Can a classic really be worth 35K?

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What would they mix the below picture with?

Indian Enfield, with that black tank and stripes!

[Manxrider]

Indian Enfield, with that black tank and stripes!

Oh, my God, I see what you mean

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Don't you hate it when you spend £250,000 on a Brough SS100 and someone says "They're still making them in India, you know?"

[Manxrider]

Don't you hate it when you spend £250,000 on a Brough SS100 and someone says "They're still making them in India, you know?"

Not really.

I don't have that kind of money and if I did I wouldn't buy a Brough.

Regarding the Enfield - let's be right the stuff that they are turning out in India is even worse than the stuff that came out of Redditch!

[herriwullie]

When it comes down to it 35 thousand is not absolutely enormous when it comes to money for toys. That would disappear fairly rapidly into wine, a modest classic car or boat, a small woodland over here or a barn in France, and no one would be wiser.

Some people have an itch that they feel needs scratching, if you get 2 of those in the same room at an auction (Mr Chris Evans) you can suddenly get a 'market value' for a particular bike that is massively optimistic.


There is no bike that I would pay 35 thousand for (assuming I had the money to play with). I'd rather have a couple of quirky pre-war critters and a couple of oily rag characterful runarounds from the 50's and a nice warm shed to house them for that amount of money.

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[oldgit]

What would they mix the below picture with?

A friend lent me this for the 2009 Classic Junior Manx races. Coincidentally, in keeping with the thread of this topic I had to insure it for £35,000 whilst it was in my possession. Glad I didn't crash it. It was amazing to ride, although I only did three practice laps on it as I had to sort out my 500 Velo for the senior race.

Want to hear how it sounded - crank up the volume and move the slider to 4.25 then enjoy!

watch it here - YouTube - Manx Grand Prix 2009
Sorry about the wind noise on the clip it was a very gusty day.

An aquaintance of mine used to own a KTT, in used and scruffy condition, which he rode around the Walsall area in the late '60's, early '70's. It had a tall first gear but I still remember it being quick once into it's stride. He sold it for quite a large sum in the early '80s after it had lain unused for 15 years.