Save the Date, Start Your Engines – A Legendary Auction Awaits! Bonhams Autumn Stafford Sale Bonhams Motorcycles 2025-09-30 | Save the Date, Start Your Engines – A Legendary Auction Awaits! Bonhams Autumn Stafford Sale12 October 2025 | The Classic Motorcycle Mechanics ShowAs the official auction of The Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show, this sale features an extraordinary lineup of historic motorcycles – an unmissable opportunity for collectors and enthusiasts alike.Join us for one of the most anticipated motorcycle auctions of the year – featuring 200+ lots, with 60+ offered without reserve. From rare racing icons to beautifully preserved classics, this is an unmissable opportunity.Browse the catalogue & place your bids now:www.bonhams.com/31221contact: motorcycles@bonhams.comTel: +44 (0) 20 8963 2817
King of the Road – Joey Dunlop’s Legendary RC30 & RC45 Go Under the Hammer Bonhams Motorcycles 2025-09-26 | King of the Road – Joey Dunlop’s Legendary RC30 & RC45 Go Under the HammerBonhams is honoured to present two of the most significant motorcycles in road racing history: Joey Dunlop’s 1988 Isle of Man TT Formula 1 & Senior TT-winning Honda RC30 & Joey’s 1999 Ulster Grand Prix-winning Honda RC45Direct from The Dunlop Family Collection, these machines perfectly bookend the final chapter of Joey’s unparalleled career – from the triumphant debut of Honda’s RC30 on the Mountain Course, to that unforgettable Ulster GP victory that brought the crowd to its feet. Both motorcycles have been carefully preserved by the Dunlop family since Joey’s passing, and for many years were displayed at Joey’s Bar in Ballymoney – a place of pilgrimage for fans worldwide.This is truly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to own the very bikes that carried the ‘King of the Roads’ to victory. Bonhams Autumn Stafford Sale12 October 2025200+ Lots | 60+ Offered Without ReserveThe official auction of The Classic Motorcycle Mechanics ShowBrowse the catalogue & place your bids now!www.bonhams.com/31221Save the date, start your engines – and prepare for a legendary sale.
LOT 793 - 1934 MATCHLESS 592CC SILVER HAWK PROJECT Bonhams Motorcycles 2021-07-02 | This motorcycle is to be auctioned at the Bonhams Summer Sale, The International Classic MotorCycle Show, Stafford , 2 – 4 July 2021SALE TIMESFriday 2 July Collectors’ Motorcycles (Lots 1 - 127) MiddaySaturday 3 July Spares and Memorabilia (Lots 201 - 551) 10amSunday 4 July Motorcycles (Lot 601 - 811) 10amVIEWINGFriday 2 July 9am to 5pm Saturday 3 July 9am to 5pm Sunday 4 July from 9amADMISSION TO THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE SHOW Admission is not included in the price of the catalogue. Tickets can be purchased in advance from classicbikeshows.com.REGISTER TO BIDBid online or via the Bonhams app. Register to bid online by visiting www.bonhams.com/26514Contact our Client Services department on: +44 (0) 207 447 7447 or bids@bonhams.comCOLLECTION OF PURCHASED LOTSAll purchased lots must be cleared from the sale venue by 7pm Sunday 4 July. Limited collection is available until 11am Monday 5 July, by appointment only, and purchasers must advise Bonhams Motorcycle Department via email no later than 7pm Sunday 4 July if they intend to collect Monday. Please email ukmotorcycles@bonhams. com with your collection or transport instructions as soon as possible following your successful bid. Failure to instruct Bonhams by the given time will result in your vehicle being uplifted to Moving Motorcycle’s Northamptonshire store at your expense. Buyers should satisfy themselves that they have collected all relevant logbooks, documents and keys relating to their Lot(s) at time of collection.AUCTION ADDRESSBonhamsSandylands CentreStaffordshire County Showground Weston Road Stafford ST18 0BDGENERAL ENQUIRIES - GUIDE FOR BUYERS – BUYER CHARGESPlease contact Bonhams Motorcycles.1934 MATCHLESS 592CC SILVER HAWK PROJECTREGISTRATION NO. JO 1972 (SEE TEXT)FRAME NO. 714ENGINE NO. B684• Rare 1930s four-cylinder motorcycle• Present ownership since 1984• In this condition when purchasedReviewing the v-four Silver Hawk at its launch in the autumn of 1930, Motor Cycling stated that this exciting overhead-camshaft model was "designed primarily to give really high speed, and to give this speed with silence and the added safety of a spring frame". The early 1930s was a period of severe economic depression, yet the 1931 Motorcycle Show at Olympia in London witnessed the launch of not one but two four-cylinder models aimed at the very top of the market. The ultimate fates of the two newcomers would turn out to be very different however; Ariel's offering – the Square Four – would enjoy a lengthy production life lasting into the 1950s, whereas the rival Matchless Silver Hawk would be gone within four years. Matchless had introduced another vee-engined model, the twin-cylinder Silver Arrow, the previous year, and the Silver Hawk's design shared many of the 'Arrow's features, most notably the narrow-included angle of the cylinders: 26 degrees. Displacing a total of 592cc, the cylinders were contained within one casting and topped by a single 'head, just like the Arrow's, but the Hawk was intended to be a luxury sports-tourer and so enjoyed the advantages conferred by overhead-camshaft valve gear. Drive to the upstairs cam was by shaft and bevel gears, and there was no denying that the v-four Silver Hawk's was one impressive looking motor. The frame and cycle parts followed Silver Arrow lines, incorporating cantilever rear suspension broadly similar to that adopted later by Vincent-HRD. Expensive to make and introduced at the wrong time, the Silver Arrow failed to sell despite its mouth-watering specification and was quietly dropped in 1935. This challenging Silver Hawk project comes with an old-style logbook from 1947 listing the owner at that time as one John McNulty. The present owner purchased the machine from Mr McNulty's daughter in 1984 together with two Triumphs: a Tina and a Tigress. The engine was already removed when purchased. The registration 'JO 1972' is not listed in the HPI database; accordingly, prospective purchasers should satisfy themselves with regard to this motorcycle's registration status prior to bidding. Sold strictly as viewed.GBP10,000 - 15,000€12,000 - 17,000To be sold without reserve
LOT 795 - 1912 DOUGLAS 2¾HP Bonhams Motorcycles 2021-07-02 | This motorcycle is to be auctioned at the Bonhams Summer Sale, The International Classic MotorCycle Show, Stafford , 2 – 4 July 2021SALE TIMESFriday 2 July Collectors’ Motorcycles (Lots 1 - 127) MiddaySaturday 3 July Spares and Memorabilia (Lots 201 - 551) 10amSunday 4 July Motorcycles (Lot 601 - 811) 10amVIEWINGFriday 2 July 9am to 5pm Saturday 3 July 9am to 5pm Sunday 4 July from 9amADMISSION TO THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE SHOW Admission is not included in the price of the catalogue. Tickets can be purchased in advance from classicbikeshows.com.REGISTER TO BIDBid online or via the Bonhams app. Register to bid online by visiting www.bonhams.com/26514Contact our Client Services department on: +44 (0) 207 447 7447 or bids@bonhams.comCOLLECTION OF PURCHASED LOTSAll purchased lots must be cleared from the sale venue by 7pm Sunday 4 July. Limited collection is available until 11am Monday 5 July, by appointment only, and purchasers must advise Bonhams Motorcycle Department via email no later than 7pm Sunday 4 July if they intend to collect Monday. Please email ukmotorcycles@bonhams. com with your collection or transport instructions as soon as possible following your successful bid. Failure to instruct Bonhams by the given time will result in your vehicle being uplifted to Moving Motorcycle’s Northamptonshire store at your expense. Buyers should satisfy themselves that they have collected all relevant logbooks, documents and keys relating to their Lot(s) at time of collection.AUCTION ADDRESSBonhamsSandylands CentreStaffordshire County Showground Weston Road Stafford ST18 0BDGENERAL ENQUIRIES - GUIDE FOR BUYERS – BUYER CHARGESPlease contact Bonhams Motorcycles.1912 DOUGLAS 2¾HPREGISTRATION NO. CR 6885 (SEE TEXT)FRAME NO. 5269ENGINE NO. 5567The Bristol-based Douglas Foundry took up motorcycle production in 1907 with a machine powered by a horizontally-opposed, twin-cylinder engine, and the company would keep faith with this layout until it ceased motorcycle production in 1957. Fore-and-aft installation made for a slim machine with a low centre of gravity, and the design's virtues were soon demonstrated in competition, 2¾hp Douglas machines taking 1st, 2nd and 4th places in the 1912 Junior TT in the Isle of Man. Douglas were quick to realise the advantages of the countershaft gearbox, its three-speed entries gaining the Team Prize in the 1914 Six Days Trial, a conspicuous success that resulted in the firm obtaining a wartime contract for the supply of military machines.This Douglas 2¾hp was restored by Doug Streeting in the 1970s. The Douglas took part in the Pioneer Run eight times and was then sold to the present owner who has completed the Pioneer Run 25 times on it, never failing to finish. The machine has not been used since 2011. Accompanying documentation includes photographs of the Douglas on the Pioneer Run; its Pioneer Certificate (no. 522); and two old MoTs. Assorted pennants and finisher's medals plus programmes and badges are included in the sale together with a spare engine (number '18021.116'). The registration 'CR 6885' is not listed in the HPI database; accordingly, prospective purchasers should satisfy themselves with regard to this motorcycle's registration status prior to bidding. GBP8,000 - 12,000€9,300 - 14,000To be sold without reserve
LOT 748 - 1934 BSA 500CC MODEL J34-11 Bonhams Motorcycles 2021-07-02 | This motorcycle is to be auctioned at the Bonhams Summer Sale, The International Classic MotorCycle Show, Stafford , 2 – 4 July 2021SALE TIMESFriday 2 July Collectors’ Motorcycles (Lots 1 - 127) MiddaySaturday 3 July Spares and Memorabilia (Lots 201 - 551) 10amSunday 4 July Motorcycles (Lot 601 - 811) 10amVIEWINGFriday 2 July 9am to 5pm Saturday 3 July 9am to 5pm Sunday 4 July from 9amADMISSION TO THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE SHOW Admission is not included in the price of the catalogue. Tickets can be purchased in advance from classicbikeshows.com.REGISTER TO BIDBid online or via the Bonhams app. Register to bid online by visiting www.bonhams.com/26514Contact our Client Services department on: +44 (0) 207 447 7447 or bids@bonhams.comCOLLECTION OF PURCHASED LOTSAll purchased lots must be cleared from the sale venue by 7pm Sunday 4 July. Limited collection is available until 11am Monday 5 July, by appointment only, and purchasers must advise Bonhams Motorcycle Department via email no later than 7pm Sunday 4 July if they intend to collect Monday. Please email ukmotorcycles@bonhams. com with your collection or transport instructions as soon as possible following your successful bid. Failure to instruct Bonhams by the given time will result in your vehicle being uplifted to Moving Motorcycle’s Northamptonshire store at your expense. Buyers should satisfy themselves that they have collected all relevant logbooks, documents and keys relating to their Lot(s) at time of collection.AUCTION ADDRESSBonhamsSandylands CentreStaffordshire County Showground Weston Road Stafford ST18 0BDGENERAL ENQUIRIES - GUIDE FOR BUYERS – BUYER CHARGESPlease contact Bonhams Motorcycles.1934 BSA 500CC MODEL J34-11REGISTRATION NO. 231 UXNFRAME NO. B11-934ENGINE NO. NONE (SEE TEXT)• Produced for only three years• One of the rarest and most desirable of 1930s BSAs• Fully restored by Robin James Engineering Services"As I knew I would, I loved it immediately – the sound, the comfort, the look, it's all perfect, making the half-litre BSA V-twin really one of the most delightful machines of the 1930s." – James Robinson, testing '231 UXN' for The Classic Motorcycle, March 2017.During the 1930s BSA concentrated on producing an extensive and varied range of dependable, well-made and competitively priced motorcycles. The majority of these were singles but for the sidecar market BSA offered the Model G 985cc sidevalve v-twin and, for the more sportingly inclined rider, a smaller overhead-valve v-twin, the 499cc Model J. Somewhat surprisingly, given its complexity, the newcomer had originally been developed for the War Office. Predictably, it was rejected by the latter, which tended to favour sidevalve singles for military use, and appeared for the first time in civilian guise in the 1934 range as the J34-11. Typed J35-12 the following year, it was joined by a 750cc version, the Y13, before ceasing production at the end of 1936 as the J12. Although the '500' had gone, the 750cc v-twin continued until the end of the 1938 season. Produced for only three years, the handsome Model J is today one of the rarest and most highly sought after of all 1930s BSAs. This beautiful four-speed example was completely restored between 2005 and 2016 as close to factory specification as possible, the work being carried out by the highly respected Robin James Engineering Services (see file). Unfortunately, the crankcases were damaged beyond repair and had to be replaced. As luck would have it, RJES already had a timing-side crankcase half from a 750cc Model Y in stock, while a new drive-side crankcase half was cast and machined in house (hence no engine number stamped). Unfortunately, the original cases are not available. Shortly after the restoration's completion, '231 UXN' was tested for The Classic Motorcycle by the magazine's editor, James Robinson (March 2017 edition, copy available). The machine also comes with a V5C document and BSA OC and VMCC dating certificates. GBP14,000 - 18,000€16,000 - 21,000
LOT 737 - 1925 HUMBER 348CC SIDEVALVE Bonhams Motorcycles 2021-07-02 | This motorcycle is to be auctioned at the Bonhams Summer Sale, The International Classic MotorCycle Show, Stafford , 2 – 4 July 2021SALE TIMESFriday 2 July Collectors’ Motorcycles (Lots 1 - 127) MiddaySaturday 3 July Spares and Memorabilia (Lots 201 - 551) 10amSunday 4 July Motorcycles (Lot 601 - 811) 10amVIEWINGFriday 2 July 9am to 5pm Saturday 3 July 9am to 5pm Sunday 4 July from 9amADMISSION TO THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE SHOW Admission is not included in the price of the catalogue. Tickets can be purchased in advance from classicbikeshows.com.REGISTER TO BIDBid online or via the Bonhams app. Register to bid online by visiting www.bonhams.com/26514Contact our Client Services department on: +44 (0) 207 447 7447 or bids@bonhams.comCOLLECTION OF PURCHASED LOTSAll purchased lots must be cleared from the sale venue by 7pm Sunday 4 July. Limited collection is available until 11am Monday 5 July, by appointment only, and purchasers must advise Bonhams Motorcycle Department via email no later than 7pm Sunday 4 July if they intend to collect Monday. Please email ukmotorcycles@bonhams. com with your collection or transport instructions as soon as possible following your successful bid. Failure to instruct Bonhams by the given time will result in your vehicle being uplifted to Moving Motorcycle’s Northamptonshire store at your expense. Buyers should satisfy themselves that they have collected all relevant logbooks, documents and keys relating to their Lot(s) at time of collection.AUCTION ADDRESSBonhamsSandylands CentreStaffordshire County Showground Weston Road Stafford ST18 0BDGENERAL ENQUIRIES - GUIDE FOR BUYERS – BUYER CHARGESPlease contact Bonhams Motorcycles.1925 HUMBER 348CC SIDEVALVEREGISTRATION NO. DN 5664FRAME NO. 6500ENGINE NO. 6534A new addition to the Humber range for 1923 was a 2¾hp lightweight sports model powered by a single-cylinder sidevalve engine of 75x79mm bore/stroke displacing 348cc. Refined and speedy, the newcomer would form the basis of Humber's future motorcycle range, spawning overhead-valve and, later, overhead-camshaft derivatives. Produced in touring and sports versions, the 2¾hp sidevalve Humber remained in the range until motorcycle production ceased at the end of 1930. This 350 Humber comes with a buff logbook from 1947 recording the owner at that time as Alfred Hunter of Ferryhill, with a County Durham CC stamp. The next owner (in 1965) is William Pollitt of Northallerton, North Yorkshire. There is no further history until the vendor's father purchased the Humber at a local auction in July 1993. It is assumed that the machine had already been restored when acquired. 'DN 5664' is believed not to have been used on the road by the vendor's father but was started regularly and ridden around the grounds of his home. Looking complete and apparently restored to a good standard, the machine should require relatively little by way of re-commissioning (the engine turns over) before being ready for the next owner to enjoy. Accompanying documentation consist of an old V5; the aforementioned buff logbook; and a letter from the Humber Register. A new V5C Registration Certificate has been applied for.GBP4,000 - 5,000€4,600 - 5,800
