how can one not like restos

[Driftpr]

All original from the original owner!!!!! I like both original and restore!!!!

 

[Dgoldman]

 

[Jon Olson]

I showed the man at the swap meet that his frame wasn’t a Schwinn and got it for half price. Never stopped until all the peices of the “puzzle” were found. How quick more than ten years can pass!

 

[5782341b77vl]

Imagine if you will, you got a 1953 step-side Pickup (don't know what made me come up with that, but bear with me), and you go take that old rusty truck and get it restored to showroom condition! All your time and energy that went into restoring that old truck should give you a sense of pride and accomplishment, knowing that you not only rescued it, but made it pretty again!

By the way, I do have plans to restore my 1964 Typhoon, so I can pass it down to my nephew one day. I plan to keep it as original as possible - no "new" (Made In China) parts will be allowed! NOS parts only! Just my strict guidelines that I go by.

 

[49autocycledeluxe]

I figure if this is all you started with then do whatever you want with it.

 

[2jakes]

Imagine if you will, you got a 1953 step-side Pickup (don't know what made me come up with that, but bear with me), and you go take that old rusty truck and get it restored to showroom condition! All your time and energy that went into restoring that old truck should give you a sense of pride and accomplishment, knowing that you not only rescued it, but made it pretty again!

By the way, I do have plans to restore my 1964 Typhoon, so I can pass it down to my nephew one day. I plan to keep it as original as possible - no "new" (Made In China) parts will be allowed! NOS parts only! Just my strict guidelines that I go by.

It was restored by the local GM dealer to 1946 standards
including the straight 6 stove-bolt engine.
It was to be his recreational toy. Owner took it for a spin to nearby city.
To make a long story short, the owner was not comfortable with
1946 features!
I became the owner soon after.
I added some original features and kept it..."as is".
The next thing I need to do is change all four tires.
This work truck was not meant to have whitewalls.

 

[Jay81]

Generally speaking, I personally do not care for a restored bike, they don't really do anything for me, and would never restore one myself. I generally only collect bikes with pretty decent original paint, because that is what I like. Although I do have a couple that have heavier patina than the others.

However there are some restored bikes that make me say "WOW!" because they are truly amazing. (For example the black and red C model or the Roadmaster that are a couple posts above, I literally said WOW when I saw them.)

Bottom line is, do whatever floats your boat and makes YOU happy.