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<blockquote data-quote="Monkeypants" data-source="post: 126229" data-attributes="member: 2708"><p>Given this info, how much sense does it make to pay thousands for numbers that are potentially bogus?</p><p>Maybe the smart thing to do is buy one that is priced lower due to the mismatch and use the extra funds for an e start & a trip or whatever. There is very little likelihood of finding bogus numbers on a bike that is sold as nonmatching.</p><p>Since it is very likely that a nonmatching numbers has genuine Vincent factory numbers and a reasonable possibility that a high priced bike sold as matching could have numbers punched in by a crook, maybe we have it wrong.</p><p>The non matching bikes should be more valuable as at least we know what the hell they are!</p><p>I think I am borrowing some of this from a thought Vince Farrell shared some years ago.</p><p>Tongue in cheek but it does make you think about some of the silly goings on in the market place.</p><p>I know of a local bike that was sold twice as a Black Shadow , most recently at close to 100 k.</p><p>It's a badly put together mix of Rapide parts with bits of the original numbers still showing here and there. The new numbers are oversized and look to be punched in by a child.</p><p>Somebody claimed it to be a Shadow and the chequebook appears!</p><p>Glen</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Monkeypants, post: 126229, member: 2708"] Given this info, how much sense does it make to pay thousands for numbers that are potentially bogus? Maybe the smart thing to do is buy one that is priced lower due to the mismatch and use the extra funds for an e start & a trip or whatever. There is very little likelihood of finding bogus numbers on a bike that is sold as nonmatching. Since it is very likely that a nonmatching numbers has genuine Vincent factory numbers and a reasonable possibility that a high priced bike sold as matching could have numbers punched in by a crook, maybe we have it wrong. The non matching bikes should be more valuable as at least we know what the hell they are! I think I am borrowing some of this from a thought Vince Farrell shared some years ago. Tongue in cheek but it does make you think about some of the silly goings on in the market place. I know of a local bike that was sold twice as a Black Shadow , most recently at close to 100 k. It's a badly put together mix of Rapide parts with bits of the original numbers still showing here and there. The new numbers are oversized and look to be punched in by a child. Somebody claimed it to be a Shadow and the chequebook appears! Glen [/QUOTE]
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