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Keeping them in vaguely running order is going to be irrelevant because they'll be useless other than as museum pieces in a few years when petrol gets banned. I wonder if they'll still hold their value when they can't even theoretically be ridden? Most people collect old 2-strokes and such because they think in their head they'd like to ride them, even if they don't
One of the reasons I built a big, high compression enfield is it wouldn't take very much work to convert it to run on pure bioethanol in the future (ironic really, a 75 year old engine design and it's my future-proof bike). Just a fiddle with the jetting and ignition timing and a new fuel line would have it running on alcohol.
I disagree with what you are doing because they are meant to be rid not hid and if you leave the strokers unrun, the crank seals will go so they'd need a full rebuild anyway to put them back into service. Anyway, I'd buy a load of silica gel pouches, drain the fuel, stick a pouch in the tank and vacuum bag them with a couple more pouches in the bag. They should be perfectly clean, dry and rust free before they go in the bag, maybe wipe over the tinwork with ACF50 first. ____________________ “Rule one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
I did the 2010 Round Britain Rally on my 350 Bullet. 89 landmarks, 3 months, 9,500 miles. |
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My old man had LOTS of stamps, they were worth money, an investment indeed. He used to berate me for pouring money into that 'pit' of motorcycle ownership. Then all the old blokes who used to collect stamps ( when we had an empire there was plenty of choice GB and commonwealth) started to peg it , collections were sold and stamps fell in value. No one wanted them( except a few real special ones).
And hey guess what- motorcycles ( and old cars) started being the in thing to invest in with good returns possible for the right machines, an appreciating asset , and fun too.
BUT every month at our club meeting someones widow is trying to Flog freds old bikes and the comment is ' she must have got the prices off the back of classic bike magazine' No one wants them at those prices. When all the old blokes who know the difference between a Vellocete and a Vincent have all died off and all the kids that were weaned onto computers and have never had a driving licence have the all money all the old motorbikes will be worth next to nothing and early Playstations and Nintendo's will be like Gold Dust. ____________________ All the above is my personal opinion, you can see my lips move, but I'm talking out of my arse.
I've been riding, and fixing , bikes for 50 years, in that time the more I learn, the less I am absolutely sure of..... |
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 2 years, 48 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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