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<blockquote data-quote="davidd" data-source="post: 45889" data-attributes="member: 1177"><p>I think the short answer is no, but with a few notes. The list of Lightning motorcycles can be found in MPH 421 at pages 12 and 13. I do not think it is helpful to say as the ad does "Only 31 Black Lightnings were built before production ended in 1952" because production did not end in 1952. I think the ad may have mistaken the end of the records as the end of production. However, many well-known Lightnings were built after the records ended: Burns & Wright, Martz/Auger, Bill Cottom, Franc Trento, etc. For those who are not familiar with the records, they in fact did not end, but the later records were lost or destroyed.</p><p></p><p>Having said that, Ted Davis is known to have built racing bikes while at the Factory. I would think the value of the bike could be based on the provenance, namely, how well the bike is documented and what races and results are known. The better the documentation, the better the price.</p><p></p><p>David</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="davidd, post: 45889, member: 1177"] I think the short answer is no, but with a few notes. The list of Lightning motorcycles can be found in MPH 421 at pages 12 and 13. I do not think it is helpful to say as the ad does "Only 31 Black Lightnings were built before production ended in 1952" because production did not end in 1952. I think the ad may have mistaken the end of the records as the end of production. However, many well-known Lightnings were built after the records ended: Burns & Wright, Martz/Auger, Bill Cottom, Franc Trento, etc. For those who are not familiar with the records, they in fact did not end, but the later records were lost or destroyed. Having said that, Ted Davis is known to have built racing bikes while at the Factory. I would think the value of the bike could be based on the provenance, namely, how well the bike is documented and what races and results are known. The better the documentation, the better the price. David [/QUOTE]
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