finbar wrote: hints and tips for restorers

I'm trying to think of a polite way of saying sod off, buy an LC and leave the decent bikes to those who want to ride them while the (private at least) prices are still reasonable.
But I can't so I'll just say sod off, buy an LC and leave the decent bikes to those who want to ride them while the (private at least) prices are still slightly reasonable.

Hints and tips for buyers?
In every Ebay dealer advert you see subsitute the followng phrases;

"average condtion" - "built from a box of bits"
"very good condition" - "average condition"
"mint" - "still wet from the paint shop"
"very low mileage" - "requires a full rebuild"
"average mileage for year" - "we have no idea when the engine was last rebuilt"
"appreciating classic" - "you might as well set fire to a couple of grand as buy this bike to make money"
"just in from Japan" - "has been started once in 15 years"
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