Replicas, Specials, Fakes and Forgeries The Classic Motorcycle September, 2020

davidd

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Interesting subject, but just scratches the surface.


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Robert Watson

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My favourite is still the ex cycle world editor judging at a reasonably large concours where I had my two A's just to support the local Club. I had put the TT Rep in my wife's name on the entry just for fun.
As the Judges walked by without even stopping I heard him remark. Well it's a Replica, never been run and owned by a woman. Then they gave best in show (Rules were min 25 years old) to a brand new (less than 6 months old but registered as a 1968) Godet Egli and when informed of this just said, we know and we don't care.
That incident ended the concours at that venue for ever!
 

vibrac

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I wince a bit at the Clubs Vincent being referred to in the CM mag as "Out on the road"o_O Sadly (very sadly) as far as I know its been stuck in a NZ museum (or two) ever since it had to be auctioned because no (first offer) club members wanted to buy it, A great pity as it was probably put together with more care and better machined parts than any bike available at the time.
That it seems is a good summary of the investor side of the business personally I have always regarded replicas (sorry evocations) as real bargains.
 
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