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Offline nickjtc

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I'll bid $100,000.01 and not a penny more
« on: January 27, 2009, 08:23:20 AM »
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Re: I'll bid $100,000.01 and not a penny more
« Reply #1 on: January 27, 2009, 08:36:21 AM »
 :o WOW  :o

shame my current re-fi on the house isn't netting anywhere near that much, oh... and that my wife would kill AND divorce me
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Re: I'll bid $100,000.01 and not a penny more
« Reply #2 on: January 27, 2009, 08:38:17 AM »
make me drool there, you forgot to mention this was bike porn....
Some of us have kids ya kno'
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Absolutely awesome bike there.




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Re: I'll bid $100,000.01 and not a penny more
« Reply #3 on: January 27, 2009, 09:29:21 AM »
The biggest tragedy of all is that I remember in the '60s, before they became 'boutique bikes', you could pick up a tidy example for just a few hundred pounds. If only we knew then what we know now. ;)
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Re: I'll bid $100,000.01 and not a penny more
« Reply #4 on: January 27, 2009, 10:06:17 AM »
That bike appears to have two rear sprockets.  One with a chain and one without.
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Re: I'll bid $100,000.01 and not a penny more
« Reply #5 on: January 27, 2009, 10:19:49 AM »
Quote from: GigaWhiskey on January 27, 2009, 10:06:17 AM
That bike appears to have two rear sprockets.  One with a chain and one without.

To quote Wikipedia:

Vincent used quickly detachable wheels, making wheel and tyre changes easier. The rear wheel was reversible, and different size rear sprockets could be fitted for quick final-drive ratio changes.
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Re: I'll bid $100,000.01 and not a penny more
« Reply #6 on: January 27, 2009, 10:22:14 AM »
That is actually kewl.  I would have never guessed that.  Thanks for the info.
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Re: I'll bid $100,000.01 and not a penny more
« Reply #7 on: January 27, 2009, 10:25:47 AM »
In many ways the bikes were ground breaking. The problem was that 'ground breaking' meant more cost. At a time when the majority of motorcycles on the road in England were strictly utilitarian, not many could afford the luxury.
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Re: I'll bid $100,000.01 and not a penny more
« Reply #8 on: January 27, 2009, 10:50:57 AM »
you guys should get yourselfs down to Miller/Bonneville in SEPT... get your fill of them bikes...
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Re: I'll bid $100,000.01 and not a penny more
« Reply #9 on: January 31, 2009, 03:34:14 PM »
Why not buy a new one, with a frame like 'Mec' has built, from the late Mike Hailwoods son.
http://www.hailwoodmotorcyclerestorations.com/HMR_eglivincent.htm
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Re: I'll bid $100,000.01 and not a penny more
« Reply #10 on: January 31, 2009, 08:23:55 PM »
Quote from: malcolmgb on January 31, 2009, 03:34:14 PM
Why not buy a new one, with a frame like 'Mec' has built, from the late Mike Hailwoods son.
http://www.hailwoodmotorcyclerestorations.com/HMR_eglivincent.htm

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