Carb + Rubbermount = Collector's Item?

[clif02]

Those are some sweet looking bikes you have there ^^^^ I have a 2004 Red Roadster that I love!

[xlerate]

I have a 2006 yellow Roadster that I ride every fine day...I work on wet days only!
And it's going to be worth a mint one day to some lucky bugga! haha All the mods are bolt-on and I have kept what I swapped out.
But, yeah, those Iron Heads look good, especially that blue one a member here has (Scuba10jbl)

[SLW210]

Originally Posted by wedge

Do you have figures to back this up? I'm thinking that back when it was made that the Vincent probably sold for very little. The early Mustangs went for around $2000.00 for instance. Back in 69 I had a custom Suzuki motocross bike built for me by Matsuda Gintaku, a Suzuki dealer in Okinawa, the brand new bike and all of the modifications came to less than $500.00

What is that Vincent worth today? If it was originally $2000.00, and today it's worth $100,000.00 That's a 4,900 percent return on the $2000.00 investment.

Ask Jay Leno and other rich folks why they have so much money tied up in collector cars, bikes, and art.

How many have gone for $100,000? I would imagine there would need to be a provenance to get that much and usually a one off racer or similar with a little extra added. Average for a Good condition Vincent is around $20,000 AFAIK, how much investment to keep a Vincent in good condition?

Rich people have a lot more invested in their collection than you might think, the most valuable have provenance or very rare editions or both. Really good restorations cost $$$$.

I do know a $1000 investment in Walmart's original stock is worth millions, no restoration investment needed or storage needed.