LOT 791 - 1974/2021 NORTON 750CC COMMANDO PRODUCTION RACER Bonhams Motorcycles 2021-07-02 | This motorcycle is to be auctioned at the Bonhams Summer Sale, The International Classic MotorCycle Show, Stafford , 2 – 4 July 2021SALE TIMESFriday 2 July Collectors’ Motorcycles (Lots 1 - 127) MiddaySaturday 3 July Spares and Memorabilia (Lots 201 - 551) 10amSunday 4 July Motorcycles (Lot 601 - 811) 10amVIEWINGFriday 2 July 9am to 5pm Saturday 3 July 9am to 5pm Sunday 4 July from 9amADMISSION TO THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE SHOW Admission is not included in the price of the catalogue. Tickets can be purchased in advance from classicbikeshows.com.REGISTER TO BIDBid online or via the Bonhams app. Register to bid online by visiting www.bonhams.com/26514Contact our Client Services department on: +44 (0) 207 447 7447 or bids@bonhams.comCOLLECTION OF PURCHASED LOTSAll purchased lots must be cleared from the sale venue by 7pm Sunday 4 July. Limited collection is available until 11am Monday 5 July, by appointment only, and purchasers must advise Bonhams Motorcycle Department via email no later than 7pm Sunday 4 July if they intend to collect Monday. Please email ukmotorcycles@bonhams. com with your collection or transport instructions as soon as possible following your successful bid. Failure to instruct Bonhams by the given time will result in your vehicle being uplifted to Moving Motorcycle’s Northamptonshire store at your expense. Buyers should satisfy themselves that they have collected all relevant logbooks, documents and keys relating to their Lot(s) at time of collection.AUCTION ADDRESSBonhamsSandylands CentreStaffordshire County Showground Weston Road Stafford ST18 0BDGENERAL ENQUIRIES - GUIDE FOR BUYERS – BUYER CHARGESPlease contact Bonhams Motorcycles.1974/2021 NORTON 750CC COMMANDO PRODUCTION RACERREGISTRATION NO. NOT REGISTEREDFRAME NO. NONEENGINE NO. NONEThis ultimate Commando Production Racer was finished earlier this year by renowned marque specialist and former factory engineer/racer, Norman White. The machine incorporates a 1974 production frame that Norman modified to works specification by raising and off-setting the engine mounts and fitting cotter-pin strengthening to the Isolastic mounts. The wheels were built with 18" rims to give maximum choice of race rubber, and the front has Norman's twin disc brakes. The rear hub has been modified to accept Manx Norton sprockets, allowing the gearing to be changed for each circuit. Built around five years ago and originally run in a Seeley frame, the engine is based on the 1974 short-stroke works unit, with a special crankshaft and con-rods; strengthened crankcases; Steve Maney cylinder barrels; race pistons; PW3 race cam; optical race ignition system; and cylinder heads flowed to full race specification. The engine breathes via a pair of 34mm Amal smoothbore carburettors and is fitted with a large diameter high-rise race exhaust. The transmission features a five-speed gearbox with modern selection system, belt primary drive, and a diaphragm clutch. All the bodywork is from the original factory moulds held by Norman White. The engine has only a minimal mileage on its bores so is barely run-in, and the machine is described by the vendor as 'like new' throughout. It last ran in April 2021. During the build, the vendor decided to retire from racing, so the machine is now surplus to requirements.GBP9,000 - 12,000€10,000 - 14,000
LOT 788 - 1967 ROYAL ENFIELD 249CC TURBO TWIN SPORTS Bonhams Motorcycles 2021-07-02 | This motorcycle is to be auctioned at the Bonhams Summer Sale, The International Classic MotorCycle Show, Stafford , 2 – 4 July 2021SALE TIMESFriday 2 July Collectors’ Motorcycles (Lots 1 - 127) MiddaySaturday 3 July Spares and Memorabilia (Lots 201 - 551) 10amSunday 4 July Motorcycles (Lot 601 - 811) 10amVIEWINGFriday 2 July 9am to 5pm Saturday 3 July 9am to 5pm Sunday 4 July from 9amADMISSION TO THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE SHOW Admission is not included in the price of the catalogue. Tickets can be purchased in advance from classicbikeshows.com.REGISTER TO BIDBid online or via the Bonhams app. Register to bid online by visiting www.bonhams.com/26514Contact our Client Services department on: +44 (0) 207 447 7447 or bids@bonhams.comCOLLECTION OF PURCHASED LOTSAll purchased lots must be cleared from the sale venue by 7pm Sunday 4 July. Limited collection is available until 11am Monday 5 July, by appointment only, and purchasers must advise Bonhams Motorcycle Department via email no later than 7pm Sunday 4 July if they intend to collect Monday. Please email ukmotorcycles@bonhams. com with your collection or transport instructions as soon as possible following your successful bid. Failure to instruct Bonhams by the given time will result in your vehicle being uplifted to Moving Motorcycle’s Northamptonshire store at your expense. Buyers should satisfy themselves that they have collected all relevant logbooks, documents and keys relating to their Lot(s) at time of collection.AUCTION ADDRESSBonhamsSandylands CentreStaffordshire County Showground Weston Road Stafford ST18 0BDGENERAL ENQUIRIES - GUIDE FOR BUYERS – BUYER CHARGESPlease contact Bonhams Motorcycles.1967 ROYAL ENFIELD 249CC TURBO TWIN SPORTSREGISTRATION NO. TTU 49DFRAME NO. 087F1967ENGINE NO. TO BE ADVISEDThe Villiers 2T/4T proprietary engine enabled a host of manufacturers to offer a twin-cylinder two-stroke model in the all-important learner market during the 1960s. Royal Enfield's offering used the later 4T engine, which featured a more angular top end incorporating cylinders with four transfer ports (the 2T had only two) and ported pistons. Enfield fitted the Villiers twin into the lightweight Crusader frame, while the cycle parts were those of the Clipper model. Introduced in November 1963, the original Turbo Twin was replaced in 1964 by the restyled and better-looking Turbo Twin Sports, which featured a chromium-plated fuel tank and mudguards. In this form the model remaining in production until late in 1966. This Turbo Twin Sports was purchased new by the lady vendor's late father in 1966 and has always been kept in storage under cover when not in use. The vendor advises us that the machine last ran in May 2021 and that it is in pristine condition having been maintained by her father: a mechanic who used to maintain John Williams' machines at the Isle of Mann TT when he rode for Texaco Heron Suzuki. Everything is reported as original except one footrest rubber and the mirrors, while the mudguards have been re-chromed. Accompanying documentation consists of an old-style buff logbook and an old-style V5.GBP3,000 - 5,000€3,500 - 5,800To be sold without reserve
LOT 786 - 1956 PANTHER 594CC MODEL 100 Bonhams Motorcycles 2021-07-02 | This motorcycle is to be auctioned at the Bonhams Summer Sale, The International Classic MotorCycle Show, Stafford , 2 – 4 July 2021SALE TIMESFriday 2 July Collectors’ Motorcycles (Lots 1 - 127) MiddaySaturday 3 July Spares and Memorabilia (Lots 201 - 551) 10amSunday 4 July Motorcycles (Lot 601 - 811) 10amVIEWINGFriday 2 July 9am to 5pm Saturday 3 July 9am to 5pm Sunday 4 July from 9amADMISSION TO THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE SHOW Admission is not included in the price of the catalogue. Tickets can be purchased in advance from classicbikeshows.com.REGISTER TO BIDBid online or via the Bonhams app. Register to bid online by visiting www.bonhams.com/26514Contact our Client Services department on: +44 (0) 207 447 7447 or bids@bonhams.comCOLLECTION OF PURCHASED LOTSAll purchased lots must be cleared from the sale venue by 7pm Sunday 4 July. Limited collection is available until 11am Monday 5 July, by appointment only, and purchasers must advise Bonhams Motorcycle Department via email no later than 7pm Sunday 4 July if they intend to collect Monday. Please email ukmotorcycles@bonhams. com with your collection or transport instructions as soon as possible following your successful bid. Failure to instruct Bonhams by the given time will result in your vehicle being uplifted to Moving Motorcycle’s Northamptonshire store at your expense. Buyers should satisfy themselves that they have collected all relevant logbooks, documents and keys relating to their Lot(s) at time of collection.AUCTION ADDRESSBonhamsSandylands CentreStaffordshire County Showground Weston Road Stafford ST18 0BDGENERAL ENQUIRIES - GUIDE FOR BUYERS – BUYER CHARGESPlease contact Bonhams Motorcycles.1956 PANTHER 594CC MODEL 100REGISTRATION NO. XAO 257FRAME NO. 29272ENGINE NO. 56MS59APhelon & Moore (P&M) was founded in Cleckheaton, South Yorkshire in 1904. The firm was renowned for its fondness for engines with inclined cylinders, the latter featuring on its new 500cc overhead-valve model of 1923. This was P&M's first 'Panther', and the name would later be extended to the entire range. Post-WW2, Panther added medium-weight 250/350cc models with vertical engines to the range, but its largest models retained the inclined engine that had been around since the dawn of time and served as the frame's downtube. A range of Villiers-powered lightweights and a scooter were added in the late 1950s, these and the old long-stroke singles being the only types on offer after 1961. In 1959 an enlarged (to 645cc) Model 120 joined the 594cc Model 100 and the former would be the sole Panther four-stroke in the range after 1963. This Panther 100 was enjoyed by a previous owner for 40-plus years before passing to a new custodian who kept it for less than a year before selling it to the current vendor. The vendor describes the machine as in good condition, with a very good engine, recently re-bored. Last run earlier in the year, this characterful Panther is offered with a V5C registration Certificate.GBP6,800 - 7,500€7,900 - 8,700
LOT 777 - 1949 BSA 350CC B32 Bonhams Motorcycles 2021-07-02 | This motorcycle is to be auctioned at the Bonhams Summer Sale, The International Classic MotorCycle Show, Stafford , 2 – 4 July 2021SALE TIMESFriday 2 July Collectors’ Motorcycles (Lots 1 - 127) MiddaySaturday 3 July Spares and Memorabilia (Lots 201 - 551) 10amSunday 4 July Motorcycles (Lot 601 - 811) 10amVIEWINGFriday 2 July 9am to 5pm Saturday 3 July 9am to 5pm Sunday 4 July from 9amADMISSION TO THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE SHOW Admission is not included in the price of the catalogue. Tickets can be purchased in advance from classicbikeshows.com.REGISTER TO BIDBid online or via the Bonhams app. Register to bid online by visiting www.bonhams.com/26514Contact our Client Services department on: +44 (0) 207 447 7447 or bids@bonhams.comCOLLECTION OF PURCHASED LOTSAll purchased lots must be cleared from the sale venue by 7pm Sunday 4 July. Limited collection is available until 11am Monday 5 July, by appointment only, and purchasers must advise Bonhams Motorcycle Department via email no later than 7pm Sunday 4 July if they intend to collect Monday. Please email ukmotorcycles@bonhams. com with your collection or transport instructions as soon as possible following your successful bid. Failure to instruct Bonhams by the given time will result in your vehicle being uplifted to Moving Motorcycle’s Northamptonshire store at your expense. Buyers should satisfy themselves that they have collected all relevant logbooks, documents and keys relating to their Lot(s) at time of collection.AUCTION ADDRESSBonhamsSandylands CentreStaffordshire County Showground Weston Road Stafford ST18 0BDGENERAL ENQUIRIES - GUIDE FOR BUYERS – BUYER CHARGESPlease contact Bonhams Motorcycles.1949 BSA 350CC B32REGISTRATION NO. AEU 239FRAME NO. ZB31S 15412ENGINE NO. ZB32 513This plunger-suspended B32 has belonged to the vendor's family since the mid-1950s. In 1962 the BSA was taken off the road by the vendor's uncle and stored in the garage at his home. The vendor's enthusiasm for motorcycles began when he was allowed to play on the machine as a boy. The BSA passed to the vendor in 1974 and remained in storage until 2000 when it was restored by an elderly mechanic who had kept a large quantity of original spares. The machine remained in storage, unused (the owner was working abroad) until the end of 2020. We are advised that the machine has been started and seems to run well, albeit with some smoke at first. Although the BSA is of great sentimental value to him, the vendor now realises that he is unlikely ever to find time to enjoy the machine and believes it needs to go to a new owner. Accompanying documentation includes an old-style logbook; BSA OC dating certificate; old-style V5; and current V5C, the later mistakenly recording the frame number as 'ZB31 515412'. GBP4,000 - 6,000€4,600 - 7,000To be sold without reserve
