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I think the only way to know is to sell it. But that would go against all common sense.

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comnoz said:
When they are throwing shovels of dirt into the hole. :( Jim
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yeah, that's good.

I was thinking along the lines of " when the shovel delivers dirt instead of dollars."

maybe it is a rhetorical question to which the OP is willing to furnish his answer?
 
I'm a little more optimistic...It's done when you can't think of anything to do but go riding! It may not last for long but its great while it does.


Russ
 
rpatton said:
Jay Leno had it right. "Restore it to 100pts. Ride it till it's 50pts. Repeat."
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For the sake of $$$ I'd say go to 90pts then ride back to 50pts or so, repeat. That last 10 pts or so can get REAL expensive.
 
lrutt said:
rpatton said:
Jay Leno had it right. "Restore it to 100pts. Ride it till it's 50pts. Repeat."
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For the sake of $$$ I'd say go to 90pts then ride back to 50pts or so, repeat. That last 10 pts or so can get REAL expensive.
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I like the 90/50 idea. Probably fits my budget better. That does bring up a question. Is there a standard for that can be used to determine the state of your bike in terms of show quality on a 100 points scale? I realize that judges have a practiced eye for these things but are they objectively determined or is it very subjective?

j
 
I think the "point" thing is based on a pure resoration. AS points are generally used in conorse judging.. points taken away from a theoretical 100 point perfect specimen.
What I'm talking about goes beyound restoration into improvements, modifications, upgrades etc.
A restoration stops at the point of optimum originality. Project "creep" is the seemingly never ending activity of the projects "individualization", sometimes to the point of absurdity.
So my original question, being rhetorical, is just asking when does it end.... how many improvments to originality, upgrades to those improvements and modifications to those upgrades must be done to "finish" the bike? Sometimes the project goes way beound the point of being able to recognize the machine from whence it began. Sometimes we hang on too long to it and then is only finished when the next owner gets the bike, then he "improves" it by taking the back back to it's origin and removes and sells off the bits you've added and have taken a loss on.

JD
 
I think you know you are close when you search Norton under motorcycle parts on eBay and can't find a damn thing you really need!
 
jeffdavison said:
or this forum !

kingdaddyo said:
I think you know you are close when you search Norton under motorcycle parts on eBay and can't find a damn thing you really need!
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When this happens you need another Norton.

Bill G
 
jeffdavison said:
So my original question, being rhetorical, is just asking when does it end.... how many improvments to originality, upgrades to those improvements and modifications to those upgrades must be done to "finish" the bike?

JD
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Thank You. You just helped me understand why some people have such large collections. Each bike or car was a pursuit. When it was 'finished", they needed to get another bike or car to do it again. When you hear them talk about their collection, a lot of what they go on about is what they had to make or go through to track down some part for this or that project, not about the total number of things they have. If you've only got one bike then the indulgence might get a little intense, like an only child. Which only means one thing,..
 
When certain Norton guys quit developing timing gear sets, fuel injection systems, sump breathers, cylinder head designs, exhaust collar fix kits, hydraulic clutch mechanisms, center bearing cranks and not to mention certain others fixins as in light pistons and long rods, radiused light lifter kits and we all need the clutch push rod seal and master brake resize kit. And who knows what else is currently brewing in the deep crevices of gray matter soon to be revealed. Dare I continue across the pond and to Europe and down under?

One thing though, it's a lot more interesting owning a Norton in the 21st. century.
 
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