Condundrum: Restoration vs Renovation

[rustjunkie]

So your premise is: Pure preservation isn't worth it because of the paint job, making irrelevant any attempt to restore to original, period-correct?

yeah pretty much.
haven't seen the bike but in general a monark rocket doesn't tend to be a rare or particularly desirable bicycle, so if it had anything really going for it original condition would be it.

you'd be terribly upside-down with a "restoration", just do what you want with it and enjoy it.

 

[T-Cruise]

All helpful, thanks...though not sure I understand what you mean by "upside-down."

 

[Dave Stromberger]

All helpful, thanks...though not sure I understand what you mean by "upside-down."

You'd have more money into it than you could get reselling it.

A true "museum quality" correct restoration could cost around $3k to do... professional paint, chrome, saddle, correct original replacement parts, etc. for a resale value of half that.

 

[T-Cruise]

Gotcha.

TheCABE collective has heuristically programmed an algorithmic computation for me...

Look Dave, I can see you're really upset about this. I honestly think you ought to sit down calmly, take a stress pill, and think things over.

 

[Dave Stromberger]

Gotcha.

TheCABE collective has heuristically programmed an algorithmic computation for me...

Look Dave, I can see you're really upset about this. I honestly think you ought to sit down calmly, take a stress pill, and think things over.

Haha.

 

[SoBayRon]

T, I did take the time to read your well written and meticulously crafted post. At the end of the day, this bike is not original anymore and you can do any of the things mentioned in your post. The only limiting factors could be budget and parts availability. Do what YOU want to do to it and ride it!

 

[T-Cruise]

Glad you got it...for a second there I thought you might not and shut me down...

 

[Dave Stromberger]

Glad you got it...for a second there I thought you might not and shut me down...

For anyone who doesn't... its a quote from the movie 2001: A Space Odyseey where Hal (the red eye in my avatar) is talking to Dave.

 

[T-Cruise]

For anyone who doesn't... its a quote from the movie 2001: A Space Odyseey where Hal (the red eye in my avatar) is talking to Dave.

And Hal = Heuristically programmed ALgorithmic computer

 

[rustjunkie]