While they don’t always give motorcycles their fair share of the limelight, the big auto auctions certainly have a knack for bringing out some heavy hitters. Held August 17-19, Mecum’s Monterey 2023 headlines will be dominated by Shelby, Ferrari and Bizzarrini, but if you peruse the lots long enough, there are some stellar motorcycles crossing…
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Warning: Pot-stirring chopper inbound, avert your eyes now. If I asked you to name a chopper film, 99% of those polled would respond with Easy Rider—a fitting response for the genre-defining cult classic. But the iconic trio of Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper and Jack Nicholson had all starred in their own chopper films before Columbia…
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It’s not everyday that you can bid on museum-caliber bikes, and Mecum’s upcoming auction at the National Motorcycle Museum in Anamosa, Iowa, is full of heavy hitters. The collection hits the market from the estate of John Parham, who founded J&P Cycles with his wife Jill in 1979. Having amassing one of the best private…
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When’s a modified bicentennial Harley FLH worth more than an original? Documented ownership by the King’s probably a good start. Encapsulating a long love affair with Milwaukee iron, this 1976 Harley-Davidson bicentennial FLH was the last Harley Elvis Presley ever purchased, and is set to cross the block at Mecum’s Indy 2023 auction on May…
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If you’re obsessed with vintage motorcycles, take note. The International Classic MotorCycle Show takes place next weekend, at the Staffordshire County Showground…
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A Harley-Davidson with sport bike goodies either trips your trigger or crosses your wires, but in our case, it’s almost always the…
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Big auto auctions are good at a few things, namely presentation and drumming up some serious dream machines. But in the case…
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This sounds terrifying. The 1894 Hildebrand & Wolfmuller motorcycle that recently sold at a Bonhams auction proves that old-school motorcyclists were built…
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A UNIQUE BIKE is going up for sale this week at The Grand Palais Ephemere auction in Paris. It’s a bike so…
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WE LOVE CAFÉ racers, we love bobbers, and we love a killer scrambler. But we also love great classics, and sometimes they…
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SEVERAL OF US know of Mike Wolfe from his “American Pickers” TV show, where he travels the states looking for long-neglected treasures.…
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