LOT 775 - 1973 BULTACO 326CC SHERPA T M92 TRIALS MOTORCYCLE Bonhams Motorcycles 2021-07-02 | This motorcycle is to be auctioned at the Bonhams Summer Sale, The International Classic MotorCycle Show, Stafford , 2 – 4 July 2021SALE TIMESFriday 2 July Collectors’ Motorcycles (Lots 1 - 127) MiddaySaturday 3 July Spares and Memorabilia (Lots 201 - 551) 10amSunday 4 July Motorcycles (Lot 601 - 811) 10amVIEWINGFriday 2 July 9am to 5pm Saturday 3 July 9am to 5pm Sunday 4 July from 9amADMISSION TO THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE SHOW Admission is not included in the price of the catalogue. Tickets can be purchased in advance from classicbikeshows.com.REGISTER TO BIDBid online or via the Bonhams app. Register to bid online by visiting www.bonhams.com/26514Contact our Client Services department on: +44 (0) 207 447 7447 or bids@bonhams.comCOLLECTION OF PURCHASED LOTSAll purchased lots must be cleared from the sale venue by 7pm Sunday 4 July. Limited collection is available until 11am Monday 5 July, by appointment only, and purchasers must advise Bonhams Motorcycle Department via email no later than 7pm Sunday 4 July if they intend to collect Monday. Please email ukmotorcycles@bonhams. com with your collection or transport instructions as soon as possible following your successful bid. Failure to instruct Bonhams by the given time will result in your vehicle being uplifted to Moving Motorcycle’s Northamptonshire store at your expense. Buyers should satisfy themselves that they have collected all relevant logbooks, documents and keys relating to their Lot(s) at time of collection.AUCTION ADDRESSBonhamsSandylands CentreStaffordshire County Showground Weston Road Stafford ST18 0BDGENERAL ENQUIRIES - GUIDE FOR BUYERS – BUYER CHARGESPlease contact Bonhams Motorcycles.1973 BULTACO 326CC SHERPA T M92 TRIALS MOTORCYCLEREGISTRATION NO. JKH 681 LFRAME NO. B92-00976ENGINE NO. M92-00976• Complete rebuild using genuine Bultaco parts• 'Best Off Road Machine" Cardiff Show 2019• 'Best Trials Machine' Stafford Show October 2019• Not ridden in competition since restoration• Speedo reading 339 reflects use since rebuildFrancisco Xavier Bulto quit employment at the Spanish Montesa factory in 1958, upon hearing that they were withdrawing from road racing. He founded the Bultaco company in Barcelona and rapidly brought his 125cc two-stroke singles to market, entering two Sherpa N models in the 1962 international Six Days Trial, where they won Gold medals for no marks lost. Nephew Oriol Bulto entered the same model in the 1963 Scottish Six Days event and retired with electrical problems, but not before British top rider Sammy Miller had shown interest and taken the offered ride. It was a seed wisely sewn. In 1964 Miller learned that the parent BSA company would not be supporting him on his much-modified 500cc Ariel HT in competition, a poor reward for the effort and skill devoted to keeping the marque name in the news. Sammy then travelled to Spain to meet Francisco Bulto and to consider developing a lightweight machine from the company's Sherpa N. After twelve days of graft, the result was the 250cc Sherpa T, weighing less than 100kg (220lbs) and would require less effort to tackle whatever section of the British landscape it faced. The disappearance of heavy four-stroke singles from the winning circles in trials proved the point, Miller winning the Scottish Six Days Trial on the new machine in 1964, followed by multiple British and European championship titles. It was natural that other Spanish makers followed suit as they saw the market succcess of Bultaco and the traditional British big single fell out of favour. The 1965 success is significant in that it triggered the formation of the Pre 65 class of trials that enjoys so much support today. This outstanding example of the early 326cc Bultaco development, introduced in 1972, came to the vendor as a rolling frame and engine unit with matching numbers. Over the course of 18 months of internet searching and long hours in the workshop, new parts were sourced from British and Spanish specialists to produce this award winning example of a landmark off-road competition machine. Winning the Best Trials Machine at the 2019 Stafford Classic MotorCycle Show was a tribute to the skill and time given to the restoration, while the greatest compliment came from Sammy Miller himself, who examined the machine at the show and declared it "One of the best I've seen."GBP6,000 - 8,000€7,000 - 9,300
LOT 772 - 1973 NORTON COMMANDO 850 ROADSTER Bonhams Motorcycles 2021-07-02 | This motorcycle is to be auctioned at the Bonhams Summer Sale, The International Classic MotorCycle Show, Stafford , 2 – 4 July 2021SALE TIMESFriday 2 July Collectors’ Motorcycles (Lots 1 - 127) MiddaySaturday 3 July Spares and Memorabilia (Lots 201 - 551) 10amSunday 4 July Motorcycles (Lot 601 - 811) 10amVIEWINGFriday 2 July 9am to 5pm Saturday 3 July 9am to 5pm Sunday 4 July from 9amADMISSION TO THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE SHOW Admission is not included in the price of the catalogue. Tickets can be purchased in advance from classicbikeshows.com.REGISTER TO BIDBid online or via the Bonhams app. Register to bid online by visiting www.bonhams.com/26514Contact our Client Services department on: +44 (0) 207 447 7447 or bids@bonhams.comCOLLECTION OF PURCHASED LOTSAll purchased lots must be cleared from the sale venue by 7pm Sunday 4 July. Limited collection is available until 11am Monday 5 July, by appointment only, and purchasers must advise Bonhams Motorcycle Department via email no later than 7pm Sunday 4 July if they intend to collect Monday. Please email ukmotorcycles@bonhams. com with your collection or transport instructions as soon as possible following your successful bid. Failure to instruct Bonhams by the given time will result in your vehicle being uplifted to Moving Motorcycle’s Northamptonshire store at your expense. Buyers should satisfy themselves that they have collected all relevant logbooks, documents and keys relating to their Lot(s) at time of collection.AUCTION ADDRESSBonhamsSandylands CentreStaffordshire County Showground Weston Road Stafford ST18 0BDGENERAL ENQUIRIES - GUIDE FOR BUYERS – BUYER CHARGESPlease contact Bonhams Motorcycles.FORMERLY THE PROPERTY OF THE LATE KEITH EMERSON1973 NORTON COMMANDO 850 ROADSTERREGISTRATION NO. YND 594MFRAME NO. 304746ENGINE NO. 304746• The second of two Commandos owned by Keith Emerson• Bought second-hand from Elite Motors, Tooting• Alton electric starter fittedThe machine offered here is the second of two Norton Commandos owned by the late Keith Emerson, keyboard maestro with legendary rock bands The Nice and Emerson, Lake & Palmer. Keith had bought his first Commando – a new 750 Roadster – from Elite Motors in Tooting, South London and used it to commute from his Sussex home to the recording studios in London. When that Commando was stolen, he went back to Elite Motors for its replacement: the 850 Roadster offered here. By this time Norton had gone bust and the Commando was no longer in production, so Keith had to be content with a low-mileage second-hand one. The final Commando model was the electric-start Mark III, and in 2012 Keith had his earlier example updated with an electric starter, albeit it a modern Alton unit vastly superior to the feeble NVT original (see bill on file). No alterations to existing parts are needed to fit the Alton starter, so the modification can easily be reversed. In 2012 Keith and his Commando featured in a Classic Bike Guide article written by Phillip Tooth, and a photograph taken for that article showing Keith on the bike is included in the sale. The machine also comes with a V5C document. Keith Emerson died in 2016 and the Commando is offered for sale by the family; last run in April 2021, it will require re-commissioning before further use.GBP5,500 - 7,500€6,400 - 8,700
LOT 770 - 1960 TRIUMPH 649CC TR6 TROPHY Bonhams Motorcycles 2021-07-02 | This motorcycle is to be auctioned at the Bonhams Summer Sale, The International Classic MotorCycle Show, Stafford , 2 – 4 July 2021SALE TIMESFriday 2 July Collectors’ Motorcycles (Lots 1 - 127) MiddaySaturday 3 July Spares and Memorabilia (Lots 201 - 551) 10amSunday 4 July Motorcycles (Lot 601 - 811) 10amVIEWINGFriday 2 July 9am to 5pm Saturday 3 July 9am to 5pm Sunday 4 July from 9amADMISSION TO THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE SHOW Admission is not included in the price of the catalogue. Tickets can be purchased in advance from classicbikeshows.com.REGISTER TO BIDBid online or via the Bonhams app. Register to bid online by visiting www.bonhams.com/26514Contact our Client Services department on: +44 (0) 207 447 7447 or bids@bonhams.comCOLLECTION OF PURCHASED LOTSAll purchased lots must be cleared from the sale venue by 7pm Sunday 4 July. Limited collection is available until 11am Monday 5 July, by appointment only, and purchasers must advise Bonhams Motorcycle Department via email no later than 7pm Sunday 4 July if they intend to collect Monday. Please email ukmotorcycles@bonhams. com with your collection or transport instructions as soon as possible following your successful bid. Failure to instruct Bonhams by the given time will result in your vehicle being uplifted to Moving Motorcycle’s Northamptonshire store at your expense. Buyers should satisfy themselves that they have collected all relevant logbooks, documents and keys relating to their Lot(s) at time of collection.AUCTION ADDRESSBonhamsSandylands CentreStaffordshire County Showground Weston Road Stafford ST18 0BDGENERAL ENQUIRIES - GUIDE FOR BUYERS – BUYER CHARGESPlease contact Bonhams Motorcycles.1960 TRIUMPH 649CC TR6 TROPHYREGISTRATION NO. 961 XUXFRAME NO. D6492ENGINE NO. TR6 D6492This matching-numbers TR6 Trophy was built in June 1960 and exported to the USA, returning in 2009 as a rolling chassis 'basket case'. The Triumph was then restored by the current owner over a period of 15 months with no expense spared. His efforts were duly rewarded in August 2010 when the Trophy was judged 'Best Classic' at a local show. In October of that year the Triumph was loaned as an exhibit to the London Motorcycle Museum where it remained until October 2016. In the meantime, the Trophy had finished runner up at the Salon Privé Concours at Syon Park in September 2013. Removed from the Museum and re-commissioned, the Triumph received the 'Best Bike' award at the Hanworth Classic Show in June 2017 and was then laid up on static display at the owner's home. The machine was re-commissioned again in April 2021 and the engine run, with everything found to be working. Described by the vendor as in excellent condition, and standard apart from a high-level exhaust system, this concours-winning Trophy comes with a substantial history file, the contents of which include restoration photographs; a dating letter; the Salon Privé rosette and certificate; and a logbook detailing all works done since 2009 (perusal recommended). GBP8,000 - 12,000€9,300 - 14,000
LOT 768 - 1959 TRIUMPH 649CC TIGER T110 Bonhams Motorcycles 2021-07-02 | This motorcycle is to be auctioned at the Bonhams Summer Sale, The International Classic MotorCycle Show, Stafford , 2 – 4 July 2021SALE TIMESFriday 2 July Collectors’ Motorcycles (Lots 1 - 127) MiddaySaturday 3 July Spares and Memorabilia (Lots 201 - 551) 10amSunday 4 July Motorcycles (Lot 601 - 811) 10amVIEWINGFriday 2 July 9am to 5pm Saturday 3 July 9am to 5pm Sunday 4 July from 9amADMISSION TO THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE SHOW Admission is not included in the price of the catalogue. Tickets can be purchased in advance from classicbikeshows.com.REGISTER TO BIDBid online or via the Bonhams app. Register to bid online by visiting www.bonhams.com/26514Contact our Client Services department on: +44 (0) 207 447 7447 or bids@bonhams.comCOLLECTION OF PURCHASED LOTSAll purchased lots must be cleared from the sale venue by 7pm Sunday 4 July. Limited collection is available until 11am Monday 5 July, by appointment only, and purchasers must advise Bonhams Motorcycle Department via email no later than 7pm Sunday 4 July if they intend to collect Monday. Please email ukmotorcycles@bonhams. com with your collection or transport instructions as soon as possible following your successful bid. Failure to instruct Bonhams by the given time will result in your vehicle being uplifted to Moving Motorcycle’s Northamptonshire store at your expense. Buyers should satisfy themselves that they have collected all relevant logbooks, documents and keys relating to their Lot(s) at time of collection.AUCTION ADDRESSBonhamsSandylands CentreStaffordshire County Showground Weston Road Stafford ST18 0BDGENERAL ENQUIRIES - GUIDE FOR BUYERS – BUYER CHARGESPlease contact Bonhams Motorcycles.PROPERTY OF A DECEASED'S ESTATE1959 TRIUMPH 649CC TIGER T110REGISTRATION NO. TWV 274FRAME NO. 027614ENGINE NO. T110 027614This Tiger 110 was purchased by the late owner on 14th December 2017 from a close family friend (Brian Walker). Brian had purchased the Triumph from a Mr MacAllister on 1st August 2014 and described it as needing 'finishing off' at that time. Brian then proceeded to complete the restoration, the engine being rebuilt by Spike Olman. Apart from the owners listed on the accompanying old-style continuation logbook (issued 1964) nothing is known of the Triumph's early history. The late owner's widow knows nothing about the machine or the restoration. A family friend last started the machine approximately six months ago; however, it has not been ridden any distance and will therefore require re-commissioning to a greater or lesser extent before further use (the engine turns over with compression). The Tiger is fitted with 'Travelling Marshal' type swept handlebars (a nice feature) and a Lucas competition magneto. There is some pitting to the paintwork and we are advised that the battery will need replacing. Additional documentation consists of an expired MoT (issued 1986), a current V5C Registration Certificate, and some Tri-Supply receipts dated 2010.GBP5,000 - 7,000€5,800 - 8,100
LOT 767 - 1960 TRIUMPH 649CC TR6 TROPHY Bonhams Motorcycles 2021-07-02 | This motorcycle is to be auctioned at the Bonhams Summer Sale, The International Classic MotorCycle Show, Stafford , 2 – 4 July 2021SALE TIMESFriday 2 July Collectors’ Motorcycles (Lots 1 - 127) MiddaySaturday 3 July Spares and Memorabilia (Lots 201 - 551) 10amSunday 4 July Motorcycles (Lot 601 - 811) 10amVIEWINGFriday 2 July 9am to 5pm Saturday 3 July 9am to 5pm Sunday 4 July from 9amADMISSION TO THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE SHOW Admission is not included in the price of the catalogue. Tickets can be purchased in advance from classicbikeshows.com.REGISTER TO BIDBid online or via the Bonhams app. Register to bid online by visiting www.bonhams.com/26514Contact our Client Services department on: +44 (0) 207 447 7447 or bids@bonhams.comCOLLECTION OF PURCHASED LOTSAll purchased lots must be cleared from the sale venue by 7pm Sunday 4 July. Limited collection is available until 11am Monday 5 July, by appointment only, and purchasers must advise Bonhams Motorcycle Department via email no later than 7pm Sunday 4 July if they intend to collect Monday. Please email ukmotorcycles@bonhams. com with your collection or transport instructions as soon as possible following your successful bid. Failure to instruct Bonhams by the given time will result in your vehicle being uplifted to Moving Motorcycle’s Northamptonshire store at your expense. Buyers should satisfy themselves that they have collected all relevant logbooks, documents and keys relating to their Lot(s) at time of collection.AUCTION ADDRESSBonhamsSandylands CentreStaffordshire County Showground Weston Road Stafford ST18 0BDGENERAL ENQUIRIES - GUIDE FOR BUYERS – BUYER CHARGESPlease contact Bonhams Motorcycles.PROPERTY OF A DECEASED'S ESTATE1960 TRIUMPH 649CC TR6 TROPHYREGISTRATION NO. 361 XUBFRAME NO. D1272ENGINE NO. TR6 D1272This pre-unit TR6 Trophy was purchased by the late owner on 18th June 2019 from a Mr McAllister (purchase receipt on file). Sadly, the late owner never got the chance to ride the machine and it has been garaged since purchase. A family friend last started the machine approximately six months ago; however, it has not been ridden any distance and will therefore require re-commissioning to a greater or lesser extent before further use (the engine turns over with compression). The V5C Registration Certificate lists a first UK registration date of 1st March 2007, which is presumably around when the machine was re-imported/repatriated to the UK (presumably by Mr McAllister). The late owner's widow knows nothing of the machine's history or the restoration, which may have been completed prior to being re-imported in 2007. Six MoT certificates on file show the recorded mileage rising from 1 mile in February 2007 to 4,855 in May 2012. Further MoT history online shows that another certificate was issued on 11th August 2017 at 5,224 miles (the current odometer reading is 5,472 miles). Additional documentation consists of a VMCC frame/engine number dating statement.GBP7,000 - 10,000€8,100 - 12,000
