Interesting collection of bikes

[oldguy]

Interesting collection of bikes, some are going to auction

https://youtu.be/bB_pbcmsV78?si=P9ncaVGhcMtOeERc

[onearmedbandit]

Wow what an awesome collection! Even had my first bike there, an SL125.

[bad'rule]

hands up for the old man, camera moved too fast to enjoy it.
And all the bikes a man could only dream off is there . Hopes he enjoys his likes so much. [emoji119]

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[Grumph]

Who is he ? kiwi in Oz. I feel I should know him but can't put a surname to him.

Who went to the Burt and can name him ?

[onearmedbandit]

Who is he ? kiwi in Oz. I feel I should know him but can't put a surname to him.

Who went to the Burt and can name him ?

Greg Mitchell (didn't go to the Burt but at 12:17 in the video we discover his surname in a photo on the wall). Someone also mentions in the comments that Greg and a 'Trev King from Dunedin' used to run RM125 Full Floaters back in the day.

[oldguy]

The guy from Grays, was like a kid in a candy store :drool:

[F5 Dave]

How do I feel about this? Strange emotions actually. Some nice bikes there. Some serious money behind him obviously. Just bringing them over from the states. . .

You should be able to collect what you want to.

But at what point are you denying the market of some viable bikes? There's a bunch the vmx guys would love to get their hand on for sure.
Is it like land banking?

[onearmedbandit]

There's arguably someone out there who would use my bike more than I do, or could use it for vital transportation needs. Am I denying the market a viable bike for someone to get their hands (well, hand) on?

I get what you're saying, but if we are going to start drawing lines where do we draw them?

[F5 Dave]

That's why I asked. What are my thoughts and by extension all your thoughts?

I mean I have seven bikes and I currently can't ride any of them.:cry:

But after, say 40 bikes, are you taking the piss? He had about 100 by the looks and many that won't get finished.

A chick we used to hang out with's Dad had an AJS (which to my 18 year old mind was probably something that must be special) and a MK4 Zephyr (phoar, eh?). They hadn't gone in years but he wasn't going to sell them. It just seemed criminal (I think I imagined myself cruising with mates in the mk4 which I'd picked up for a grand and poured gas in).

[onearmedbandit]

I say no lines drawn! To the victor goes the spoils!

[Grumph]

What is it the Americans say ? He who dies with the most toys wins.

[F5 Dave]

I had a Victor.

It was my first car (as I couldn't get that Zephyr).

It was a rolling violation of English engineering and manufacturing skill. I have no idea how they won the war.

I bought my 2nd car about 4yrs ago. It was Japanese.