Collectors Reference Guide

1.	Photographs of motorcycles cannot communicate some items of great importance.
2.	Basic inspection advice - avoid the easy mistakes
3.	Do not assume that a motorcycle began life as the rare model which you are now thinking of buying.
4.	A collector must now be an expert on a subject that was of little consequence when the bike was built.
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7.	History is very important to the value of any collectable motorcycle.
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9.	The most important parts of a restoration are unseen.
10.	When assessing a motorcycle for purchase, consider whether it has uniformity in its detail.
11.	HVG's protocol for cleaning original-condition bikes.
12.	Documentation is important in establishing the provenance and history of your bike.
13.	While you cannot easily peer inside the motorcycle you are sizing up for a possible purchase, you must check those things on the outside to make certain they are correct.
14.	Learning the peculiarities of your motorcycle's fastening hardware may seem tedious, but having the motorcycle "correct" has become an art and a passion for collectors.
15.	The A-B-C’s of polishing and plating in a condensed form.
16.	Finding motorcycle treasure.
17.	How not to lose.
18.	In caring for your fine Vincent or other vintage, classic, veteran, etc. motorcycle, the freshening of the polish on the alloy is very important.
19.	I call it “slime”, but what it truly amounts to is something like ARMORALL or the many similar products that people spread on their saddles, tires, etc.
20.	Chrome can being to rust after some time and can also accumulate a certain atmospheric fallout that leaves a green or gray dull layer.

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