Bought and sold a lot over my 30 plus years of doing rallies, one of the machines I really regret selling is a trials spec BSA
Bantam motorcycle that I acquired from a friend (swapped him another bike for it), did it all up and like a muppet I sold it for
little more than what it owed me...
I can see Nigels point of view that the restoration is what floats his boat rather than long term ownership, a mate of mine with
vintage motorcycles has owned some for over 30 years so its horses for courses really...