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What u guys think restore or not and what has more value. i some times think that there is a guy that wants to restore himself and they might come harder to find unrestored which may increase value. i don't sell my bikes. but do not want to ruin the value and i do believe every bike should be used and enjoyed.

71 penton six day
74 husqvarna 250wr
74 aermachi sx350
75 yamaha dt125
72 honda 250 motosport
81 honda ct110
70 honda ct70
74 honda cb200
98 yamaha yz 400
03 yamaha wr 250
74 bmw r75/6
04 bmw r1100s prep
and all of them run and drive
and i might have more that don't run.

How can i post pics.

hi I am Hannes out of washington state. My passion for motorcycles started when i was 10. My dad traded a bay window for a beat up honda trail 90.  it had no spark. So we cleaned up the points and bumped started it and off i went. Ever since that i was hooked. i then traded it, for a broken hodka dirt squirt 100. i love getting broken bikes and fixing them. this is other reason why i love vintage. so simple to work on. i started getting getting into motocross and wanted to buy a modern cr125. That scared my parents and some how they thought i should buy a streetbike instead. didn't make sense to me. i was 16 then and bought a yamaha seca II 600 (everything i own i worked for) and rode all year to high school rain or shine. only kid at school that rode and all the girls wanted a ride. Man that was a great time. i'm 29 years old now and still collecting bikes. its better then paper money or at least i think so.

71 penton six day
74 husqvarna 250wr
74 aermachi sx350
75 yamaha dt125
72 honda 250 motosport
81 honda ct110
70 honda ct70
74 honda cb200
98 yamaha yz 400
03 yamaha wr 250
74 bmw r75/6
04 bmw r1100s prep
and all of them run and drive
and i might have more that don't run.

i first saw this dirtbike in a shop buried behind hundreds of harleys. At first glance it was the prettiest dirtbike I've seen. Not the condition, but the style. i live in washington state on the coast. stuff rusts to the ground here. i friend knew right away thats a penton six day 125. I'm still young and never heard penton before but i have always collected dirt bikes and i have many. i love vintage. after that day i could not stop thinking about it. months went by and then my friend showed up at my place and had it for sale. Told me i get first chance to purchase if not has others that want it. i could not let it leave my sight and had to get it. but it was a sad little bike. engine stuck, forks stuck everything was frozen, but complete. once i got it in my garage i spent hours just staring at it. and then the fun starts and the money flys. i have now rebuilt the engine complete, all bearings and seals and have it back together. it fired up first kick and runs great and shifts nice. i got a good ten hours on it now. and i like it more and more every time i ride it. Now the next step is tear it down and restore it. i have already spent $250 on high end paint. but I'm afraid to take away the original patina.its only original once.

    Hannes Mack
71 penton six day
74 husky 250 wr
74 aermachi sx 350
72 yamaha dt 125
and the list goes on