01-30-2023, 01:40 AM
(01-29-2023, 11:24 PM)m in sc_imp Wrote: thats stupid. i actually know Rick Brett who owned the original NY steak bike a few years ago, the ONE press bike/prototype. If you don't know who RB is, look him up. And yes, he rode it around, restored it correctly and sold it maybe 10 yrs ago?.
This is what's wrong with the vintage market, over priced, over restored bikes that will never be ridden again bought and sold as commodities w people with more money than they know what to do with and nothing else. Very similar to the muscle car market in the late 90s early 2000s. Darn shame.
Part of me agrees completely with you... But on the other hand, I suppose that if all of these bikes are just ridden into the ground, in a few years, there won't be any left. Having a few of them restored and sold off (even for silly money) at least keeps them around. Unless a bike is hopeless though, my preference is to keep them stock and do just what is needed to keep it on the road. Fully "restored" is much less interesting to me. This particular bike is a blip I think and doesn't represent the true market. Even for restored examples on a good day, it's 5x the market value. Maybe a few guys at the auction had a few too many drinks at the tables in Vegas before the bidding.