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Vintage Motorcycle Auction

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Looks like an estate is going under the gavel up in Massachusetts and there just happens to be about 50 vintage motorcycles among the items up for bid. J Wood and Company is auctioning off the Barr Ashcraft estate and according to their web site, the motorcycles include: "Over 50, Ariel, AJS, BSA, BMW, Ducati, Honda, Moto-Guzzi, Laverda, Matchless, Norton, Royal Enfield, … [Read more...]

Motorcycle Museum For Sale

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It isn't often you get the chance to buy the entire collection from a motorcycle museum, or parts of it, but MidAmerica Auctions has the entire collection from Stan Dishong's West Coast Antique Motorcycle Museum in Port Orford, Oregon, and it's for sale. Stan and his family decided it was time to part with these antiques and it's a great opportunity for you to add a few of … [Read more...]

Monterey Classic Bike Auction Update

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The Monterey Classic Bike Auction has a special offer for those who register early. If you sign up as a buyer before June 23rd, they will waive the $250 registration fee. They also want to remind everyone that the auction will be simulcast. You can download the simulcast software and bid for the bikes online. The Norton pictured here was one of the bikes purchased online at … [Read more...]

Sunday Morning Special Triumph

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Pat French, builder of the Rickman Metisse Harley Davidson, is still going strong at M.R.D. He has since teamed up with Chris Loosmore and they are now building several motorcycles, one of which is an interesting bike called the SMS Triumph. SMS is short for Sunday Morning Special. The bike has a chrome moly oil bearing frame, like the Metisse Harley and is one of their … [Read more...]

Dnepr Motorcycles – The Other Russian

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After our post on Ural motorcycles the other day the question arises, what's a Dnepr? I confess my knowledge here is pretty limited so if any Ural/Dnepr enthusiasts care to fill in or correct this post, jump right in. Dnepr motorcycles seem to have a common heritage with the Ural, based on the BMW R71. But the information I found is a bit scarce and sometimes conflicting. As … [Read more...]

Supercharged Scott Two Stroke

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Here's an interesting vintage racer for sale, though, seeing it's the only one ever made, you probably wouldn't want to thrash it at the track. It's a 1936 Supercharged Scott T.T. racer. It has a 500cc 2 cylinder, 2 stroke and according to the description was found on a dock in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England where the owner left it while he was spending time in a Japanese POW … [Read more...]