Yup, Dave was in Marpole when he had the Jota, Ducati, and replica SFC. Not sure where he is now. Andy moved to Salt Spring.
Selling prices of collector bikes are traditionally less in Canada than anywhere else, IMO because Canada is full of really ‘thrifty spenders’. I’ve got 3 standing offers on the RC locally from serious Cdn bike collectors, fair world market offers. The recent eye watering Mecam auction results of a group of 900Z1 4 pipers were all from a Cdn owner who knows you often have to move bikes out of Canada, often with some level of hassle , to obtain normal market value.
There is a distinct price difference between certain bikes of similar build. For example everyone understands why a ‘69 ‘sand cast’ Honda is way more than a ‘70. There are many more examples. Hence the reason why a Jota even in post Slater trim will be more than most other ‘180’ bikes. The extremely high state of tune, and any personalization’s of a bike, even visually subtle are often not able to be taken into consideration in the asking price, most still base their purchase price on the base model status. Another example, putting $5000 into restoration of a Wes Cooley Suzuki GS1000 is a much safer bet of return on investment than say,,, $5000 restoration of a Suzuki 1200 Madura. Both 4 cylinder Suzukis, massively different base pedigree.
