On Fri, Jan 9, 2009 at 2:24 PM, <stanwas...@bellsouth.net> wrote: > > You're not going to sneak an orange QB into your stable and pretend > that it's an old bike that's always been there. It sticks out like a > sore thumb. Trust me, I just tried it and got caught. > > On Jan 9, 11:24 am, "David Estes" <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > > See, you made the first mistake of "mentioning" it... > > > > Speaking of sneaking in a few bikes... > > A number of years ago several of us were admiring a now deceased friends > amazing collection of vintage motorcycles, and in particular his latest > aquisition at the time, an Ariel Square Four. Mind you, this was not just > a > handful of old Triumphs, Beezers and Nortons, but included a Matchless, a > Norton Manx with a documented racing history and now the Ariel, which cost > around twenty five large. Obviously Ed was a man of some means, but you'd > never know it until he opened his garage door. > > At one point The Wise One, (that's a long story), asked Ed how his wife > felt > about having roughly a quarter of a million dollars worth of scooters in > her > garage. Poor Ed near got whiplish looking around to ensure that Margie did > not hear that question while admonishing TWO to pipe down. As he told it, > to her knowledge the most he ever paid for one of those old derelict bikes > was twenty five hundred bucks! > > Stan > Columbia, SC > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ > > Excellent story!
And it inspires me to add this bit of advice: Remember, these are "retro-styled," "vintage appearing" bikes... so, just go along w/ the belief that they're all 25 years old and came from the thrift store! -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