LOT 757 - 1936 RUDGE 499CC SPECIAL Bonhams Motorcycles 2021-07-02 | This motorcycle is to be auctioned at the Bonhams Summer Sale, The International Classic MotorCycle Show, Stafford , 2 – 4 July 2021SALE TIMESFriday 2 July Collectors’ Motorcycles (Lots 1 - 127) MiddaySaturday 3 July Spares and Memorabilia (Lots 201 - 551) 10amSunday 4 July Motorcycles (Lot 601 - 811) 10amVIEWINGFriday 2 July 9am to 5pm Saturday 3 July 9am to 5pm Sunday 4 July from 9amADMISSION TO THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE SHOW Admission is not included in the price of the catalogue. Tickets can be purchased in advance from classicbikeshows.com.REGISTER TO BIDBid online or via the Bonhams app. Register to bid online by visiting www.bonhams.com/26514Contact our Client Services department on: +44 (0) 207 447 7447 or bids@bonhams.comCOLLECTION OF PURCHASED LOTSAll purchased lots must be cleared from the sale venue by 7pm Sunday 4 July. Limited collection is available until 11am Monday 5 July, by appointment only, and purchasers must advise Bonhams Motorcycle Department via email no later than 7pm Sunday 4 July if they intend to collect Monday. Please email ukmotorcycles@bonhams. com with your collection or transport instructions as soon as possible following your successful bid. Failure to instruct Bonhams by the given time will result in your vehicle being uplifted to Moving Motorcycle’s Northamptonshire store at your expense. Buyers should satisfy themselves that they have collected all relevant logbooks, documents and keys relating to their Lot(s) at time of collection.AUCTION ADDRESSBonhamsSandylands CentreStaffordshire County Showground Weston Road Stafford ST18 0BDGENERAL ENQUIRIES - GUIDE FOR BUYERS – BUYER CHARGESPlease contact Bonhams Motorcycles.1936 RUDGE 499CC SPECIALREGISTRATION NO. JT 4918FRAME NO. 55928ENGINE NO. 5005The full potential of Rudge's four-valves-per-cylinder design – introduced in 1924 - was slow to emerge but in 1928 Graham Walker's works 500 became the first motorcycle to win a road race - the Ulster Grand Prix - at an average speed in excess of 80mph, a feat which led to the introduction of the legendary 'Ulster' model. A variety of valve arrangements was tried across a range of 250, 350 and 500cc models, and by the mid-1930s had stabilised: the 500 Special employing a parallel layout and the Ulster a parallel/semi-radial combination. It should be noted that despite its name the Special was the touring 500, the Ulster being the sports version. Landmark developments included the enclosure of the valve-gear for 1937 and the switching of the gearchange lever from the left-hand to the right-hand side of the gearbox. A compact machine with a willing engine and powerful linked brakes, the 500 Special is a delight to ride and copes easily with present-day traffic conditions. Supplied by Huxhams of Bournemouth, this particular Rudge Special was acquired in the 1950s and ridden throughout that decade. Unused for many years, it is an older restoration that has acquired a nice patina of age. Re-commissioning and the customary safety checks will be required before returning the Rudge to the road. Accompanying documentation consists of an old-style continuation logbook (issued 1975) and a V5C document. GBP8,000 - 10,000€9,300 - 12,000
LOT 754 - 1954 AJS 349CC 7R RACING MOTORCYCLE Bonhams Motorcycles 2021-07-02 | This motorcycle is to be auctioned at the Bonhams Summer Sale, The International Classic MotorCycle Show, Stafford , 2 – 4 July 2021SALE TIMESFriday 2 July Collectors’ Motorcycles (Lots 1 - 127) MiddaySaturday 3 July Spares and Memorabilia (Lots 201 - 551) 10amSunday 4 July Motorcycles (Lot 601 - 811) 10amVIEWINGFriday 2 July 9am to 5pm Saturday 3 July 9am to 5pm Sunday 4 July from 9amADMISSION TO THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE SHOW Admission is not included in the price of the catalogue. Tickets can be purchased in advance from classicbikeshows.com.REGISTER TO BIDBid online or via the Bonhams app. Register to bid online by visiting www.bonhams.com/26514Contact our Client Services department on: +44 (0) 207 447 7447 or bids@bonhams.comCOLLECTION OF PURCHASED LOTSAll purchased lots must be cleared from the sale venue by 7pm Sunday 4 July. Limited collection is available until 11am Monday 5 July, by appointment only, and purchasers must advise Bonhams Motorcycle Department via email no later than 7pm Sunday 4 July if they intend to collect Monday. Please email ukmotorcycles@bonhams. com with your collection or transport instructions as soon as possible following your successful bid. Failure to instruct Bonhams by the given time will result in your vehicle being uplifted to Moving Motorcycle’s Northamptonshire store at your expense. Buyers should satisfy themselves that they have collected all relevant logbooks, documents and keys relating to their Lot(s) at time of collection.AUCTION ADDRESSBonhamsSandylands CentreStaffordshire County Showground Weston Road Stafford ST18 0BDGENERAL ENQUIRIES - GUIDE FOR BUYERS – BUYER CHARGESPlease contact Bonhams Motorcycles.1954 AJS 349CC 7R RACING MOTORCYCLEFRAME NO. NOT VISIBLEENGINE NO. ANDERSON AJS 1• Purchased new by AJS works rider Rod Coleman for his brother Bob• Acquired by previous owner Colin Grant in 1990 and used only for the annual Isle of Man TT Parade Lap• Formerly part of the National Motorcycle Museum CollectionBuilt from 1948 to 1963, Associated Motor Cycles' AJS 7R - known as the 'Boy Racer' - was one of the most successful over-the-counter racing motorcycles of all time. Almost all Britain's road-race stars of the 1950s and 1960s rode a 7R at some stage of their careers, and the model remains a major force in classic racing today. Although a new design by Phil Walker, the 7R with its chain-driven overhead-camshaft was very reminiscent of the AJS 'cammy' singles of pre-war days. While - initially - not as powerful as the Velocette KTT and Junior Manx Norton, the 7R's robust and simple construction endeared it to the privateer responsible for his own maintenance. While the duplex loop frame and Teledraulic front fork remained essentially unchanged throughout production, the engine underwent almost continuous revision: the valve angle being progressively narrowed, the crankshaft made stronger and, in 1956, engine dimensions changed from the original long-stroke 74x81mm to the 'squarer' 75.5x78mm that permitted a higher rev limit. AMC's own gearbox replaced the previous Burman in 1958, while engine development continued almost to the end of production, by which time the 7R was putting out around 41bhp. According to correspondence on file, the 7R offered here was purchased new by AJS works rider Rod Coleman for his brother Bob to ride. It later passed to another New Zealander, John Anderson, who was a regular podium finisher in NZ national events. Anderson entered the Isle of Man TT races in 1957 and 1958, riding a 7R in the Junior events and a Norton in the Senior, with a best result of 6th in the 1958 Senior race. However, it is not known if this 7R was the one used by him in the Isle of Man. Previous owner Colin Grant acquired the AJS in 1990 and used it only for the annual Isle of Man TT Parade lap. He sold the 7R to the National Motorcycle Museum in June 2004 (receipt on file). The current vendor purchased the AJS at Bonhams' Winter Motorcycle Sale in December 2020 when the NMM sold some of its reserve collection. He intended to keep the 7R on display in his new house; unfortunately, his wife had other ideas and so it is reluctantly offered for sale. The machine's mechanical condition is not known; accordingly, prospective purchasers must satisfy themselves with regard to its condition, completeness, correctness, or otherwise prior to bidding.GBP16,000 - 20,000€19,000 - 23,000
LOT 751 - 1951 VINCENT 998CC SERIES-C BLACK SHADOW Bonhams Motorcycles 2021-07-02 | This motorcycle is to be auctioned at the Bonhams Summer Sale, The International Classic MotorCycle Show, Stafford , 2 – 4 July 2021SALE TIMESFriday 2 July Collectors’ Motorcycles (Lots 1 - 127) MiddaySaturday 3 July Spares and Memorabilia (Lots 201 - 551) 10amSunday 4 July Motorcycles (Lot 601 - 811) 10amVIEWINGFriday 2 July 9am to 5pm Saturday 3 July 9am to 5pm Sunday 4 July from 9amADMISSION TO THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE SHOW Admission is not included in the price of the catalogue. Tickets can be purchased in advance from classicbikeshows.com.REGISTER TO BIDBid online or via the Bonhams app. Register to bid online by visiting www.bonhams.com/26514Contact our Client Services department on: +44 (0) 207 447 7447 or bids@bonhams.comCOLLECTION OF PURCHASED LOTSAll purchased lots must be cleared from the sale venue by 7pm Sunday 4 July. Limited collection is available until 11am Monday 5 July, by appointment only, and purchasers must advise Bonhams Motorcycle Department via email no later than 7pm Sunday 4 July if they intend to collect Monday. Please email ukmotorcycles@bonhams. com with your collection or transport instructions as soon as possible following your successful bid. Failure to instruct Bonhams by the given time will result in your vehicle being uplifted to Moving Motorcycle’s Northamptonshire store at your expense. Buyers should satisfy themselves that they have collected all relevant logbooks, documents and keys relating to their Lot(s) at time of collection.AUCTION ADDRESSBonhamsSandylands CentreStaffordshire County Showground Weston Road Stafford ST18 0BDGENERAL ENQUIRIES - GUIDE FOR BUYERS – BUYER CHARGESPlease contact Bonhams Motorcycles.1951 VINCENT 998CC SERIES-C BLACK SHADOWREGISTRATION NO. LYY 132FRAME NO. RC/8637/B (SEE TEXT) REAR FRAME NO. RC8637BENGINE NO. F10AB/1B/6737 CRANKCASE MATING NO. PP65/PP65• Present family ownership for 15 years• Engine rebuilt by Maughan & Son• Electronic ignitionEver since the Series A's arrival in 1937, the Vincent v-twin has been synonymous with design innovation, engineering excellence and superlative high performance. From Rollie Free's capture of the 'world's fastest production motorcycle' record in 1948 on a tuned Series-B Black Shadow to the final fully enclosed Black Knight and Black Prince, Philip Vincent's stress on appearance and performance is legendary. His machines bristled with innovative features, offering adjustment of brake pedal, footrests, seat height and gear-change lever. The finish was to a very high standard commensurate with the cost of the machine, which was virtually double that of any of its contemporaries.But above all else it was the v-twin's stupendous performance that captivated motorcyclists, whether they could afford one or not. The appeal of the Vincent, and the Black Shadow in particular, lay in its ability to out-perform just about every other vehicle on the road, and in the early post-war years there was nothing to compare with it. This was a time when the average family sedan was barely capable of reaching 70mph, and not until the advent of Jaguar's XK120 was there a production sports car that could live with the thundering v-twins from Stevenage. With a top speed approaching 120mph and bettering it in the Black Shadow's case, the Vincent v-twin was quite simply the fastest road vehicle of its day. This Black Shadow has been in the vendor's family's possession for the last 15 years having been purchased in 2006 by his father. A lifelong Vincent enthusiast, the father was confident that his son (a qualified mechanical engineer) would ensure that if the bike needed anything repaired or manufactured this could easily be done. The vendor inherited the Vincent when his father passed away in October 2009. He soon realised that the engine needed attention, so Maughan & Son were entrusted with a full rebuild with no expense spared. The Shadow has been lovingly cared for while in the vendor's family's ownership, the only departure from standard specification being the installation of electronic ignition making it easier to start (original magneto included). Accompanying paperwork includes a copy of the original works order signed in 1951 by Jack Surtees (John Surtees' father); a copy of the factory test rider's report; and a V5C registration document. It should be noted that the upper frame has been replaced and re-stamped with the original number. GBP38,000 - 48,000€44,000 - 56,000
LOT 675 - 1956/1958 AJS 498CC MODEL 20 Bonhams Motorcycles 2021-07-02 | This motorcycle is to be auctioned at the Bonhams Summer Sale, The International Classic MotorCycle Show, Stafford , 2 – 4 July 2021SALE TIMESFriday 2 July Collectors’ Motorcycles (Lots 1 - 127) MiddaySaturday 3 July Spares and Memorabilia (Lots 201 - 551) 10amSunday 4 July Motorcycles (Lot 601 - 811) 10amVIEWINGFriday 2 July 9am to 5pm Saturday 3 July 9am to 5pm Sunday 4 July from 9amADMISSION TO THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE SHOW Admission is not included in the price of the catalogue. Tickets can be purchased in advance from classicbikeshows.com.REGISTER TO BIDBid online or via the Bonhams app. Register to bid online by visiting www.bonhams.com/26514Contact our Client Services department on: +44 (0) 207 447 7447 or bids@bonhams.comCOLLECTION OF PURCHASED LOTSAll purchased lots must be cleared from the sale venue by 7pm Sunday 4 July. Limited collection is available until 11am Monday 5 July, by appointment only, and purchasers must advise Bonhams Motorcycle Department via email no later than 7pm Sunday 4 July if they intend to collect Monday. Please email ukmotorcycles@bonhams. com with your collection or transport instructions as soon as possible following your successful bid. Failure to instruct Bonhams by the given time will result in your vehicle being uplifted to Moving Motorcycle’s Northamptonshire store at your expense. Buyers should satisfy themselves that they have collected all relevant logbooks, documents and keys relating to their Lot(s) at time of collection.AUCTION ADDRESSBonhamsSandylands CentreStaffordshire County Showground Weston Road Stafford ST18 0BDGENERAL ENQUIRIES - GUIDE FOR BUYERS – BUYER CHARGESPlease contact Bonhams Motorcycles.1956/1958 AJS 498CC MODEL 20REGISTRATION NO. 415 UYVFRAME NO. A47002ENGINE NO. 58/20 51250By 1948, all the big makers had, or were developing, twin-cylinder designs to compete with the Triumph Speed Twin. The AJS/Matchless concern was no different, announcing the Model 20 and G9 late in 1948. '415 UYV' was acquired by the owner some years ago, at which time it was in need of work. The vendor advises that the gearbox was given to an AJS specialist to be stripped and rebuilt. He further advises that the engine was stripped and rebuilt, and the electrics were converted to 12 volts. Although substantially completed and registered, the AJS has not been run since restoration, due to pressure of work and health issues. Said to require a modest amount of finishing and commissioning, the vendor believes it will provide a fine motorcycle for a new owner. Documentation comprises a current V5C, an owners club dating letter and sundry papers.GBP1,500 - 2,000€1,700 - 2,300To be sold without reserve
