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<blockquote data-quote="Albervin" data-source="post: 28581" data-attributes="member: 586"><p>Timetraveller is spot on with what he has said. Join the club and get known. Some people complain that Vincent owners can be standoffish and aloof but sometimes it can be shyness (on both parts). Persevere and let it be known what you want and why. A matching numbers machine can command a premium due to the investors in the market but if you pay that premium and then have to pay for a major engine rebuild you will not only be not riding the bike for a year or more but you will have a machine that will have cost you more than the current market will generally support. I have had 25 years riding on non matching numbers machines and all of them are now worth considerably more than they owe me in purchase costs and repairs. Why not try to make some friends and get some test rides (as a rider or pillion) to get a feel for what a Vincent can really do? If I had gone down this route 25 years ago I would have saved myself a lot of money and heartache. Welcome to the forum and keep asking those questions.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Albervin, post: 28581, member: 586"] Timetraveller is spot on with what he has said. Join the club and get known. Some people complain that Vincent owners can be standoffish and aloof but sometimes it can be shyness (on both parts). Persevere and let it be known what you want and why. A matching numbers machine can command a premium due to the investors in the market but if you pay that premium and then have to pay for a major engine rebuild you will not only be not riding the bike for a year or more but you will have a machine that will have cost you more than the current market will generally support. I have had 25 years riding on non matching numbers machines and all of them are now worth considerably more than they owe me in purchase costs and repairs. Why not try to make some friends and get some test rides (as a rider or pillion) to get a feel for what a Vincent can really do? If I had gone down this route 25 years ago I would have saved myself a lot of money and heartache. Welcome to the forum and keep asking those questions. [/QUOTE]
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