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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote kateguy Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 09 Dec 2016 at 06:54
The asking prices have definitely gone bonkers..but the beauty of loops is that they are riders bikes......not poseurs bikes. Only know of one loop which went for daft money....and that was a very red one that won a prize at Newark a coupla years ago...and had very wrong handlebars....aint seen it since....
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And to think I almost gave my Commando away all those years ago. Cry
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Rollo Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 09 Dec 2016 at 10:21
Maybe once interest rates start to go up the big money will move away from investing in old vehicles and make them more affordable. Bike and car prices seem to me to be unreasonably high at the moment and suspect the bubble will burst at some stage.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Loopian Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 09 Dec 2016 at 10:42
The trouble with these unrealistic and probably unobtainable prices is that it puts these practical and enjoyable bikes out of reach for people who just want a great classic bike to ride and look after. Well unless of course your really wedged up, which of course most of us aren't.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Dave P. Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 09 Dec 2016 at 11:07
Originally posted by Loopian Loopian wrote:

The trouble with these unrealistic and probably unobtainable prices is that it puts these practical and enjoyable bikes out of reach for people who just want a great classic bike to ride and look after. Well unless of course your really wedged up, which of course most of us aren't.


Agreed,and as far as sixties/early seventies classics are concerned the loops are arguably the most practical of the lot.
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I don't know if you keep an eye on the American market, but decent ones regularly go for $8- 10,000 (£6300-8000). You can still find project bikes there for decent money, but they generally need chrome cylinders changed and if like mine a truck load of other stuff too. Having said that, everything is available and it is a great way to get to know a bike and it can still be a cheap way of getting a well sorted bike for a decent price.

If you want a really superb restoration, with nothing left untouched (or polished), try Cycle Garden in California, you'll only pay $40,000 ish and join Ewan as a customer.

By the way Moe is apparently back at work, after his nasty accident.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Dave P. Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 10 Dec 2016 at 10:35
$40,000 seems like a very expensive restoration.Presumably, this is for a bike the customer already owns.
Good to hear that Moe is OK.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Barry Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 10 Dec 2016 at 11:23
In the case of Cycle Garden,i suspect that the prices are more about local market forces, and the depth of the representative client's pockets than they are about reflecting the 'value' of loops, generally.

Ewan is not the only 'name' that I have seen in connection with Cycle Garden (e.g. http://motoguzzi.net.nz/lenny-kravitz-riding-moto-guzzi-eldorado/)

That's not to say that those who can afford the prices aren't getting their money's worth - some of the build videos around do suggest that they are getting time and attention from people at the top of their game, and the resulting bikes are enviable. I rather imagine that there is a 'level of service' wrapped up in the price, too, when you're an LA notable!
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote jmee54 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 10 Dec 2016 at 16:10
The Cycle Garden bikes are amazingly detailed with absolutely nothing un touched. I am not suggesting that they represent general market values, but £8000 in the US is comonplace now for a well sorted bike. £12-15,000 here is a bit juicy, for sure, but prices are definitely on the up. They are great bikes, but I'd still like a new one as well - if they made anything that floated my boat.
If I had the cash now I wouldn't be buying Guzzi, that's for sure.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Dave P. Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 10 Dec 2016 at 19:23
Originally posted by jmee54 jmee54 wrote:

They are great bikes, but I'd still like a new one as well - if they made anything that floated my boat.
If I had the cash now I wouldn't be buying Guzzi, that's for sure.


Sadly, my feelings exactly. Having said that, there is nothing on the new bike market from any manufacturer that excites my interest at all

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I wouldn't mind a Triumph,  a scrambler maybe. The RnineTs are nice and I even like the wee Heralds. What I really would like is something I could just jump on with some kit and blast off anywhere without a thought.
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You know, the Ducati Scrambler is just such a bike. I wanted to hate it because of the bullsh*t PR campaign, but then I tested one, and I was really taken aback, and impressed by its overall versatility and fun factor. A mate of mine toured the Sahara on his this year, and commutes on it everyday.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote kateguy Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 31 Dec 2016 at 13:50
Noticed Ducati have recalled a load of em mind you Adam...
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Really, what was that for? My friend's has been pretty good to him so far.
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I think something to do with a sidestand bolt....
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