It would appear that certain Veteran and Vintage machines are well in demand. This makes a mockery of the people who say that Vincents will eventually drop in value because nobody will be interested. This bike; https://online.handh.co.uk/m/lot-de...5/?url=/m/view-auctions/catalog/id/88/?page=2
supposedly a Comet was probably a bit of a bargain providing the major parts were in good condition. Compared to this bike
https://online.handh.co.uk/m/lot-de...tm=any&order=order_num&xclosed=no&featured=no
the £13,000 could do a lot to make it a great riding machine.
The Series B Rapide was pretty much on the money but looked like it needed more than a few hundred £££s to make it a good one.
These are my opinions of course and I am in far-away Australia. If there had been a genuine Shadow there then it could have been very interesting because at the moment Shadows seem to be running hot and cold.
supposedly a Comet was probably a bit of a bargain providing the major parts were in good condition. Compared to this bike
https://online.handh.co.uk/m/lot-de...tm=any&order=order_num&xclosed=no&featured=no
the £13,000 could do a lot to make it a great riding machine.
The Series B Rapide was pretty much on the money but looked like it needed more than a few hundred £££s to make it a good one.
These are my opinions of course and I am in far-away Australia. If there had been a genuine Shadow there then it could have been very interesting because at the moment Shadows seem to be running hot and cold.