LOT 674 - 1949 SCOTT 596CC FLYING SQUIRREL Bonhams Motorcycles 2021-07-02 | This motorcycle is to be auctioned at the Bonhams Summer Sale, The International Classic MotorCycle Show, Stafford , 2 – 4 July 2021SALE TIMESFriday 2 July Collectors’ Motorcycles (Lots 1 - 127) MiddaySaturday 3 July Spares and Memorabilia (Lots 201 - 551) 10amSunday 4 July Motorcycles (Lot 601 - 811) 10amVIEWINGFriday 2 July 9am to 5pm Saturday 3 July 9am to 5pm Sunday 4 July from 9amADMISSION TO THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE SHOW Admission is not included in the price of the catalogue. Tickets can be purchased in advance from classicbikeshows.com.REGISTER TO BIDBid online or via the Bonhams app. Register to bid online by visiting www.bonhams.com/26514Contact our Client Services department on: +44 (0) 207 447 7447 or bids@bonhams.comCOLLECTION OF PURCHASED LOTSAll purchased lots must be cleared from the sale venue by 7pm Sunday 4 July. Limited collection is available until 11am Monday 5 July, by appointment only, and purchasers must advise Bonhams Motorcycle Department via email no later than 7pm Sunday 4 July if they intend to collect Monday. Please email ukmotorcycles@bonhams. com with your collection or transport instructions as soon as possible following your successful bid. Failure to instruct Bonhams by the given time will result in your vehicle being uplifted to Moving Motorcycle’s Northamptonshire store at your expense. Buyers should satisfy themselves that they have collected all relevant logbooks, documents and keys relating to their Lot(s) at time of collection.AUCTION ADDRESSBonhamsSandylands CentreStaffordshire County Showground Weston Road Stafford ST18 0BDGENERAL ENQUIRIES - GUIDE FOR BUYERS – BUYER CHARGESPlease contact Bonhams Motorcycles.1949 SCOTT 596CC FLYING SQUIRRELREGISTRATION NO. KKC 166FRAME NO. 5180ENGINE NO. DPY5275This handsome post war Scott Flying Squirrel was first registered 4.6.1949. The vendor believes the recorded mileage of only 31,919 to be genuine. Since 1960 the bike has had only four owners. The previous owner, a friend of the vendor, owned it from the mid 1970s until 2013. Since then, the bike has been subject to a thorough overhaul including fitting new rings and small ends. Last run in January this year, the vendor reports that the engine is running OK, transmission OK, electrics OK all working/rewired/dynamo charging. A noteworthy upgrade is the unquestionably superior Silk oil pump (Silk's November 1970 invoice supplied). Paperwork includes a V5C, correspondence, receipts, press cuttings, photocopies etc. Spares including fork legs, yokes, original Pilgrim pump, cylinder heads etc. are included. Prospective bidders must satisfy themselves as to the machine's completeness and mechanical condition prior to bidding.GBP5,500 - 7,000€6,400 - 8,100To be sold without reserve
LOT 673 - 1936 TRIUMPH 493CC MODEL 5/5 SPORTS Bonhams Motorcycles 2021-07-02 | This motorcycle is to be auctioned at the Bonhams Summer Sale, The International Classic MotorCycle Show, Stafford , 2 – 4 July 2021SALE TIMESFriday 2 July Collectors’ Motorcycles (Lots 1 - 127) MiddaySaturday 3 July Spares and Memorabilia (Lots 201 - 551) 10amSunday 4 July Motorcycles (Lot 601 - 811) 10amVIEWINGFriday 2 July 9am to 5pm Saturday 3 July 9am to 5pm Sunday 4 July from 9amADMISSION TO THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE SHOW Admission is not included in the price of the catalogue. Tickets can be purchased in advance from classicbikeshows.com.REGISTER TO BIDBid online or via the Bonhams app. Register to bid online by visiting www.bonhams.com/26514Contact our Client Services department on: +44 (0) 207 447 7447 or bids@bonhams.comCOLLECTION OF PURCHASED LOTSAll purchased lots must be cleared from the sale venue by 7pm Sunday 4 July. Limited collection is available until 11am Monday 5 July, by appointment only, and purchasers must advise Bonhams Motorcycle Department via email no later than 7pm Sunday 4 July if they intend to collect Monday. Please email ukmotorcycles@bonhams. com with your collection or transport instructions as soon as possible following your successful bid. Failure to instruct Bonhams by the given time will result in your vehicle being uplifted to Moving Motorcycle’s Northamptonshire store at your expense. Buyers should satisfy themselves that they have collected all relevant logbooks, documents and keys relating to their Lot(s) at time of collection.AUCTION ADDRESSBonhamsSandylands CentreStaffordshire County Showground Weston Road Stafford ST18 0BDGENERAL ENQUIRIES - GUIDE FOR BUYERS – BUYER CHARGESPlease contact Bonhams Motorcycles.1936 TRIUMPH 493CC MODEL 5/5 SPORTSREGISTRATION NO. DAS 891FRAME NO. S.4984ENGINE NO. T5.S6.3770The machine offered here is an example of the 5/5 sports model, which topped Triumph's half-litre range on its arrival for 1934. 'DAS 891' was acquired by the vendor in October 2019, since when it has benefited from considerable refurbishment. Works carried out include fitting new stainless steel silencers; relining the clutch and fitting new springs; repairing the primary chain case; fitting a new saddle; installing electronic ignition and an exchange dynamo; fitting a Morgo oil pump; and renewing the front wheel spindle and bearings and a front fork spindle. There is LED lighting and the Triumph comes with parts to return it to magneto ignition should a future owner so desire. Last run in October 2020, the machine is offered with a quantity of bills/invoices; Triumph Tiger 90 copy technical literature; expired MoTs (most recent 2013); SORN paperwork; and V5/V5C documents.GBP8,500 - 12,500€9,900 - 15,000
LOT 660 - 2013 APRILIA RRV450 RACING MOTORCYCLE Bonhams Motorcycles 2021-07-02 | This motorcycle is to be auctioned at the Bonhams Summer Sale, The International Classic MotorCycle Show, Stafford , 2 – 4 July 2021SALE TIMESFriday 2 July Collectors’ Motorcycles (Lots 1 - 127) MiddaySaturday 3 July Spares and Memorabilia (Lots 201 - 551) 10amSunday 4 July Motorcycles (Lot 601 - 811) 10amVIEWINGFriday 2 July 9am to 5pm Saturday 3 July 9am to 5pm Sunday 4 July from 9amADMISSION TO THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE SHOW Admission is not included in the price of the catalogue. Tickets can be purchased in advance from classicbikeshows.com.REGISTER TO BIDBid online or via the Bonhams app. Register to bid online by visiting www.bonhams.com/26514Contact our Client Services department on: +44 (0) 207 447 7447 or bids@bonhams.comCOLLECTION OF PURCHASED LOTSAll purchased lots must be cleared from the sale venue by 7pm Sunday 4 July. Limited collection is available until 11am Monday 5 July, by appointment only, and purchasers must advise Bonhams Motorcycle Department via email no later than 7pm Sunday 4 July if they intend to collect Monday. Please email ukmotorcycles@bonhams. com with your collection or transport instructions as soon as possible following your successful bid. Failure to instruct Bonhams by the given time will result in your vehicle being uplifted to Moving Motorcycle’s Northamptonshire store at your expense. Buyers should satisfy themselves that they have collected all relevant logbooks, documents and keys relating to their Lot(s) at time of collection.AUCTION ADDRESSBonhamsSandylands CentreStaffordshire County Showground Weston Road Stafford ST18 0BDGENERAL ENQUIRIES - GUIDE FOR BUYERS – BUYER CHARGESPlease contact Bonhams Motorcycles.2013 APRILIA RRV450 RACING MOTORCYCLEFRAME NO. NONEENGINE NO. 45SX 02110This machine is one of approximately 50 built by Ian Newton (IN Competition) for the Thundersport GB Aprilia RRV450 Challenge race series. This particular machine has the highest specification permitted under the regulations. Its one previous owner was Lewis Rollo, who won many races on it prior to a crash in 2014. As a result of the damage, IN Competition replaced the frame with a new one. Present owner Paddy Reid, winner of the 1973 Senior Manx GP, bought the Aprilia intending to use it for track days, and it has also been raced for him on two occasions by a young rider from Northern Ireland. Sadly, a broken leg sustained in a cycling accident a few years ago has put a stop to Paddy's participation in such events. Last run earlier this year and always maintained to the highest standard regardless of cost, the machine is described as in good condition throughout.GBP5,500 - 6,500€6,400 - 7,600
LOT 736 - 1926 AJS 498CC MODEL G8 BIG PORT PROJECT Bonhams Motorcycles 2021-07-02 | This motorcycle is to be auctioned at the Bonhams Summer Sale, The International Classic MotorCycle Show, Stafford , 2 – 4 July 2021SALE TIMESFriday 2 July Collectors’ Motorcycles (Lots 1 - 127) MiddaySaturday 3 July Spares and Memorabilia (Lots 201 - 551) 10amSunday 4 July Motorcycles (Lot 601 - 811) 10amVIEWINGFriday 2 July 9am to 5pm Saturday 3 July 9am to 5pm Sunday 4 July from 9amADMISSION TO THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE SHOW Admission is not included in the price of the catalogue. Tickets can be purchased in advance from classicbikeshows.com.REGISTER TO BIDBid online or via the Bonhams app. Register to bid online by visiting www.bonhams.com/26514Contact our Client Services department on: +44 (0) 207 447 7447 or bids@bonhams.comCOLLECTION OF PURCHASED LOTSAll purchased lots must be cleared from the sale venue by 7pm Sunday 4 July. Limited collection is available until 11am Monday 5 July, by appointment only, and purchasers must advise Bonhams Motorcycle Department via email no later than 7pm Sunday 4 July if they intend to collect Monday. Please email ukmotorcycles@bonhams. com with your collection or transport instructions as soon as possible following your successful bid. Failure to instruct Bonhams by the given time will result in your vehicle being uplifted to Moving Motorcycle’s Northamptonshire store at your expense. Buyers should satisfy themselves that they have collected all relevant logbooks, documents and keys relating to their Lot(s) at time of collection.AUCTION ADDRESSBonhamsSandylands CentreStaffordshire County Showground Weston Road Stafford ST18 0BDGENERAL ENQUIRIES - GUIDE FOR BUYERS – BUYER CHARGESPlease contact Bonhams Motorcycles.1926 AJS 498CC MODEL G8 'BIG PORT' PROJECTREGISTRATION NO. YB 4641FRAME NO. 86150ENGINE NO. 86150After victory in the 1920 Junior TT, and in the Junior and Senior events the following year, the new overhead-valve AJS made its production debut in November 1922. Originally built only as a '350' - latterly known as the 'Big Port' - the ohv AJS became available as a '500' for the first time in 1926. Coded 'G8', the new 3½hp model followed the lines of its successful smaller sibling. The engine combined the latter's 90mm stroke with an 84mm bore, distinguishing itself in the 1926 Isle of Man Senior TT when AJS works rider Jimmy Simpson became the first man to lap at over 70mph. First registered on 4th January 1926, this early example of the rarer, '500' Big Port comes with a continuation buff logbook stamped by Somerset County Council from 1946 onwards. The vendor's father purchased 'YB 4641' at a York auction in August 1947, it is believed for £40. Brought back from the auction and stored in a coach house, the machine has not been touched since then (the engine turns over). It appears to be very original and almost complete, the most obvious omission being the oil pump, while the magneto was found on a nearby shelf and is included in the sale. An exciting project for the 'Vintagent', the machine comes with a current V5C document and is sold strictly as viewed.GBP4,000 - 5,000€4,600 - 5,800
LOT 734 - 1922 LABINAL MICROMOTEUR AND GRIFFON GENTLEMANS BICYCLE Bonhams Motorcycles 2021-07-02 | This motorcycle is to be auctioned at the Bonhams Summer Sale, The International Classic MotorCycle Show, Stafford , 2 – 4 July 2021SALE TIMESFriday 2 July Collectors’ Motorcycles (Lots 1 - 127) MiddaySaturday 3 July Spares and Memorabilia (Lots 201 - 551) 10amSunday 4 July Motorcycles (Lot 601 - 811) 10amVIEWINGFriday 2 July 9am to 5pm Saturday 3 July 9am to 5pm Sunday 4 July from 9amADMISSION TO THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE SHOW Admission is not included in the price of the catalogue. Tickets can be purchased in advance from classicbikeshows.com.REGISTER TO BIDBid online or via the Bonhams app. Register to bid online by visiting www.bonhams.com/26514Contact our Client Services department on: +44 (0) 207 447 7447 or bids@bonhams.comCOLLECTION OF PURCHASED LOTSAll purchased lots must be cleared from the sale venue by 7pm Sunday 4 July. Limited collection is available until 11am Monday 5 July, by appointment only, and purchasers must advise Bonhams Motorcycle Department via email no later than 7pm Sunday 4 July if they intend to collect Monday. Please email ukmotorcycles@bonhams. com with your collection or transport instructions as soon as possible following your successful bid. Failure to instruct Bonhams by the given time will result in your vehicle being uplifted to Moving Motorcycle’s Northamptonshire store at your expense. Buyers should satisfy themselves that they have collected all relevant logbooks, documents and keys relating to their Lot(s) at time of collection.AUCTION ADDRESSBonhamsSandylands CentreStaffordshire County Showground Weston Road Stafford ST18 0BDGENERAL ENQUIRIES - GUIDE FOR BUYERS – BUYER CHARGESPlease contact Bonhams Motorcycles.1922 LABINAL MICROMOTEUR AND GRIFFON GENTLEMAN'S BICYCLEREGISTRATION NO. NOT REGISTEREDFRAME NO. TO BE ADVISEDENGINE NO. 4375AAn auxiliary 'clip-on' engine designed for attachment to a bicycle, the Labinal Micromoteur was manufactured in France during the 1920s and may be thought of as the ancestor of the post-war VéloSoleX. Produced with capacities up to 50cc, the Labinal engine was mounted in front of the bicycle's steering head and drove the front wheel via a roller. The example offered here is attached to a Griffon gentleman's bicycle believed to date from circa 1919. The machine was purchased from France by the present owner approximately 10 years ago and has been restored throughout. It was test-ridden post-restoration around 8-9 years ago but has not been used since. Noteworthy features include a Salmson magneto; Cozette carburettor; and an out-of-period Sturmey Archer three-speed coaster hub. There are no documents with this Lot. GBP2,800 - 4,000€3,300 - 4,600
