In a message dated 1/4/01 10:07:09 AM Eastern Standard Time, OROBOYZ@aol.com
writes:
> Russ Fitzgerald and I have just been privately discussing these bikes that
> are eclectic mixes of old and new.. Old frames with a spattering of new
> parts
> .......New frames that are made in acknowledgment of older forms
(Rivendells,
> etc.)
> "Neo Classics?" .... "Classic Mannerists?" .... "Vintage Hot Rods?"....
> "Irvings?"
> No really, what moniker would best and most succinctly describe these
> immensely rideable and refined mounts..?
Could do what the motorheads do( I are one part-time):
["Restofication." Restofication is the blending of the art of restoration as well as modification. This concept has slowly grown in acceptance. Today many restoration enthusiasts don't bat an eye at the thought of restoring a popular model while at the same time adding upgraded, contemporary tires and wheels and non-threatening performance enhancements....]
This was culled from a SEMA page (Specialty Equipment Market Association)
http://www.sema.org/
Pete Geurds
Douglassville, Pa