As I said in the previous post regarding these bikes on eBay....at first I considered them a bit on the rich side but when I saw the condition of the bikes and figured that to build a bike of equal quality you'd probably spend a lot more, this is a pretty fair deal. I'll be honest and openly declare that I know a couple of the blokes concerned and I have no hesitation recommending them as up front blokes. Many of you Viccos that have been around VMX for a while will know them as well.
The costs of ready to ride bikes is indeed going up and as it is in most things in life, if you want quality, you have to pay. Sure, you could probably build your own bike for a lot cheaper than what you'll pay for these bikes, that's one of the great things about our past time. I prefer to do it that way but I have the time as I'm retired and possess some trade skills that make it a more feasible option for me. On the other hand many of us are restricted by lack of spare time and often don't have the skills to restore a basket case from scratch. This is where buying a complete, ready to race package shows its real benefits. If it costs you 10k for a new bike that's worth half of that after two years, an 8k vintage bike that grows in value over that same period is a better business proposition from my way of seeing it. Another win/win situation.
