No, Japan might not be a bad place for the bike. Looking at some of the Japanese web pages that I've seen, a fine French touring bike will be well treated there.
And, just think of all the other parts; replacement, repair and other accessories that a wealthy buyer might put on this thing once he gets it home!... That stuff alone could go another $2K....
Brian, you don't want that bike, really. It's a money pit. Well, that's what I'm using for my excuse, see, it's my size too.
Hey, Brian!, why don't you just build one of these little puppies for yourself?
Ed.
> Looks like the current high bidder at $1,000 is our very own Matt
> Gorski. Sorry, Matt, but the normal CR etiquette of not bidding against
> a list member doesn't apply, as the item is very rare and highly desired
> by multiple members. We can't just wait for the next one, so if I can
> get it for $1100 I will. However, I doubt $1100 will even meet reserve,
> plus I imagine once Kauzo and the other lads from Nippon get into the
> hunt, this baby will go MUCH higher than I will want to pay. This will
> be a very interesting auction, as we may discover just exactly what
> today's market is for a highly desirable Herse model. Perhaps we should
> start a list pool to guess the final winning bid. I'm betting this one
> winds up in Japan, and that is not a bad thing as wonderful objects
> should belong to those who will treasure them.
>
> Regards,
>
> Jerry Moos
>
> Douglas R. Brooks wrote:
>
> > There is a Herse Demountable on eBay this morning.
> > Look here:
> > http://ebay.com/
> >
> > It is a 52cm c-c and that translates even shorter since these
> > bikes size _up_ usually 1-3cm, at least in my humble experience.
> > Particularly noteworthy is the Herse crank.
> > If anyone has the technical know-how to pull the many
> > pictures off the site and post them somewhere, the
> > more photos of Herse on the record, the better!!
> >
> > now it will sure be interesting to see how far this
> > one goes, no?
> > Douglas Brooks,
> > prefers to be known more for questions than answers,
> > in snowy, snowy Canandaigua, NY