Yep, bottom line would be if you can't afford to build an inventory should you really be in business? The Norton knockoffs company couldn't afford to build ahead and had to charge a huge unit cost to stay afloat. There was nothing about the motorcycles that warranted the unit cost of them.
I don't think anybody cares about yesteryear unless they can go to a dealer and look at the bikes, pay money and ride it away. Triumph comes to mind. Then, once at a dealer they have to be competitive.