LOT 729 - 1913 ARIEL 3½HP SPORTS Bonhams Motorcycles 2021-07-01 | This motorcycle is to be auctioned at the Bonhams Summer Sale, The International Classic MotorCycle Show, Stafford , 2 – 4 July 2021SALE TIMESFriday 2 July Collectors’ Motorcycles (Lots 1 - 127) MiddaySaturday 3 July Spares and Memorabilia (Lots 201 - 551) 10amSunday 4 July Motorcycles (Lot 601 - 811) 10amVIEWINGFriday 2 July 9am to 5pm Saturday 3 July 9am to 5pm Sunday 4 July from 9amADMISSION TO THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE SHOW Admission is not included in the price of the catalogue. Tickets can be purchased in advance from classicbikeshows.com.REGISTER TO BIDBid online or via the Bonhams app. Register to bid online by visiting www.bonhams.com/26514Contact our Client Services department on: +44 (0) 207 447 7447 or bids@bonhams.comCOLLECTION OF PURCHASED LOTSAll purchased lots must be cleared from the sale venue by 7pm Sunday 4 July. Limited collection is available until 11am Monday 5 July, by appointment only, and purchasers must advise Bonhams Motorcycle Department via email no later than 7pm Sunday 4 July if they intend to collect Monday. Please email ukmotorcycles@bonhams. com with your collection or transport instructions as soon as possible following your successful bid. Failure to instruct Bonhams by the given time will result in your vehicle being uplifted to Moving Motorcycle’s Northamptonshire store at your expense. Buyers should satisfy themselves that they have collected all relevant logbooks, documents and keys relating to their Lot(s) at time of collection.AUCTION ADDRESSBonhamsSandylands CentreStaffordshire County Showground Weston Road Stafford ST18 0BDGENERAL ENQUIRIES - GUIDE FOR BUYERS – BUYER CHARGESPlease contact Bonhams Motorcycles.1913 ARIEL 3½HP SPORTSREGISTRATION NO. ES 1211FRAME NO. 1847ENGINE NO. 6884A firm with its roots in the cycle industry, Ariel exhibited its first powered two-wheeler in 1901, employing a 211cc, 1½hp Minerva engine. Ariel's own 2¼hp power unit followed in 1903, but the Birmingham firm continued to rely mainly on proprietary engines. Ariel's first v-twin (powered by a 6hp JAP) was built in 1905 to contest the International Auto Cycle Cup Race on the Isle of Man, and a production version was made available for the following season. In 1909 a radical shake-up saw the existing range replaced for the following season by new models powered by White & Poppe's 3½hp (500cc), single cylinder, sidevalve engine. The latter was remarkable for the distance between the valves - 4½" - but despite this peculiarity proved immensely successful, remaining a fixture of the range well into the 1920s, by which time Ariel had taken over its production themselves. This early W&P-powered Ariel was purchased at the Beaulieu Autojumble in 2014 as a part-restored project and subsequently completed, which included having the Sturmey Archer three-speed hub gear overhauled by K Heliwell. The Ariel has taken part in the Pioneer Run every year since completion and is offered with a Pioneer Certificate and a V5C registration document.GBP15,500 - 17,500€18,000 - 20,000
LOT 727 - 1900 MIGNONETTE-LUAP 2¼HP VOITURETTE Bonhams Motorcycles 2021-07-01 | This motorcycle is to be auctioned at the Bonhams Summer Sale, The International Classic MotorCycle Show, Stafford , 2 – 4 July 2021SALE TIMESFriday 2 July Collectors’ Motorcycles (Lots 1 - 127) MiddaySaturday 3 July Spares and Memorabilia (Lots 201 - 551) 10amSunday 4 July Motorcycles (Lot 601 - 811) 10amVIEWINGFriday 2 July 9am to 5pm Saturday 3 July 9am to 5pm Sunday 4 July from 9amADMISSION TO THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE SHOW Admission is not included in the price of the catalogue. Tickets can be purchased in advance from classicbikeshows.com.REGISTER TO BIDBid online or via the Bonhams app. Register to bid online by visiting www.bonhams.com/26514Contact our Client Services department on: +44 (0) 207 447 7447 or bids@bonhams.comCOLLECTION OF PURCHASED LOTSAll purchased lots must be cleared from the sale venue by 7pm Sunday 4 July. Limited collection is available until 11am Monday 5 July, by appointment only, and purchasers must advise Bonhams Motorcycle Department via email no later than 7pm Sunday 4 July if they intend to collect Monday. Please email ukmotorcycles@bonhams. com with your collection or transport instructions as soon as possible following your successful bid. Failure to instruct Bonhams by the given time will result in your vehicle being uplifted to Moving Motorcycle’s Northamptonshire store at your expense. Buyers should satisfy themselves that they have collected all relevant logbooks, documents and keys relating to their Lot(s) at time of collection.AUCTION ADDRESSBonhamsSandylands CentreStaffordshire County Showground Weston Road Stafford ST18 0BDGENERAL ENQUIRIES - GUIDE FOR BUYERS – BUYER CHARGESPlease contact Bonhams Motorcycles.1900 MIGNONETTE-LUAP 2¼HP VOITURETTEREGISTRATION NO. BS 8713FRAME NO. TO BE ADVISEDENGINE NO. TO BE ADVISED• Ultra-rare French make• De Dion-Bouton engine• Present ownership since circa 2011• Restored condition• Successful London-Brighton VCR finisherA short-lived make from a time when motor manufacturers came and went with bewildering rapidity, the Mignonette-Luap was produced in Bordeaux, France by Jiel-Laval et Cie from 1897-1900. Understandably, given the fact that it lasted for barely four years, the company's entry in The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile is necessarily short: "This car has no known connection with the Mignonette from Neuilly, though it was also a light voiturette powered by a rear-mounted De Dion-Bouton engine, in this case of 2¼hp. In the event of engine failure, the car was provided with pedals, and it was said to be sufficiently light to be pedalled to the nearest garage. It had tiller steering."The choice of engine was an obvious one: engineer Georges Bouton's power units developed significantly greater output than their contemporaries from Daimler and Benz yet matched them for reliability. Small wonder then that De Dion-Bouton engines were adopted by many other manufacturers of tricycles, quadricycles, and light cars, both in Europe and the United States, influenced no doubt by the success of the firm's flying tricycles in such events as the Paris-Bordeaux and other endurance races.This ultra-rare Veteran was found in France by enthusiast Stephen Langton in the early 1980s and then partially restored by John Wandless before being completed by the present owner after he acquired it circa 2011. Photographs on file show the Mignonette-Luap prior to restoration. Since then, the car has been entered in the London-Brighton Veteran Car Run on three occasions and has completed them all, although it is not entered this year.Dated by the Veteran Car Club as manufactured in 1900, the Mignonette-Luap features a Boxier two-speed gearbox; water-cooled Brassard cylinder head; trembler coil ignition; and an Amal motorcycle carburettor, the latter being a later modification. As well as the London-Brighton VCR, this delightful French rarity is eligible for De Dion Club events and would surely be a welcome entry in the VCC's Creepy Crawly Run and Festival of Slowth. Freshly MoT'd for the sale, the car comes with a VCC dating certificate, a V5C Registration Certificate, and a purpose-built trailer.GBP45,000 - 55,000€52,000 - 64,000
LOT 699 - GARRARD SPORTS SIDECAR Bonhams Motorcycles 2021-07-01 | This motorcycle is to be auctioned at the Bonhams Summer Sale, The International Classic MotorCycle Show, Stafford , 2 – 4 July 2021SALE TIMESFriday 2 July Collectors’ Motorcycles (Lots 1 - 127) MiddaySaturday 3 July Spares and Memorabilia (Lots 201 - 551) 10amSunday 4 July Motorcycles (Lot 601 - 811) 10amVIEWINGFriday 2 July 9am to 5pm Saturday 3 July 9am to 5pm Sunday 4 July from 9amADMISSION TO THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE SHOW Admission is not included in the price of the catalogue. Tickets can be purchased in advance from classicbikeshows.com.REGISTER TO BIDBid online or via the Bonhams app. Register to bid online by visiting www.bonhams.com/26514Contact our Client Services department on: +44 (0) 207 447 7447 or bids@bonhams.comCOLLECTION OF PURCHASED LOTSAll purchased lots must be cleared from the sale venue by 7pm Sunday 4 July. Limited collection is available until 11am Monday 5 July, by appointment only, and purchasers must advise Bonhams Motorcycle Department via email no later than 7pm Sunday 4 July if they intend to collect Monday. Please email ukmotorcycles@bonhams. com with your collection or transport instructions as soon as possible following your successful bid. Failure to instruct Bonhams by the given time will result in your vehicle being uplifted to Moving Motorcycle’s Northamptonshire store at your expense. Buyers should satisfy themselves that they have collected all relevant logbooks, documents and keys relating to their Lot(s) at time of collection.AUCTION ADDRESSBonhamsSandylands CentreStaffordshire County Showground Weston Road Stafford ST18 0BDGENERAL ENQUIRIES - GUIDE FOR BUYERS – BUYER CHARGESPlease contact Bonhams Motorcycles.GARRARD SPORTS SIDECAR CHASSIS NO. B2208One of the best known and most highly respected of British sidecar manufacturers, Garrard was established at Shepherds Bush, West London in 1926. The firm was noted for its stylish sporting models, one of the foremost being the Grand Prix, introduced in 1956. This was of the 'Continental' style favoured by a number of manufacturers but most often associated with Steib of Germany. The single-seater sports chair offered here, though, is of the equally popular launch style. This sidecar and chassis was formerly attached to the 1940 Brough Superior 11-50 in this sale (Lot 698). Offered for restoration and sold strictly as viewed, it comes complete with luggage rack; a set of mounts; and full weather equipment.GBP1,500 - 2,500€1,700 - 2,900To be sold without reserve
696 - VINCENT-HRD 998CC BLACK LIGHTNING EVOCATION SPECIAL Bonhams Motorcycles 2021-07-01 | This motorcycle is to be auctioned at the Bonhams Summer Sale, The International Classic MotorCycle Show, Stafford , 2 – 4 July 2021SALE TIMESFriday 2 July Collectors’ Motorcycles (Lots 1 - 127) MiddaySaturday 3 July Spares and Memorabilia (Lots 201 - 551) 10amSunday 4 July Motorcycles (Lot 601 - 811) 10amVIEWINGFriday 2 July 9am to 5pm Saturday 3 July 9am to 5pm Sunday 4 July from 9amADMISSION TO THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE SHOW Admission is not included in the price of the catalogue. Tickets can be purchased in advance from classicbikeshows.com.REGISTER TO BIDBid online or via the Bonhams app. Register to bid online by visiting www.bonhams.com/26514Contact our Client Services department on: +44 (0) 207 447 7447 or bids@bonhams.comCOLLECTION OF PURCHASED LOTSAll purchased lots must be cleared from the sale venue by 7pm Sunday 4 July. Limited collection is available until 11am Monday 5 July, by appointment only, and purchasers must advise Bonhams Motorcycle Department via email no later than 7pm Sunday 4 July if they intend to collect Monday. Please email ukmotorcycles@bonhams. com with your collection or transport instructions as soon as possible following your successful bid. Failure to instruct Bonhams by the given time will result in your vehicle being uplifted to Moving Motorcycle’s Northamptonshire store at your expense. Buyers should satisfy themselves that they have collected all relevant logbooks, documents and keys relating to their Lot(s) at time of collection.AUCTION ADDRESSBonhamsSandylands CentreStaffordshire County Showground Weston Road Stafford ST18 0BDGENERAL ENQUIRIES - GUIDE FOR BUYERS – BUYER CHARGESPlease contact Bonhams Motorcycles.VINCENT-HRD 998CC BLACK LIGHTNING EVOCATION SPECIALFRAME NO. NONEENGINE NO. F10AB/1C/1470 (SEE TEXT)• The looks of a Black Lightning• Fully restored• Black Shadow-plus specification engine• Best Classic Racer at Stafford Show & Isle of Man TTThe Vincent Black Lightning first appeared in 1949 and was endowed with hotter cams, higher compression, TT carbs, a number of other special parts, and a variety of lightened components. Most were equipped with Girdraulic forks. Only approximately 30 Lightnings were produced, and genuine machines can bring very high prices indeed. The vendor wanted to have a machine with the looks of a Lightning for parades and track days, so purchased a quantity of Vincent engine parts, including the crankcases numbered F10AB/1C/1470, at an auction in May 2003 (invoice on file) and the cycle parts were acquired in September 2003, all in need of restoration. The vendor believes the main frame components are original ones, although without any stamped numbers. He had a vision of what he wanted to achieve with the rebuild and entrusted the engine to well-known Vincent exponent Mick Ruocco. The engine rebuild was carried out to Black Shadow specification, albeit incorporating two front cylinder heads, with approximately 9:1 compression, a Lucas competition magneto and reconditioned 1 and 3/8" Amal Grand Prix racing carburettors. Rapide gear cluster was used, a multiplate clutch was utilised, anything needing attention was done, and no expense was spared, as attested to by the large number of invoices in the history file. Whilst the engine was in progress, the owner restored the rolling chassis with the same attention to detail, and invoices relating are also in the history file. Completed in 2006, it was commissioned by John Renwick, who made adjustments to the carburetion and started and ran the bike on his dynamometer. The Lightning was voted Best Classic Racer at the TT 2006 Lap of Honour and judged Best Classic Racer at the 2006 Stafford Classic Mechanics Show. It has completed many closed-road parades at the TT and Classic TT. The vendor used the machine regularly until 2014, when it was put on display at the Lakeland Motor Museum. During the time in the museum, it was turned over on a regular basis, and should require only light recommissioning before use by a new owner.We are advised that the engine number of this machine is believed not to be a factory stamping. Prospective purchasers are advised to satisfy themselves as to the age, originality, and compatibility of the component parts of the machine. Documentation comprises the aforementioned quantity of invoices, photographs of restoration work, notes/correspondence, and sundry papers.GBP30,000 - 40,000€35,000 - 46,000
LOT 695 - 1953 VINCENT 499CC SERIES-C COMET Bonhams Motorcycles 2021-07-01 | This motorcycle is to be auctioned at the Bonhams Summer Sale, The International Classic MotorCycle Show, Stafford , 2 – 4 July 2021SALE TIMESFriday 2 July Collectors’ Motorcycles (Lots 1 - 127) MiddaySaturday 3 July Spares and Memorabilia (Lots 201 - 551) 10amSunday 4 July Motorcycles (Lot 601 - 811) 10amVIEWINGFriday 2 July 9am to 5pm Saturday 3 July 9am to 5pm Sunday 4 July from 9amADMISSION TO THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE SHOW Admission is not included in the price of the catalogue. Tickets can be purchased in advance from classicbikeshows.com.REGISTER TO BIDBid online or via the Bonhams app. Register to bid online by visiting www.bonhams.com/26514Contact our Client Services department on: +44 (0) 207 447 7447 or bids@bonhams.comCOLLECTION OF PURCHASED LOTSAll purchased lots must be cleared from the sale venue by 7pm Sunday 4 July. Limited collection is available until 11am Monday 5 July, by appointment only, and purchasers must advise Bonhams Motorcycle Department via email no later than 7pm Sunday 4 July if they intend to collect Monday. Please email ukmotorcycles@bonhams. com with your collection or transport instructions as soon as possible following your successful bid. Failure to instruct Bonhams by the given time will result in your vehicle being uplifted to Moving Motorcycle’s Northamptonshire store at your expense. Buyers should satisfy themselves that they have collected all relevant logbooks, documents and keys relating to their Lot(s) at time of collection.AUCTION ADDRESSBonhamsSandylands CentreStaffordshire County Showground Weston Road Stafford ST18 0BDGENERAL ENQUIRIES - GUIDE FOR BUYERS – BUYER CHARGESPlease contact Bonhams Motorcycles.1953 VINCENT 499CC SERIES-C COMETREGISTRATION NO. BEC 692FRAME NO. RC/1/11172 REAR FRAME NO. RC/1/11172ENGINE NO. F5AB/2A/9272 CRANKCASE MATING NO. 74JJ/74JJ• Owned intermittently since 1977• Matching numbers example• Superb restorationThere is an apocryphal tale of the Series A twins being conceived as a result of two single-cylinder drawings being overlapped; in the same way, it could be said that the post-war single cylinder engine was brought about by the use of a rubber – removing the rear cylinder of the existing twin-pot design. In other respects, the layout was almost identical, with the same 'frameless' cycle parts being employed for the single and the twin. On the singles the rear cylinder was replaced with a cast alloy beam, and the gearbox employed was the familiar Burman item. Announced in late 1948, a few single cylinder Meteors were produced before being joined soon after by the Comet in Series C form with Girdraulic forks, as opposed to the Brampton girders on the Meteor. The Comet was a little more expensive than the Meteor, and equipped with a higher compression ratio, front propstands, and Girdraulic forks.'BEC 692' was sold new and registered on 28th July 1953 by dealers James Walker of Kendal. There were three owners before it was purchased by the present owner in 1977. Whilst he parted with the machine in 1979, selling it back to the previous owner, he then repurchased it 1999. In need of work by then, he undertook a full restoration of the machine with the assistance of talented local engineer Douglas Tyson of Keswick. Anything required in the restoration was done, and some improvements were incorporated, such as the electronic voltage regulator. Refurbishment was completed in 2000, and the owner used the machine every year thereafter, on various VOC rallies, in the Isle of Man, and on continental rallies, until it was put on SORN in 2013. Since then, 'BEC 692' has been turned over at regular intervals whilst on display at the Lakeland Motor Museum. It should only require light recommissioning before returning to road duties with a new owner.Documentation comprises a current V5C, an old V5C, an old V5, the original VE60 buff logbook, a quantity of old MoT certificates, a large quantity of receipts/invoices for parts/work, and sundry papers.GBP18,000 - 22,000€21,000 - 26,000
