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I'm calling BS on this one! Am I wrong?
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<blockquote data-quote="69ST" data-source="post: 122949" data-attributes="member: 5"><p>I think you may have a somewhat incorrect impression...and for good reasons. As I said earlier, healthy skepticism is a good thing. Bikes like this don't come along very often and, especially in this case, it's the adversarial Q&A that has revealed some important facts & details that were missing from your listing. That last batch of photos is far more revealing and a lot better than the first. Agreed, <em>those</em> are pretty decent for a phone camera. Imagine what a $70 Canon Powershot could do, by comparison.</p><p></p><p>It's pretty clear that the frame is wearing its OEM paint. The tank area was sprayed with indifference, almost more like heavy overspray than a serious effort. That's how they did `em back then, (paint runs & light spots are fairly common, too). And, since the rest of the tins match, there's no question about the rest, either. Contrary to popular belief, the quality of the OEM finish & color match varied wildly...from bike-to-bike and part-to-part on the same bike. Some were borderline awful, some were amazingly good. This one looks to be among the high end of that latter group.</p><p></p><p>As for the rest of the details mentioned in your last post, I think you've nailed it. The early bikes saw a flurry of running changes. Some, like the tire markings, were legislated and took years to fully implement.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="69ST, post: 122949, member: 5"] I think you may have a somewhat incorrect impression...and for good reasons. As I said earlier, healthy skepticism is a good thing. Bikes like this don't come along very often and, especially in this case, it's the adversarial Q&A that has revealed some important facts & details that were missing from your listing. That last batch of photos is far more revealing and a lot better than the first. Agreed, [I]those[/I] are pretty decent for a phone camera. Imagine what a $70 Canon Powershot could do, by comparison. It's pretty clear that the frame is wearing its OEM paint. The tank area was sprayed with indifference, almost more like heavy overspray than a serious effort. That's how they did `em back then, (paint runs & light spots are fairly common, too). And, since the rest of the tins match, there's no question about the rest, either. Contrary to popular belief, the quality of the OEM finish & color match varied wildly...from bike-to-bike and part-to-part on the same bike. Some were borderline awful, some were amazingly good. This one looks to be among the high end of that latter group. As for the rest of the details mentioned in your last post, I think you've nailed it. The early bikes saw a flurry of running changes. Some, like the tire markings, were legislated and took years to fully implement. [/QUOTE]
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