LT Snyder, Building a Motorcycle Collection

[DoubleEagle]

LT Snyder has a feature article in this month's issue of Motorcycle Concumer News ( MCN ).

A very interesting 4 page article w, text and photos by LT Snyder.

Topics range from :

The Rationale
Why People Sell and Trade
Building a Collection
The Strategy
To Modify or Not to Modify
Keep a Stable Up and Running
The Legacy
Security
The Influence of a Collector

I found the Article to be very captivating and filled w, good valuable information if one were so inclined to start a collection.

The one area I found to be at odds with was his statement about having no intentions of selling any of his collection in the near future ?

He says that "  Rather than sell off my bikes , I have been exploring a more long-lasting legacy for my prized possessions."

Didn't he just have about 10 or so bikes advertised for sale ?

Dolph      

[kopfjäger]

Didn't he just have about 10 or so bikes advertised for sale ?

He sure did.

http://www.desmotimes.com/bikes_for_sale.htm

[DoubleEagle]

May be there are 2  LT Snyders in their 40s that collect Ducatis  ?

Dolph     

[kopfjäger]

Possible

[MadDuck]

Maybe his situation changed again.  I hope so for his sake.

[DoubleEagle]

Maybe his situation changed again.  I hope so for his sake.

What pray tell was his situation ?

All sounded good in the Article .

Even sounded like he was still thinking of expanding on his collection as he got older.

Dolph     

[Lars D]

I believe he had written the article a few years ago.

[TAftonomos]

Maybe his situation changed again.  I hope so for his sake.

Or he realized no one is dumb enough to spend $7500 on a 12 year old ST2 (or the like) and decided to keep them. 


But yea, prolly wrote the article a while back...

[DoubleEagle]

I believe he had written the article a few years ago.

LT states in his Article that he doesn't buy NEW, that he generally buys 2 year old bikes after the origianl owner has taken the big depreciation hit.

He has photos of a Ducati 1098 S which hasn't been around that long for LT to buy a 2 year old model and have written this Article a few years ago.

Dolph     

[kopfjäger]

LT states in his Article that he doesn't buy NEW, that he generally buys 2 year old bikes after the origianl owner has taken the big depreciation hit.

He has photos of a Ducati 1098 S which hasn't been around that long for LT to buy a 2 year old model and have written this Article a few years ago.

Dolph     

Must be a different guy then.

[DoubleEagle]

Must be a different guy then.

Does LT live in Florida ?

Dolph     

[kopfjäger]

Does LT live in Florida ?

Dolph     

Yes

[DoubleEagle]

Yes

Seems hard to believe then that there are 2 ....  LT Snyders both living in Florida w, Ducati collections and are Motorcyle Journalists.

Dolph     

[Raux]

STRANGER things have happend

[DoubleEagle]

STRANGER things have happend

True Jerry......but what are the odds ?

Dolph