New Discovery show coming

[Raider Ronnie]

I guess not many of you guys have seen someone dump 30-40k into a 60s or 70s muscle car thats only worth less than 10k.
Also, from what I've been told most of those "Theme bikes" that they build on OCC sell for over 100k

[BigBo]

Originally Posted by Raider Ronnie

I guess not many of you guys have seen someone dump 30-40k into a 60s or 70s muscle car thats only worth less than 10k.
Also, from what I've been told most of those "Theme bikes" that they build on OCC sell for over 100k

That's not true Ron. I've seen it many times and feel the same way. Just doesn't make sense to me. I can understand a very small percentage that do it for an emotional tie to something, but that's not your typical market.

[Raider Ronnie]

Originally Posted by BigBo

That's not true Ron. I've seen it many times and feel the same way. Just doesn't make sense to me. I can understand a very small percentage that do it for an emotional tie to something, but that's not your typical market.

Whats not true ?

[BigBo]

Where you said not many of you guys have seen someone dump 30-40K into a less than 10K car or over spend on motorcycles.
I've seen it and it doesn't make any sense and neither does spending the kind of dough these guys charge for a boat restoration. I'm certainly not implying they don't do good work. Not at all. What I do think though is that you can get the same work done elsewhere for a fraction of what they charge.

[likwid]

Originally Posted by Raider Ronnie

Also, from what I've been told most of those "Theme bikes" that they build on OCC sell for over 100k

Given that they're the same frame with the same outsourced fuel tank with some paint and junk thrown on, they're proof there's a sucker born every minute.

Originally Posted by BigBo

I've seen it and it doesn't make any sense and neither does spending the kind of dough these guys charge for a boat restoration. I'm certainly not implying they don't do good work. Not at all. What I do think though is that you can get the same work done elsewhere for a fraction of what they charge.

I'd like to know what exactly a 140k restoration is, build a mold and build a whole new boat? (Which similar is being done down in Portsmouth with wooden boats, almost zero original wood, but they're 'restorations'.)

[beamie]

Yeah, seems like a great show to watch with my young son. F bombs dropped left and right, lots of class........

[likwid]

Originally Posted by beamie

Yeah, seems like a great show to watch with my young son. F bombs dropped left and right, lots of class........

I wonder how much they get paid to get in fights.

[BigBo]

Originally Posted by beamie

Yeah, seems like a great show to watch with my young son. F bombs dropped left and right, lots of class........

If they have to bleep every three words, it's un-watchable IMO. You can't follow a story line that is full of bleeps.

[BigBo]

[QUOTE=likwid;905720]Given that they're the same frame with the same outsourced fuel tank with some paint and junk thrown on, they're proof there's a sucker born every minute.

They aren't the same frame and tanks. Far from anything stock. But, they are still way over priced. With the price of materials these days, I can understand a full custom bike running $50K. I don't understand $100K + though. I built my own full custom several years ago for $10k. Granted I didn't use as many custom parts as these guys, but I would say you can build a pretty sweet custom scooter for $25K given the current market.