LOT 694 - 1951 VINCENT 998CC SERIES-C BLACK SHADOW Bonhams Motorcycles 2021-07-01 | This motorcycle is to be auctioned at the Bonhams Summer Sale, The International Classic MotorCycle Show, Stafford , 2 – 4 July 2021SALE TIMESFriday 2 July Collectors’ Motorcycles (Lots 1 - 127) MiddaySaturday 3 July Spares and Memorabilia (Lots 201 - 551) 10amSunday 4 July Motorcycles (Lot 601 - 811) 10amVIEWINGFriday 2 July 9am to 5pm Saturday 3 July 9am to 5pm Sunday 4 July from 9amADMISSION TO THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE SHOW Admission is not included in the price of the catalogue. Tickets can be purchased in advance from classicbikeshows.com.REGISTER TO BIDBid online or via the Bonhams app. Register to bid online by visiting www.bonhams.com/26514Contact our Client Services department on: +44 (0) 207 447 7447 or bids@bonhams.comCOLLECTION OF PURCHASED LOTSAll purchased lots must be cleared from the sale venue by 7pm Sunday 4 July. Limited collection is available until 11am Monday 5 July, by appointment only, and purchasers must advise Bonhams Motorcycle Department via email no later than 7pm Sunday 4 July if they intend to collect Monday. Please email ukmotorcycles@bonhams. com with your collection or transport instructions as soon as possible following your successful bid. Failure to instruct Bonhams by the given time will result in your vehicle being uplifted to Moving Motorcycle’s Northamptonshire store at your expense. Buyers should satisfy themselves that they have collected all relevant logbooks, documents and keys relating to their Lot(s) at time of collection.AUCTION ADDRESSBonhamsSandylands CentreStaffordshire County Showground Weston Road Stafford ST18 0BDGENERAL ENQUIRIES - GUIDE FOR BUYERS – BUYER CHARGESPlease contact Bonhams Motorcycles.1951 VINCENT 998CC SERIES-C BLACK SHADOWREGISTRATION NO. LOV 579FRAME NO. RC9670B/C REAR FRAME NO. RC9670B/CENGINE NO. F10AB/1B/7770 CRANKCASE MATING NO. VV12/VV12• Best in Show winner at Stafford April 2010• Matching numbers example• Superbly restoredPost war, Phil Vincent and designer Phil Irving laid down the details of the new V-twin to replace the pre-war version; their ambition for the model was that it would live up to their proposed advertising strapline for the machine of 'The World's fastest standard Motorcycle!'. Introduced in 1946, the Series B Rapide was certainly fast, but it soon became clear to Vincent that a tuned version would be required to further enhance the marque, and the Black Shadow was announced in the early part of 1948. It was the first genuine two-miles-per-minute production bike, with a reputed top speed of around 125 mph. The Series B Black Shadow was supplanted, after only around one year, by the Series C version with Girdraulic forks and different rear frame.A matching numbers example, 'LOV 579' was despatched from the Vincent factory on 18th October 1951, sent to dealers Kings in Birmingham, and was registered for the road on 23rd January 1952. The bike was purchased by the immediately preceding owner in 1967, and carefully stored in dismantled condition until it was acquired by the present custodian in 2006. The vendor entrusted the engine to well-known Vincent exponent Mick Ruocco whilst he restored the rolling chassis. Any work required on the engine and rolling chassis was carried out, and a thorough and comprehensive restoration was completed. Carburettors were reconditioned, a modern BTH magneto was fitted, wheels were completely refurbished, as was the whole machine, and to a high standard. Work was completed in 2010 and, as the bike had resided in the Isle of Man from 1967, the owner recovered the original mainland registration. When displayed at the April 2010 Stafford Classic Motorcycle Show, 'LOV 579' was adjudged 'Best in Show'. Since completion of the restoration, the Shadow has not been started or used due to the owner's other projects, and will therefore require commissioning, and careful running-in, if it is to be used by the new owner. Since completion 'LOV 579' has had the engine turned over at regular intervals and has been on display at the Lakeland Motor Museum.Documentation comprises an undated purchase receipt, a continuation RF60 buff logbook dating from April 1963, a current V5C, an old-type V5C a VOC dating letter, copies of the Works Order Form and Despatch Check Sheet, together with photographs of the restoration, a quantity of receipts / invoices for parts, and sundry papers.GBP60,000 - 75,000€70,000 - 87,000
LOT 693 - 1947 VINCENT-HRD 998CC SERIES-B RAPIDE Bonhams Motorcycles 2021-07-01 | This motorcycle is to be auctioned at the Bonhams Summer Sale, The International Classic MotorCycle Show, Stafford , 2 – 4 July 2021SALE TIMESFriday 2 July Collectors’ Motorcycles (Lots 1 - 127) MiddaySaturday 3 July Spares and Memorabilia (Lots 201 - 551) 10amSunday 4 July Motorcycles (Lot 601 - 811) 10amVIEWINGFriday 2 July 9am to 5pm Saturday 3 July 9am to 5pm Sunday 4 July from 9amADMISSION TO THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE SHOW Admission is not included in the price of the catalogue. Tickets can be purchased in advance from classicbikeshows.com.REGISTER TO BIDBid online or via the Bonhams app. Register to bid online by visiting www.bonhams.com/26514Contact our Client Services department on: +44 (0) 207 447 7447 or bids@bonhams.comCOLLECTION OF PURCHASED LOTSAll purchased lots must be cleared from the sale venue by 7pm Sunday 4 July. Limited collection is available until 11am Monday 5 July, by appointment only, and purchasers must advise Bonhams Motorcycle Department via email no later than 7pm Sunday 4 July if they intend to collect Monday. Please email ukmotorcycles@bonhams. com with your collection or transport instructions as soon as possible following your successful bid. Failure to instruct Bonhams by the given time will result in your vehicle being uplifted to Moving Motorcycle’s Northamptonshire store at your expense. Buyers should satisfy themselves that they have collected all relevant logbooks, documents and keys relating to their Lot(s) at time of collection.AUCTION ADDRESSBonhamsSandylands CentreStaffordshire County Showground Weston Road Stafford ST18 0BDGENERAL ENQUIRIES - GUIDE FOR BUYERS – BUYER CHARGESPlease contact Bonhams Motorcycles.1947 VINCENT-HRD 998CC SERIES-B RAPIDEREGISTRATION NO. JAT 880FRAME NO. R2218 REAR FRAME NO. R2218ENGINE NO. F10AB/1/219 CRANKCASE MATING NO. C9/C9• Best in Show Stafford & Motorcycle of the Year at NEC• Matching numbers example• Comprehensive history file• Rare early B RapidePost war, Phil Vincent and designer Irving laid down the details of the new post-war V-twin to replace the pre-war version; their ambition for the model was that it would live up to their proposed advertising strapline for the machine of 'The World's fastest standard Motorcycle!'. Introduced in 1946, the Series B Rapide was certainly fast, setting new standards for high-speed touring, and was not far behind the Black Shadow which was the first genuine two-miles-per-minute production bike, with a reputed top speed of around 125 mph. The Series B Rapide was supplanted, in 1949, by the Series C version with Girdraulic forks, in place of the Bramptons, and different rear frame.A matching numbers example, 'JAT 880' was despatched from the Vincent factory on 3rd September 1947, sent to dealers Jordans of Hull, and was registered for the road on 8th September 1947. It was purchased by the vendor in March 2002 (undated purchase receipt on file) as a running machine. He used it for the early months of that summer, and then decided on a complete strip and restoration. The machine was dismantled, and the engine rebuild entrusted to well-known Vincent exponent Mick Ruocco, while the owner commenced renovation of the rest of the machine. Any work required on the engine and rolling chassis was carried out, and a thorough and comprehensive restoration was completed.After completion in 2003, the owner exhibited 'JAT 880' at the April 2003 Stafford Classic Motorcycle Show where it was adjudged to be 'Best in Show'. It was consequently included in the Carole Nash 'Classic Motorcycle Machine of the Year' at the NEC International Motorcycle Show, where it again won the top award and a £1000 prize. Regularly used every year, the Rapide was ridden in France, on continental rallies, and the Isle of Man, until 2012. Thereafter, 'JAT 880' was ridden occasionally until 2014 when it was put on SORN and placed on display at Lakeland Motor Museum where the engine has been regularly turned over. It will, therefore, require light recommissioning prior to use by a new owner.An extensive history file accompanies the bike, and includes the aforementioned purchase receipt, current V5C, old-type V5C, old V5, a continuation RF60 buff logbook dating from April 1962, photocopies of the Works Order Form and Engine Specification sheet, old MoT certificates, photographs of the restoration, a spare parts book, instruction sheets, and a myriad of receipts, invoices, correspondence and associated papers.GBP35,000 - 45,000€41,000 - 52,000
LOT 692 - 1937 VINCENT-HRD 498CC SERIES-A COMET Bonhams Motorcycles 2021-07-01 | This motorcycle is to be auctioned at the Bonhams Summer Sale, The International Classic MotorCycle Show, Stafford , 2 – 4 July 2021SALE TIMESFriday 2 July Collectors’ Motorcycles (Lots 1 - 127) MiddaySaturday 3 July Spares and Memorabilia (Lots 201 - 551) 10amSunday 4 July Motorcycles (Lot 601 - 811) 10amVIEWINGFriday 2 July 9am to 5pm Saturday 3 July 9am to 5pm Sunday 4 July from 9amADMISSION TO THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE SHOW Admission is not included in the price of the catalogue. Tickets can be purchased in advance from classicbikeshows.com.REGISTER TO BIDBid online or via the Bonhams app. Register to bid online by visiting www.bonhams.com/26514Contact our Client Services department on: +44 (0) 207 447 7447 or bids@bonhams.comCOLLECTION OF PURCHASED LOTSAll purchased lots must be cleared from the sale venue by 7pm Sunday 4 July. Limited collection is available until 11am Monday 5 July, by appointment only, and purchasers must advise Bonhams Motorcycle Department via email no later than 7pm Sunday 4 July if they intend to collect Monday. Please email ukmotorcycles@bonhams. com with your collection or transport instructions as soon as possible following your successful bid. Failure to instruct Bonhams by the given time will result in your vehicle being uplifted to Moving Motorcycle’s Northamptonshire store at your expense. Buyers should satisfy themselves that they have collected all relevant logbooks, documents and keys relating to their Lot(s) at time of collection.AUCTION ADDRESSBonhamsSandylands CentreStaffordshire County Showground Weston Road Stafford ST18 0BDGENERAL ENQUIRIES - GUIDE FOR BUYERS – BUYER CHARGESPlease contact Bonhams Motorcycles.1937 VINCENT-HRD 498CC SERIES-A COMETREGISTRATION NO. BUP 616FRAME NO. D1272 REAR FRAME NO. D1272ENGINE NO. C420 CRANKCASE MATING NO. 6/6• Rare Series A• Matching engine, upper frame, rear frame and gearbox• Superb restoration• Awarded Best Post Vintage machine at Stafford showAfter an initial flirtation with Swiss-made MAG engines, Philip Vincent settled on JAP engines, as his predecessor had, and introduced his trademark rear-sprung frame. A Rudge 'Python' engine was offered as an alternative to the JAP, but, unimpressed by the standard of 'bought-in' engines, Vincent and fellow engineer Phil Irving designed their own engine for 1934, with their high-camshaft layout. Initial models with this engine were the Meteor and Comet, later variations being the Comet Special and the TT model. The Rapide twin was to follow in 1936, but production lasted only until war broke out in 1939.The vendor purchased 'BUP 616' in 2007 (sales receipt on file), in complete running order, but in need of attention. He therefore set about a complete restoration of the machine to his usual high standard. The machine was completely stripped, and all the cycle parts were refurbished and repainted, as necessary. Parts were re-chromed or replaced, and the petrol tank refurbishment was entrusted to specialists Lewis and Templeton. The engine and gearbox were stripped as needed and rebuilt as necessary. The bottom end of the engine was found to be sound and, not requiring any attention, was left undisturbed. The owner advises that the cylinder head was totally refurbished. The Miller Dynomag and Amal carburettor were both reconditioned by specialists, as were the Smiths clock and speedometer. Completing the restoration in 2009, the vendor exhibited the Comet at the Stafford show in April 2009, where it was awarded Best Post-Vintage machine. The owner covered approximately 100 shakedown miles on BUP before placing the machine on display at the Lakeland Motor Museum, where it has remained since. The engine has been turned over at regular intervals and will require modest recommissioning if a new owner is to use it on the road.The history file includes photocopies of the Engine Specification Sheet and Works Order Form, which detail that this Comet was despatched on 14th February 1937 to Mr. W. Parvis, equipped with Amal carburettor, Miller Dynomag, TT handlebars, 120mph speedometer, Dunlop saddle and pillion seat. It still has the original engine, upper frame, rear frame, and gearbox, and was registered in Durham in February 1937. Other documentation accompanying 'BUP 616' includes a current V5C, an old-type V5C, an old V5, a duplicate VE60 green logbook dating from June 1970, an original instruction book, reproduction sales brochure, photocopy parts list, and various invoices and receipts, together with sundry papers.GBP35,000 - 45,000€41,000 - 52,000
