AJS

Elite motorcycle auctions have been few and far between outside the US since COVID-19 came to visit, but the long-awaited Bonhams’ Three-day Summer Sale will be held later this week with a dozen motorcycle capable of fetching more than $100,000 apiece.

The almost mythical AJS Porcupine won the very first 500cc motorcycle World Roadracing Championship in 1949. Only four were built, only two still exist, one of them is going to auction next week ... and a record million-dollar sale is a possibility.

Monterey Car Week is all about cars but the auctions have always tended to include an array of the best motorcycles. This year with the car market well down and many motorcycles sold with no reserve, bargains were plentiful.

One of the stars of Retromobile was a collection of 10 AJS racing motorcycles (from 1949 to 1962) on the stand of Movendi with a price tag of €750,000 for the lot.

RM Sotheby's Duemila Route Auction contained 423 cars, 150 motorcycles, 60 boats and racing hydrofoils, 117 bicycles, bobsleds, and more. Here's the highlights of the motorcycle section.

Three motorcycle auctions (London, Paris and Gainesville, Florida) in the next few weeks offer unprecedented opportunities to obtain some rare European motorcycles.

Our list of the top 100 highest priced motorcycles ever sold at auction offers unprecedented perspective on the rare motorcycle marketplace. It includes full details and images of each bike, plus links to the official auction page and catalog descriptions.