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<blockquote data-quote="Peter Holmes" data-source="post: 179305" data-attributes="member: 302"><p>I have never purchased a Vincent with the intention to "Wheel and Deal" to make a profit, my main rider, a 1949 Rapide, was purchased by myself in 1965, and I am in the process of putting it back together, having been off the road for 18 months due to remedial engine work. Were I wanting to acquire another Vincent I would definitely seek out a matching numbers machine. That might seem hard to understand, it obviously makes zero difference to the riding experience, and whichever bike you choose, you should be aware that almost certainly you are unlikely to get back all of your purchase price money should you decide to sell it in the future.</p><p></p><p>So you may well ask why I would choose an original factory despatched bike in preference to a motorcycle whereby all the parts of the motorcycle came out of the factory doors, but not all at the same time on the same bike, it has little to do with resale value, or ride ability, in reality whatever one purchases, currently, and almost certainly in the future, you would be unlikely to get your money back whichever you choose. I can only draw the conclusion from my own perspective, that it has to do with an enhanced pride of ownership, knowing that the machine you own is still assembled with the same genuine component parts that it left the factory with 75 years ago, that might, only might, indicate that the original bike had never sustained serious damage at sometime during its life, that is the best explanation that I can come up with, whether that makes any sense I have no idea.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Peter Holmes, post: 179305, member: 302"] I have never purchased a Vincent with the intention to "Wheel and Deal" to make a profit, my main rider, a 1949 Rapide, was purchased by myself in 1965, and I am in the process of putting it back together, having been off the road for 18 months due to remedial engine work. Were I wanting to acquire another Vincent I would definitely seek out a matching numbers machine. That might seem hard to understand, it obviously makes zero difference to the riding experience, and whichever bike you choose, you should be aware that almost certainly you are unlikely to get back all of your purchase price money should you decide to sell it in the future. So you may well ask why I would choose an original factory despatched bike in preference to a motorcycle whereby all the parts of the motorcycle came out of the factory doors, but not all at the same time on the same bike, it has little to do with resale value, or ride ability, in reality whatever one purchases, currently, and almost certainly in the future, you would be unlikely to get your money back whichever you choose. I can only draw the conclusion from my own perspective, that it has to do with an enhanced pride of ownership, knowing that the machine you own is still assembled with the same genuine component parts that it left the factory with 75 years ago, that might, only might, indicate that the original bike had never sustained serious damage at sometime during its life, that is the best explanation that I can come up with, whether that makes any sense I have no idea. [/QUOTE]
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