Excellent point. Harleys are image, Suzukis, Hondas, Kawasakis, Yamahas, etc. are performance. To be fair, Cinelli and Masi are image and performance, Waterford is performance.
Regards,
Jerry Moos
Houston, TX
> "As they say in the Harley Davidson world, if you hafta ask, you just
> won't get it..."
>
> Doesn't make Harley Davidson aficionados any smarter, or better, tho'.
;-)
>
> John, if Harley Davidson made an airplane would you ride in it?, Dunn
> Boise, ID
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <Wolfman231@aol.com>
> To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 6:41 PM
> Subject: Re: [CR]Cinelli prices
>
>
> > In a message dated 11/6/03 8:32:59 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> > chuckschmidt@earthlink.net writes:
> >
> > > I think the price that a 1973 Cinelli would get on eBay compared to
what
> > > a 1973 Windsor would get on eBay reflects the value today's collectors
> > > place on the quality of the respective bikes.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > As usual, well put Chuck. Auction prices have nothing to do with
> > cost/benefit ratios, value or anything like that. Cache, mojo, esteem,
> whatever you want
> > to call it. A Toyota Supra might be a better car, but its never gonna
be
> a
> > Ferrari. As they say in the Harley Davidson world, if you hafta ask,
you
> just
> > won't get it...
> >
> > Ed Kasper
> > Detroit MI