Optimist of the century

<Shuffles feet>

 

<fx: folds>

 

Well that's just silly.

Y'know what - I really *do* know when I'm going to need such a thing -
never!

 

<eyes several sets of GSX-R 600 disks>

I'm not entirely innocent in this matter myself

 

<Shoves brand new Honda CB125 alternator, Honda CD200 6v coil, MZ250
generator, Honda CD175 seat trim, Triumph Trophy grab handles and
GT750 exhaust collets to back of shelf>

 

Well, um, yeah, but sometimes you hold onto stuff "because it might
come in useful". I can see myself buying another Honda OHC 125 single,
for example, and ditto a CD200 Benly. I've even bid on another GT750
recently. And my MZ addiction is incurable. The Trophy grab handles:
yeah, fair cop, mate.

Although

With SOB parts, the longer you keep 'em, the more valuable they
get For example, really good used OE 400 Four exhaust systems
used to fetch around £200-250, but then the new price jumped to about
£450 and so excellent used ones now fetch £300-350.

<Considers stack of boxes in garage>

Trouble is, most of my stuff comes into the category of "too shagged
or obscure to be useful for anything other than hardcore".

 

Indeed - a few years back I thought I'd done well getting someone to
agree to give me 90 quid for a mound of old X7 bits so I was well miffed
when he never turned up with the money. Had no joy on ebay so I tried to
freecycle the bits with no response at all.

Last year I advertised "miscellaneous X7 bits" of Gumtree and, between
there and an X7 forum, they've done >300 quid. If I get another 50quid
for what's left then that's what I paid for both the X7 as a legal
runner + for the parts bike. Mind you, bought them in the early 90s so
there's 15 years financing costs to consider before I can really claim a
profit

The LC bits have seen a nice uptick in value recently as well - although
on the downside I've been buying Laverda spares & they've gone
stratospheric.

 

Possibly? POSSIBLY???

 

Do I get a prize?