Restored or Unrestored

[Edd]

I have a judging question. Under the new rules. Bike is to be "as it came from the factory" If you install new tanks and fenders on a bike that are factory painted is the bike a restored bike or unrestored?

[Sargehere]

Answer is, "Can you tell?"
Seriously, unless you wrote it on your judging sheet, could a team of judges tell that the year-correct, factory-painted, original, correct tin did not come from the factory on the otherwise just as perfect, unrestored bike? That would be the determiner, I think.
If the tin stands out like a sore thumb, it's "restored," if it blends with the rest of the bike, that stands just as close scrutiny all over and "hangs together" as a piece, it's original. Because no one could claim that it's not, basically. JMHO.

[servicardenise]

If the bike has worn finishes from the original parts and you have a factory painted set of tanks, I would think it would stand out. From that perspective I would guess you would want to match the rest of the bike to the tanks and restore it. It is a personal call, substantiating the value of such an undertaking. It seems that original stuff is hard to come by, and it sounds pretty much like it is.
Denise

[rwm]

if your bike has bad repop tanks like mine.the whole world can tell.(dash wont sit right on tanks)