Comments on: Last Production Vincent to be Auctioned http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2007/02/15/last-production-vincent-to-be-auctioned/ Motorcycle News for Positive People Thu, 24 May 2012 21:52:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Sean http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2007/02/15/last-production-vincent-to-be-auctioned/#comment-70217 Sean Fri, 16 Feb 2007 01:47:22 +0000 http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2007/02/15/last-production-vincent-to-be-auctioned/#comment-70217 I hate do to it, and I'll probably be lynched for it, but I agree with the anonymous person above. Vincent made some bad decisions, sure they made some beautiful bikes that went fast but they were plagued with bad management. I'd love Vincent to still be making bikes, just like I'd love Norton to still be making bikes, and Indian and.... The point is, some things just die. It was sad, but given what happened it was inevitable. And besides, now they're classic pieces, so it could have been a good thing. I hate do to it, and I’ll probably be lynched for it, but I agree with the anonymous person above. Vincent made some bad decisions, sure they made some beautiful bikes that went fast but they were plagued with bad management. I’d love Vincent to still be making bikes, just like I’d love Norton to still be making bikes, and Indian and…. The point is, some things just die. It was sad, but given what happened it was inevitable. And besides, now they’re classic pieces, so it could have been a good thing.

]]> By: anon http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2007/02/15/last-production-vincent-to-be-auctioned/#comment-70160 anon Thu, 15 Feb 2007 16:30:01 +0000 http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2007/02/15/last-production-vincent-to-be-auctioned/#comment-70160 "Funny how a bit of distance and hindsight changes our view." Hindsight isn't in play, rose colored glasses are. The cost/function/reliability/value tradeoffs and poor business decisions that put them out of business don't come into play when (now) we are talking about a weekend toy or, god forbid, an unridden collectible. But at the time? Well, the open market knows best. Please don't think I bashing the bikes, should I hit the lottery, I will have a Black Shadow in my garage (warehouse?) because it is a thing of beauty. If you want to play hindsight: Just think, what might have been if they had spent money on engineering improvements or production cost reductions instead of body cladding? “Funny how a bit of distance and hindsight changes our view.”

Hindsight isn’t in play, rose colored glasses are.

The cost/function/reliability/value tradeoffs and poor business decisions that put them out of business don’t come into play when (now) we are talking about a weekend toy or, god forbid, an unridden collectible. But at the time? Well, the open market knows best.

Please don’t think I bashing the bikes, should I hit the lottery, I will have a Black Shadow in my garage (warehouse?) because it is a thing of beauty.

If you want to play hindsight: Just think, what might have been if they had spent money on engineering improvements or production cost reductions instead of body cladding?

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