Winchester

The four biggest sales at the EJ Cole auction were from top left clockwise: a 1907 Harley-Davidson "Strap Tank" for $715,000; a world record $852,500 for the 1915 Cyclone Board Track Racer; $423,500 for a 1911 Flying Merkel Board Track Racer and $385,000 for a 1942 Crocker. (Photos: Somer Hooker)

Collectibles

World Records galore at E.J. Cole Collection Motorcycle Auction

The E.J. Cole Collection has auctioned and the ramifications are profound. The top two motorcycle prices ever fetched at auction were achieved, 28 bikes sold for more than US$100,000, 12 forced their way into the top 100 and American-made bikes are now statistically more valuable than British bikes.

One or two of these bikes might sell for $1,000,000, five for more than $300,000 and more than 100 should fetch $70,000 or more. This auction will redefine the collectible motorcycle marketplace.

Collectibles

The E.J. Cole Collection auction preview – the most important motorcycle auction ever held

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.

Motorcycles

Sons of guns: Winchester motorcycles return to the auction block

The only two Winchester motorcycles known to exist are to be auctioned by firearm auctioneers, James D. Julia. In 2013, one of these bikes set a world record price of US$580,000 while the other received a high bid of $520,000. The firearm provenance is clearly seen as the key factor in their prices.

Motorcycles

The top 100 most expensive motorcycles sold at auction

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.

The discovery that a gun collector paid US$580,000 for a 1910 Winchester ("the gun that won the West") motorcycle at auction in August, 2013 offers a direct comparison between the perceptions of value of the gun and motorcycle markets: the motorcycle collector marketplace appears significantly undervalued by comparison to the gun marketplace and indeed, almost any other collectible marketplace.

Collectibles

World record price for Winchester motorcycle highlights discrepancies in the collectibles marketplace

The discovery that a motorcycle made by a gun manufacturer has held the world record for the most expensive motorcycle ever sold at auction raises some interesting contrasts between the different genres in the collectibles market. In August, 2013, a 1910 Winchester motorcycle sold for US$580,000