Brough Superior
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The 2017 Las Vegas motorcycle auctions combined Mecum's four-day auction (Jan 25-28) with Bonhams' January 26 event to give the year a kickstart. Almost 1000 collectible motorcycles changed hands, offering enough data to identify a few trends that portend what will happen over the coming year.
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Less than 100 Crocker v-twins were ever made with only the first 23 units having hemispherical heads. The bike being offered by Bonhams in Las Vegas on 26 January is one of just seven "hemi head" Crockers known to have survived and the earliest example ever offered at public auction.
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This is not a normal auction report in that we've included a number of significant bikes that didn't sell, and we've listed them with their high bid. That means opportunity for motorcycle enthusiasts.
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Three motorcycle auctions (London, Paris and Gainesville, Florida) in the next few weeks offer unprecedented opportunities to obtain some rare European motorcycles.
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Vincent motorcycles dominated the Las Vegas Motorcycle auctions, with six of the top seven most expensive bikes, and a new world record for the marque of $434,000 for a Vincent White Shadow. While the tier 1 bikes were almost all passed in without meeting reserve, numerous world records were broken.
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Yet another major barnfind has come to light with the discovery of eight Brough Superiors in a Cornish village. Mostly in parts, the bikes will be offered by Bonhams on 24 April 2016 and will be certain to create global interest given the recent prices achieved by basketcases.
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Bonhams sold the two most valuable 'basket cases' in history at the highest grossing European motorcycle auction ever. Brough Superior motorcycles dominated the big dollar sales, Munch and Rudge set records
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Bonhams Stafford Spring sale has been responsible for more sales of elite motorcycles than any other single sale anywhere in the world, rivaling even the combined January Las Vegas sales. Not surprisingly, there are a number of very rare and valuable motorcycles going under the hammer on April 26.
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The British Collectible car and motorcycle auction season kicks off this week with H&H Classic Auctions' Imperial War Museum sale where several key lots are expected to provide a litmus test for the elite classic motorcycle market. We survey the offerings and link to all the catalogue descriptions.
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The motorcycle world will hold its breath on March 20 & 21 when the largest and most significant collection of motorcycles ever auctioned at one time will sell at "no reserve" in Las Vegas. More than 100 bikes are expected to fetch $70,000, changing the entire collectible motorcycle landscape.
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Only 15 White Shadows were ever produced, so it was logical that this 1950 Vincent Series C White Shadow which went to auction in Las Vegas last night would join the other 14 Vincent V-twins in the top 100 motorcycles of all time. It did.
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Three motorcycles owned by actor Steve McQueen will go under the hammer on January 8, once more threatening auction records. This article chronicles the history of cars and bikes formerly owned by McQueen sending enthusiasts into a bidding frenzy at auction and the prospects for the three bikes.
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