slick
Riding a '38 Autocycle Deluxe
In my opinion, the hobby has been way overinflated in the last 5-10 years. It's a supply demand thing. Most of us collectors bought and sold mediocre bikes back in the day to afford what we have now in our collections and are done flipping bikes. Whatever I buy now, I keep. Unless I'm simply tired of looking at it for some strange reason or if it rides like crap, its gotta go. So what happens is that most of the great bikes are already snatched up sitting in collections being ridden not hidden on a rotation basis. So for the newbie to find a clean bike is very tough. Most that have popped up lately are rusty tank bikes that guys upgraded from. If a clean bike pops up, the price is high. Plain and simple. I hate to say it but the bubble will burst in the next 10 years or so. Older collectors will no longer be around and us next generation guys will have the opportunity to buy their collections at auction or an estate sale and be the next care taker and we will be forced to sell what we thought was a high end bike ($2-3k bike) in our collection to replace with that uber rare next level ( $5-10k) bike. So at that point the newbies will have their chance. Until then, the pickens are slim and most of us aren't willing to give up what we have unless you want to step way up, driving the price WAY UP.
Parts prices... that's a whole nuther argument I have the part sitting here in my display case from a parted out bike, how bad do you need it...... $$$$$$$$. I want to be clear I wasnt referring to myself. I dont part out bikes...
Parts prices... that's a whole nuther argument I have the part sitting here in my display case from a parted out bike, how bad do you need it...... $$$$$$$$. I want to be clear I wasnt referring to myself. I dont part out bikes...
