Farrow about this road........[ATTACH=full]30655[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Robert Watson, post: 113520, member: 38"] I exported an early B to Australia some 3+ years ago and had to sign an affidavit that there was no asbestos in the brakes. As I had had them relined here in town and knew exactly what was in them, I could do that easily. They didn't ask about the clutch, or the friction disks in the front suspension or steering damper. Can you imagine having to deal with a car with an older automatic transmission when the customs guys twig that there are clutches in it! On the subject of value, as some may know I do have a couple of more pricey Vincents, and frankly if they dropped in value it would bother me a bit BUT in some ways I would be fine with it. I remember having a wonderful tear up the Duffy Lake road a few years ago on one of those bikes, and really (no I mean REALLY) enjoying it and at one particularly tight corner with not much between me and eternity suddenly thought -- it would be foolish to bin it (and me) up this road. It did slow me down a bit, but as has been stated, the real value I have got from my Vincents (and perhaps my RC51) is riding them. This picture is at the north end of the road just before Lillooet. Ask Arthur Farrow about this road........[ATTACH type="full"]30655[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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