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Gamma under the hammer: ’86 Suzuki RG500 Gamma (signed by Randy Mamola) up for auction
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American restoration specialist Rick Lance has brought a beautiful 1986 Suzuki RG500 Gamma back to life – and it could be yours if you’ve got twenty grand going spare. The Suzuki RG500 Gamma is an iconic machine. Essentially, it’s the street version of the ever-dominant RGB500 which picked up seven consecutive constructors’ titles in the…
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Bumper Bonhams auction extends to two days at Stafford Classic Show
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To accommodate a bumper crop of consignments, Bonhams has extended its spring sale to two days at the International Classic MotorCycle Show this April. Across the weekend of April 21-22, the largest ever Bonhams Spring Sale of classic and collectors’ motorcycles will take place at the International Classic MotorCycle Show at Staffordshire County Showground. It’s…
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Lamborghini Design 90 prototype goes under the hammer
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One of six super-rare 1980s prototype Lamborghini motorcycles went under the hammer yesterday – but failed to reach its reserve. So if you’re into your Italian metal, there’s still a chance to get your hands on a unique piece of motorcycling history. Back in 1989, Lamborghini was toying with the idea of creating its own…
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Dumb and Dumber mini-bike goes under the hammer
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One of the mini bikes used for the close-up riding shots in the Farrelly Brothers classic comedy Dumb and Dumber is going under the hammer – offering the chance to get your hands on a piece of movie motorcycling history. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYCwIxdSRQs In fact, there’s only one more bike still in existence – that was gifted to…
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Rare pre-production Honda CB750 goes under the hammer
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One of two surviving pre-production Honda CB750’s is set to go under the hammer next month at the National Motorcycle Museum – and auction house H&H Classics reckons a world record is in the offing. The pre-production CB750 is one of only four built – and only two are known to still exist. The…
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Could this be the most expensive unrestored British motorcycle ever sold?
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A beautiful, unrestored ex-Tony McAlpine, Jack Ehret, Australian Land Speed Record-breaking 1951 Vincent 998cc Black Lightning is going under the hammer at Bonhams Las Vegas Motorcycle Auction on January 25. First shown at London’s 1948 Earls Court show, the production Black Lightning caused a sensation despite its hefty £400 price tag and £108 purchase tax. Today,…
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White Helmets Triumph TRW set to go under the hammer at the Bristol Classic MotorCycle Show
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The Carole Nash Bristol Classic Motorcycle Show will return this year for its 38th year on the 3rd and 4th of February at the Royal Bath and West Showground near Shepton Mallet. The Charterhouse Auction returns for 2018, with an abundance of interesting lots up for grabs. Viewing is on the Saturday, with the auction taking place the next day. Of…
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John Lennon’s 1969 Monkey bike going up for auction
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Fancy getting your hands on a pretty neat secondhand Monkey bike for the whole ‘New Year New Bike’ thing? How about John Lennon’s Monkey bike? Would that do it for you? With a starting bid of £0, there’s no guide as to what the current owner’s are expecting from the tiny motorcycle. The 1969…
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Don Vesco and Gene Romero’s 1977 Yamaha TZ750 up for auction
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Gene Romero’s Yamaha TZ750 which he rode in the 1977 AMA SBK Championship is being auctioned on eBay. The machine up for grabs belonged to the ex-racer and Yamaha dealer Donald A. Vesco, who ran the machine for Gene Romero in the AMA SBK Championship. But Don Vesco ‘s real passion was pure speed –…
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‘Moby Dick’ Brough Superior going on sale next month for £600,000!
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One of the most valuable motorcycles in the world is going to auction in Italy next month and it’s being estimated by the auction house to sell for nearly £600,000. The Brough Superior SS100, nicknamed ‘Moby Dick’ by Motor Cycling magazine in 1931 was known as: “The fastest privately owned machine in the world,” at…
