Originally Posted by
Otis
That's not true at all. The trend towards original over restoration has been with cars and motorcycles for years now. Bicycles are just starting to catch up. Clean original examples of the right pieces will always be worth more to serious collectors then restorations.
+100 Original cars and motorcycles sell at a hefty premium. That's for collectible cars and motorcycles of course.
I think the drop in value would be much greater than the 10% to 20% stated by the OP. Again, it depends on how desirable/collectible the bike is.