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BUYING A CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE

mmediately after purchasing a classic motorcycle, you will instantly see what appears to be a better example of the same model being sold for less money, often in an unexpected location. This happened with my newly-acquired AJS. I bought it for what I considered to be a very reasonable price and was very happy for almost six hours. Then I spotted a Matchless G3 of the same vintage in smarter nick go under the hammer at a local auction house

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