An extremely rare 1940s AJS 497cc E90 ‘Porcupine’ Grand Prix racing motorcycle is being offered for the first time at...
There should be a lot of interest among Aussie race fans for an auction of memorabilia belonging to beloved Brit...
Two 250cc Benelli Grand Prix racing motorcycles have broken the auction world records for the marque at the live and online Bonhams Summer Sale last Sunday (16 August 2020). The auction was held at Bicester Heritage rather than at the International Classic MotorCycle Show at Stafford, due to government guidelines...
If you ever wanted to buy a classic motorcycle or bike-related memorabilia at auction, the Bonhams three-day bike bonanza could...
A collection of motorcycles gathered over 40 years by motorcycle manufacturer and Grand Prix boss Giancarlo Morbidelli will finally go...
Harley-Davidson has donated a customised electric LiveWire motorcycle autographed by the Davidson family to be auctioned to raise funds for the United Way Worldwide COVID-19 Community Response and Recovery Fund. The special edition LiveWire also has custom paint and carbonfibre accessories including screen, tail and tank trim. It is being auctioned online at bonhams.com...
This Vincent Rapide, believe to be one of the first Series-A Rapide’s manufactured and possibly the last Vincent-HRD motorcycle to leave...
A collection of motorcycles gathered over 40 years by motorcycle manufacturer and Grand Prix boss Giancarlo Morbidelli will be offered...
A Harley-Davidson signed by Pope Francis has sold at the Bonham’s Autumn Stafford sale in the UK for a bargain at less than half what it was hoped to fetch. The bike was sold for the bargain price of £42,000 (almost $A80,000) which is a tidy sum that will benefit Catholic...
A Harley-Davidson signed by Pope Francis is the holy highlight of the Bonham’s Autumn Stafford sale in the UK on...
Motorcycles belonging to the late Bruce Brown, director of perhaps the greatest motorcycle film of all time, On Any Sunday,...
A collection of motorcycles gathered over 40 years by motorcycle manufacturer and Grand Prix boss Giancarlo Morbidelli is being offered for sale at auction. The annual Bonhams Autumn Stafford Sale on 18-20 October 2019 will be the largest single private collection of motorcycles to be offered by Bonhams to date.The...
The Brough Superior outfit used in the hit British comedy TV shows George and Mildred and Dad’s Army has sold at a...
You stupid boy, get on your bike and check out this Brough Superior outfit used in the hit British comedy...
Steve McQueen continues to set motorcycle records 38 years after his death with his Triumph Speed Twin fetching the highest price ever paid for that model at auction. The 1938 Triumph 5T Speed Twin 500 was estimated to fetch up to $US65,000 (about $A91,000), but sold at the Bonham’s annual...
Steve McQueen motorcycles and memorabilia continues to rate highly among collectors with his 1970 Husqvarna 400 Cross selling for $US230,500...
Motorcycles from movies such as Easy Rider and On Any Sunday and other bikes owned by famous Hollywood stars are...
It seems police have always had high-powered pursuit bikes with this 100mph (160km/h) Coventry-Eagle Flying-8 dating back to the 1930s. It was designed to pursue villains on the fastest bike of the day, the Brough Superior. On Sunday (April 22, 2018), it will feature at the Bonham’s Spring Stafford Sale...
On Australia Day, an Australian speed-record-holding 1951 Vincent Black Lightning has set a world record at the Bonham’s annual Las...
An important collection of classic American motorcycles has joined an Australian speed-record-holding 1951 Vincent Black Lightning heading for auction in...
A replica of the first motorcycle, which was made of wood, is being auctioned in the UK this weekend and expected to fetch up to $A24,000. The first motorcycle was the 1885 Reitwagen made by German inventor Gottlieb Daimler, late of Mercedes-Benz fame. An un-named craftsman used detailed drawings and...
A significant European collection of 16 Italian motorcycles is a highlight of the Spring Stafford Sale on April 23, 2017, that should whet...
Two sets of race leathers with historic Australian racing history are being offered at the Bonhams Spring Stafford Sale on...
Nearly 40 Ducatis, including 15 from the famous Silverman Museum Racing Collection, are up for sale at the seventh annual Bonhams Las Vegas sale on Thursday, January 26, 2017, at the Rio Hotel & Casino. They will feature alongside Ewan McGregor’s Panhead and a host of other collectible bikes. The Ducatis...
