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Post by brucie on Jan 15, 2018 17:56:31 GMT 1
Hi there I'm restoring a mk three 125 lc it doesn't have matching numbers if I do sell after its complete I decided to sell it is it going to depreciate the value as the numbers don't match but the bike will be excellent condition regards
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Post by graeme6 on Jan 15, 2018 19:07:55 GMT 1
You will probably never make your money back as the price of restoring the bike will always out way the price of the finished bike especially the stupid prices you have to pay for parts these days. People seem prepared to pay stupid prices for some parts on ebay, a micron exhaust sold recently for nearly £500 and an allspeed for £385, I only paid £700 for a complete bike 18 month ago.
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Post by earthman on Jan 15, 2018 21:20:44 GMT 1
Personally I don't really get the whole number matching thing, they don't make any difference to riding/the enjoyment of the bike, surely that's what's it about at the end of the day?? Only spend time restoring a vehicle if that's something that you enjoy doing, then enjoy using it on the roads afterwards.  |
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Post by brucie on Jan 15, 2018 21:32:39 GMT 1
Personally I don't really get the whole number matching thing, they don't make any difference to riding/the enjoyment of the bike, surely that's what's it about at the end of the day?? Only spend time restoring a vehicle if that's something that you enjoy doing, then enjoy using it on the roads afterwards. I have to admit I'm enjoying it and the satisfaction it's been off the road for at least fifthteen years and more , I had one back in the day and was the best days of my life |
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Post by brucie on Jan 15, 2018 21:41:29 GMT 1
You will probably never make your money back as the price of restoring the bike will always out way the price of the finished bike especially the stupid prices you have to pay for parts these days. People seem prepared to pay stupid prices for some parts on ebay, a micron exhaust sold recently for nearly £500 and an allspeed for £385, I only paid £700 for a complete bike 18 month ago. I saw them on eBay and was blown away buy the price of them luckily the bike l bought had a nearly new micron on it but like you say every genuine part is sky high price but I'm too far gone to go back and it's all about having the buss happy riding |
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Post by jollyr6 on Jan 17, 2018 9:56:10 GMT 1
good luck with the resto i did a mk1 1 last year nos parts are dear but far outway most pattern parts my exhaust was nearly as much as all my paint work like most of you i restored it because i enjoy doing it restored to ride it not to hide it
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Post by brucie on Jan 17, 2018 22:35:29 GMT 1
good luck with the resto i did a mk1 1 last year nos parts are dear but far outway most pattern parts my exhaust was nearly as much as all my paint work like most of you i restored it because i enjoy doing it restored to ride it not to hide it Hi there I'm enjoying the resto luckily I'm a sprayer so that's cut costs but like you say it's all about the enjoyment just don't tell the wife how much it's costing 😀 |
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