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Tech. Advice: Series 'B' / 'C' 500cc/1000cc Bikes
just how many angels can you get on the head of a pin?
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<blockquote data-quote="davidd" data-source="post: 46498" data-attributes="member: 1177"><p>I must agree with Tim. However, being interested in competition, like Tim, I certainly understand the latter day owners. In general, riding skill, daring and innovative modifications, which were the bread and butter of the competition gents have given way to the competitive collectors. The highest achievement in competitive collecting is originality. Functionality is a distant second. I don't mean to exclude the many street riders who, like Eddy Stevens, found functionality a fitting goal of the street rider also. But both groups are fighting a force as persistent as gravity now. You can resist, but the pull of popularity and money is too powerful to defeat. </p><p></p><p>It has been a rewarding endeavor to build highly modified Vincents and it is something I plan to continue doing. It feels quite liberating to escape that ever present pull.</p><p></p><p>David</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="davidd, post: 46498, member: 1177"] I must agree with Tim. However, being interested in competition, like Tim, I certainly understand the latter day owners. In general, riding skill, daring and innovative modifications, which were the bread and butter of the competition gents have given way to the competitive collectors. The highest achievement in competitive collecting is originality. Functionality is a distant second. I don't mean to exclude the many street riders who, like Eddy Stevens, found functionality a fitting goal of the street rider also. But both groups are fighting a force as persistent as gravity now. You can resist, but the pull of popularity and money is too powerful to defeat. It has been a rewarding endeavor to build highly modified Vincents and it is something I plan to continue doing. It feels quite liberating to escape that ever present pull. David [/QUOTE]
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