Star Wars actor and noted motorcycle world traveller Ewan McGregor is selling his 2012 “Indian Larry” Panhead Chopper at a...
Long before amateur custom bike builders fused Triumph engines into Norton featherbed frames to make the Triton in the 1960s...
The seventh Bonhams’ Las Vegas Motorcycle Auction is expected to again feature some highly desirable bikes and paraphernalia, as well as attracting record prices. In the past, the annual January auction has featured bikes belonging to Easy Rider stars, photos from Ewan McGregor’s and Charley Boorman’s Long Way Down, Mike Hailwood...
A rusted 1932 Brough Superior 800cc Model BS4 Project motorcycle lost for more than 50 years has sold at the...
A collection of motorcycles belonging to Giuseppe Visenzi, a former Italian Grand Prix racer and founder of Givi motorcycle accessories...
The star power of Hollywood legend and motorbike racer Steve McQueen has again been proved with a Triumph Bonneville called the “Desert Sled” selling at auction for $US103,000. In 2009, the Desert Sled sold at Bonhams & Butterfields’ first motorcycle and memorabilia auction for $84,240, yielding a good return for seller Larry Bowman,...
One of the most iconic motorbikes of modern pop culture would have to be the 1970s Harley-Davidson XL 1000 Evel...
Eight long-lost Brough Superior motorcycles, believed to have been destroyed, have been found in a Cornish village and will be...
Have you ever wished you could buy a motorcycle you’ve seen in a museum? Dream no longer, because now you can! For the first time, the world-renowned MC Collection Motorcycle Museum will offer 18 of its highly desirable collectors’ motorcycles at auction. The Italian machines will be sold by Bonhams at...
A 1963 Triumph Bonneville “Desert Sled” owned by Steve McQueen is one of several rare motorcycles up for sale at...
A 1934 Indian 750cc Sport Scout once owned by Hollywood star and motorcycle fanatic Steve McQueen has sold at auction...
Perhaps the biggest and most impressive single-owner motorcycle collection is headed to the Bonhams Autumn Stafford Sale in the UK in October. The collection of 60 motorcycles, mainly Harley-Davidson, Indian, Pierce and Excelsior, comes from the Italian family of the late Tiberio Lonati, CEO of the Santoni Group. “This is an...
Several Brough Superior motorcycles – once considered the Rolls-Royce of the bike world – are going up for auction in...
A Harley-Davidson owned by the Pope has sold at a Paris auction for the “bargain” price of $67,700. The Harley...
Steve McQueen’s reputation and the collectibility of classic British motorcycles were highlights of the annual Bonhams motorcycle auction in Las Vegas. A 1950 Vincent Series C “White” Shadow – one of just 15 produced – became the most valuable Vincent Shadow when it sold at $224,250 Meanwhile, another Vincent, a...
If you’re a fan of Easy Rider, Long Way Down, Mike Hailwood, bike racing or just rare bikes, then get...
A large collection of photos from Ewan McGregor’s and Charley Boorman’s Long Way Down motorcycle journey will be part of...
A boyhood dream to one day own classic Japanese motorcycles from the 1980s and 1990 is now going up for auction. The single-owner collection of 17 iconic Japanese classic motorbikes will be offered at the Bonhams Harrogate sale on November 12 at the Yorkshire Event Centre. Each bike has been comprehensively...
Rare motorcycles such as a technicolor Honda and the most powerful motorcycle in the world in 1914 are among the eclectic...
More than $3.2m has been paid for some rare racing bikes, Ducatis, Harleys and a couple of Indians owned by...
Racing royalty is up for sale next month in possible one of the most prestigious motorcycle auctions in years. The Bonhams auction on January 9 at Bally’s Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas includes one of the best collections of historic Ducatis in the world and a big collection of...
A former Barry Sheene motorcycle has helped set a new world auction record. The Bonhams annual sale of collector motorcycles...
A 1901 Ariel 345cc Quadricycle will be auctioned in November at the same spot in London where it was sold...
The earliest known Harley-Davidson Sportster in existence could be yours. The first-year model believed to be the 10th XL883 produced in 1957 is being auctioned in Las Vegas by Bonhams next January. The Sportster is one of many rare bikes to go under the hammer. Also on the block will...