Well,if you had bought a nice 03, especially one of the 2 tone models, parked it and waited 25 years. My guess is they will pull in some serious cash to a collector.
The annual Mid-America Auction held in Las Vegas every year had 1970 Triumphs going regularly for 12k and up. Now these are restored, better than new and are a hot collector's item. Same goes for old Pans,BSAs and even those old 3 cyclinder Kawaski 750 triples are pulling in 5-10k in price.
But the catch is, it has to be, better than new, with either low/no miles or a complete documented rebuild.
99.9% of the guys who bought 03 Harleys will not be in this category, but I will bet a 2 tone 03 Duece, RoadKing, Fatboy, Heritage Springer, that has been saved for some kid's college fund , in stock condition, no aftermarket parts WILL pull down some serious cash.
Laugh if you will, but a 1977 50th anniversary crated Triumphs (the Jubillee units) are bringing in 10-15k.So while most of you will never do this or want to do it. I for one (collect old bikes) have a 2 tone 03 Duece, boughten for just an investment, and I am fairly certain it will fetch a mighty buck in 20 years.(Plus it will be a neat bike to show in the meantime over the years)
Already most 03s I have seen have been severly altered and will disappear in the next 5 years altogether. ( How many Evos are still in the parking lot???)
What will they be worth? Who really knows, but lots of things happen in a life of a company. But owning a milestone edition is most surely a desirable bike to have, if you can afford it and have the collector mentality (nuts, what's junk to some is Gold to others) I believe the 100th anniversary bikes are a good investment long term as an investment, NOT A RIDER!!!.
P.S. A stock 1966 Sportster sold at the auction 4 years ago for 16k, yeah a Sportster 16K