LOT 688 - 1976 OSSA 244CC MAR TRIALS MOTORCYCLE Bonhams Motorcycles 2021-07-01 | This motorcycle is to be auctioned at the Bonhams Summer Sale, The International Classic MotorCycle Show, Stafford , 2 – 4 July 2021SALE TIMESFriday 2 July Collectors’ Motorcycles (Lots 1 - 127) MiddaySaturday 3 July Spares and Memorabilia (Lots 201 - 551) 10amSunday 4 July Motorcycles (Lot 601 - 811) 10amVIEWINGFriday 2 July 9am to 5pm Saturday 3 July 9am to 5pm Sunday 4 July from 9amADMISSION TO THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE SHOW Admission is not included in the price of the catalogue. Tickets can be purchased in advance from classicbikeshows.com.REGISTER TO BIDBid online or via the Bonhams app. Register to bid online by visiting www.bonhams.com/26514Contact our Client Services department on: +44 (0) 207 447 7447 or bids@bonhams.comCOLLECTION OF PURCHASED LOTSAll purchased lots must be cleared from the sale venue by 7pm Sunday 4 July. Limited collection is available until 11am Monday 5 July, by appointment only, and purchasers must advise Bonhams Motorcycle Department via email no later than 7pm Sunday 4 July if they intend to collect Monday. Please email ukmotorcycles@bonhams. com with your collection or transport instructions as soon as possible following your successful bid. Failure to instruct Bonhams by the given time will result in your vehicle being uplifted to Moving Motorcycle’s Northamptonshire store at your expense. Buyers should satisfy themselves that they have collected all relevant logbooks, documents and keys relating to their Lot(s) at time of collection.AUCTION ADDRESSBonhamsSandylands CentreStaffordshire County Showground Weston Road Stafford ST18 0BDGENERAL ENQUIRIES - GUIDE FOR BUYERS – BUYER CHARGESPlease contact Bonhams Motorcycles.1976 OSSA 244CC MAR TRIALS MOTORCYCLEREGISTRATION NO. UNM 335RFRAME NO. B333411ENGINE NO. M333411In a bid to emulate local rivals Bultaco and Montesa's off-road competition successes, Ossa hired English trials star Mick Andrews in 1967. Then only 23 but already a proven winner, Andrews set about developing Ossa's existing trail bike into a competitive trials mount, a process that culminated in the MAR (Mick Andrews Replica), which carried its creator to consecutive European Trials Championships in 1971 and '72. The MAR put Ossa on the trials map with a vengeance and proved so successful that it remained in production until the late 1970s. The vendor advises us that this MAR had been run four times in the last year on open roads and twice off-road on local byways, the last occasion being in November 2020. The exhaust mid-section has been replaced and the vendor describes the machine as in generally good condition. Offered with a V5C and MoT (expiring 22nd March 2021).GBP3,500 - 4,500€4,100 - 5,200
LOT 98 - 1986 SUZUKI RB50 (GSX-R50) GAG MINIBIKE Bonhams Motorcycles 2021-07-01 | This motorcycle is to be auctioned at the Bonhams Summer Sale, The International Classic MotorCycle Show, Stafford , 2 – 4 July 2021SALE TIMESFriday 2 July Collectors’ Motorcycles (Lots 1 - 127) MiddaySaturday 3 July Spares and Memorabilia (Lots 201 - 551) 10amSunday 4 July Motorcycles (Lot 601 - 811) 10amVIEWINGFriday 2 July 9am to 5pm Saturday 3 July 9am to 5pm Sunday 4 July from 9amADMISSION TO THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE SHOW Admission is not included in the price of the catalogue. Tickets can be purchased in advance from classicbikeshows.com.REGISTER TO BIDBid online or via the Bonhams app. Register to bid online by visiting www.bonhams.com/26514Contact our Client Services department on: +44 (0) 207 447 7447 or bids@bonhams.comCOLLECTION OF PURCHASED LOTSAll purchased lots must be cleared from the sale venue by 7pm Sunday 4 July. Limited collection is available until 11am Monday 5 July, by appointment only, and purchasers must advise Bonhams Motorcycle Department via email no later than 7pm Sunday 4 July if they intend to collect Monday. Please email ukmotorcycles@bonhams. com with your collection or transport instructions as soon as possible following your successful bid. Failure to instruct Bonhams by the given time will result in your vehicle being uplifted to Moving Motorcycle’s Northamptonshire store at your expense. Buyers should satisfy themselves that they have collected all relevant logbooks, documents and keys relating to their Lot(s) at time of collection.AUCTION ADDRESSBonhamsSandylands CentreStaffordshire County Showground Weston Road Stafford ST18 0BDGENERAL ENQUIRIES - GUIDE FOR BUYERS – BUYER CHARGESPlease contact Bonhams Motorcycles.1986 SUZUKI RB50 (GSX-R50) GAG MINIBIKEREGISTRATION NO. TO BE ADVISEDFRAME NO. LA41A 108704ENGINE NO. 108745Reflecting the Japanese fondness for all things miniature, and styled like a miniature Grand Prix racer or GSX-R750, this Suzuki Gag Minibike is finished in striking 'Little Racing Pink' livery, one of the four different colour schemes available for this limited edition model. Produced for only a couple of seasons in the mid/late 1980s, the Suzuki Gag featured an aluminium beam frame, front disc brake, 'Full Floater' rear suspension, alloy wheels, a racing seat and a fairing, while the engine was a single-cylinder air-cooled four-stroke unit of 50cc capacity. Maximum power was 5.2bhp and the Gag weighed a mere 64kg (141lb). The gearbox was a four-speeder. Production lasted for barely two years. Popular with the racing fraternity as a paddock bike and much loved by children, the Gag packs a lot of fun into its compact dimensions. This ultra-rare Gag is a very original example in the rarest of the four colour schemes on offer. Imported from Japan to the UK in May 2020, it displays a believed correct total of only 365 kilometres on the odometer and is described by the vendor as in generally very good condition, having last run in May 2021. This charming little machine is offered with NOVA acknowledgement and a V5C Registration Certificate.GBP2,000 - 2,500€2,300 - 2,900To be sold without reserve
LOT 97 - C.1975 SUZUKI 247CC RL250 TRIALS Bonhams Motorcycles 2021-07-01 | This motorcycle is to be auctioned at the Bonhams Summer Sale, The International Classic MotorCycle Show, Stafford , 2 – 4 July 2021SALE TIMESFriday 2 July Collectors’ Motorcycles (Lots 1 - 127) MiddaySaturday 3 July Spares and Memorabilia (Lots 201 - 551) 10amSunday 4 July Motorcycles (Lot 601 - 811) 10amVIEWINGFriday 2 July 9am to 5pm Saturday 3 July 9am to 5pm Sunday 4 July from 9amADMISSION TO THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE SHOW Admission is not included in the price of the catalogue. Tickets can be purchased in advance from classicbikeshows.com.REGISTER TO BIDBid online or via the Bonhams app. Register to bid online by visiting www.bonhams.com/26514Contact our Client Services department on: +44 (0) 207 447 7447 or bids@bonhams.comCOLLECTION OF PURCHASED LOTSAll purchased lots must be cleared from the sale venue by 7pm Sunday 4 July. Limited collection is available until 11am Monday 5 July, by appointment only, and purchasers must advise Bonhams Motorcycle Department via email no later than 7pm Sunday 4 July if they intend to collect Monday. Please email ukmotorcycles@bonhams. com with your collection or transport instructions as soon as possible following your successful bid. Failure to instruct Bonhams by the given time will result in your vehicle being uplifted to Moving Motorcycle’s Northamptonshire store at your expense. Buyers should satisfy themselves that they have collected all relevant logbooks, documents and keys relating to their Lot(s) at time of collection.AUCTION ADDRESSBonhamsSandylands CentreStaffordshire County Showground Weston Road Stafford ST18 0BDGENERAL ENQUIRIES - GUIDE FOR BUYERS – BUYER CHARGESPlease contact Bonhams Motorcycles.C.1975 SUZUKI 247CC RL250 TRIALSREGISTRATION NO. NOT REGISTEREDFRAME NO. RL250-18883ENGINE NO. RL250-19296Like all the Japanese manufacturers, Suzuki recognised the importance of the North American 'off-road' market and began offering appropriate models in the mid-1960s. Its first efforts were modified roadsters but as development progressed Suzuki's off-roaders became more capable on the dirt. However, nothing boosts sales like success in competitions, which meant that Suzuki, like its three main Japanese rivals, had to produced pukka trials, moto-cross and enduro machines as well as 'leisure' models for trail riding. Suzuki's first attempt as a trials bike was the RL250 of 1971. Gordon Farley's works bike enjoyed some success in UK trials, but RL250 riders of lesser talent struggled and the model was slow to sell. Eventually Suzuki offered the surplus to ex-BSA works rider Graham Beamish, who at that time was the UK agent for Suzuki moto-cross machines. In modified Beamish Suzuki form the RL250 became a regular winner. Sold new in the USA, this stunning RL250 has been treated to a 'ground upwards' restoration with no expense spared according to the vendor. The machine is described as in generally good/excellent condition and offered with a NOVA acknowledgement. UK duties have been paid.
LOT 96 - 1969 KAWASAKI 250CC A1 SAMURAI Bonhams Motorcycles 2021-07-01 | This motorcycle is to be auctioned at the Bonhams Summer Sale, The International Classic MotorCycle Show, Stafford , 2 – 4 July 2021SALE TIMESFriday 2 July Collectors’ Motorcycles (Lots 1 - 127) MiddaySaturday 3 July Spares and Memorabilia (Lots 201 - 551) 10amSunday 4 July Motorcycles (Lot 601 - 811) 10amVIEWINGFriday 2 July 9am to 5pm Saturday 3 July 9am to 5pm Sunday 4 July from 9amADMISSION TO THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE SHOW Admission is not included in the price of the catalogue. Tickets can be purchased in advance from classicbikeshows.com.REGISTER TO BIDBid online or via the Bonhams app. Register to bid online by visiting www.bonhams.com/26514Contact our Client Services department on: +44 (0) 207 447 7447 or bids@bonhams.comCOLLECTION OF PURCHASED LOTSAll purchased lots must be cleared from the sale venue by 7pm Sunday 4 July. Limited collection is available until 11am Monday 5 July, by appointment only, and purchasers must advise Bonhams Motorcycle Department via email no later than 7pm Sunday 4 July if they intend to collect Monday. Please email ukmotorcycles@bonhams. com with your collection or transport instructions as soon as possible following your successful bid. Failure to instruct Bonhams by the given time will result in your vehicle being uplifted to Moving Motorcycle’s Northamptonshire store at your expense. Buyers should satisfy themselves that they have collected all relevant logbooks, documents and keys relating to their Lot(s) at time of collection.AUCTION ADDRESSBonhamsSandylands CentreStaffordshire County Showground Weston Road Stafford ST18 0BDGENERAL ENQUIRIES - GUIDE FOR BUYERS – BUYER CHARGESPlease contact Bonhams Motorcycles.1969 KAWASAKI 250CC A1 SAMURAIREGISTRATION NO. TO BE ADVISEDFRAME NO. A1 12728ENGINE NO. A1E 14277Most enthusiasts will tell you that Kawasaki's reputation for producing exciting high-performance motorcycles began with the fire-breathing Mach III 500cc triple, yet before the latter's arrival Kawasaki offered two other class-leading sports motorcycles: the 250cc A1 Samurai and 350cc A7 Avenger. Introduced first, in May 1966, the former was an air-cooled two-stroke twin which, somewhat unusually for the type, employed disc valve induction. A five-speed gear cluster was contained with the horizontally split crankcases and there was 'Injectolube' pumped lubrication, while the generator was mounted behind the cylinders, a position dictated by the side-mounted carburettors. The cycle parts though, were entirely conventional, consisting of a duplex-loop frame with twin-leading-shoe front brake. The result was an undeniably handsome sports roadster with a claimed 31bhp maximum and a top speed of 103mph, phenomenal figures for a 250 of the day. Apart from an increase in bore size, and commensurate increase in maximum power (to 42bhp), the 350cc Avenger was virtually identical. The Samurai was built from 1966 to 1971, though relatively few were imported into the UK, and today this early classic Kawasaki is highly sought after by collectors. Sold new in the USA, this Samurai is described by the vendor as a good original example that will require re-commissioning. Its mechanical condition unknown, the machine comes with duties paid; a VJMC dating certificate; and a V5C document.GBP2,500 - 3,000€2,900 - 3,500
LOT 95 - 1983 BENELLI 499CC QUATTRO Bonhams Motorcycles 2021-07-01 | This motorcycle is to be auctioned at the Bonhams Summer Sale, The International Classic MotorCycle Show, Stafford , 2 – 4 July 2021SALE TIMESFriday 2 July Collectors’ Motorcycles (Lots 1 - 127) MiddaySaturday 3 July Spares and Memorabilia (Lots 201 - 551) 10amSunday 4 July Motorcycles (Lot 601 - 811) 10amVIEWINGFriday 2 July 9am to 5pm Saturday 3 July 9am to 5pm Sunday 4 July from 9amADMISSION TO THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE SHOW Admission is not included in the price of the catalogue. Tickets can be purchased in advance from classicbikeshows.com.REGISTER TO BIDBid online or via the Bonhams app. Register to bid online by visiting www.bonhams.com/26514Contact our Client Services department on: +44 (0) 207 447 7447 or bids@bonhams.comCOLLECTION OF PURCHASED LOTSAll purchased lots must be cleared from the sale venue by 7pm Sunday 4 July. Limited collection is available until 11am Monday 5 July, by appointment only, and purchasers must advise Bonhams Motorcycle Department via email no later than 7pm Sunday 4 July if they intend to collect Monday. Please email ukmotorcycles@bonhams. com with your collection or transport instructions as soon as possible following your successful bid. Failure to instruct Bonhams by the given time will result in your vehicle being uplifted to Moving Motorcycle’s Northamptonshire store at your expense. Buyers should satisfy themselves that they have collected all relevant logbooks, documents and keys relating to their Lot(s) at time of collection.AUCTION ADDRESSBonhamsSandylands CentreStaffordshire County Showground Weston Road Stafford ST18 0BDGENERAL ENQUIRIES - GUIDE FOR BUYERS – BUYER CHARGESPlease contact Bonhams Motorcycles.1983 BENELLI 499CC QUATTROREGISTRATION NO. NOT REGISTEREDFRAME NO. 1983ENGINE NO. 002006Revitalised after its takeover in 1971 by Argentine industrialist Alejandro de Tomaso, Benelli launched a range of new six- and four-cylinder sports bikes. First of these Honda-inspired machines was the 500 Quattro of 1974, which despite its Oriental-looking power unit was thoroughly Italian in all other respects, boasting a rigid cradle frame, powerful Grimeca drum brakes and alloy wheel rims. The front drum had been replaced by Brembo discs and the model name changed to '504 Sport' by the time Bike magazine got its hands on one in 1979. "Riding the Sport is a trip," enthused Britain's No. 1 motorcycling journal. "In common with most of its Italian compadres, the Benelli delivers handling that is parsecs ahead of the dominant Japanese motorcycles." The fact that importers Agrati Sales sold so few in the UK was entirely down to the price: at £1,636 the Benelli was a massive 33% more expensive than Kawasaki's Z500! This 500 Quattro was bought from the United States Benelli importer by a dealer for display purposes and kept in their showroom in Indiana for many years. The machine was imported into the UK in 2018 and is described by the vendor as 'like new' in all respects. Indeed, the odometer reading is a mere 17 kilometres. Offered with duties paid and a NOVA acknowledgement.GBP6,000 - 7,000€7,000 - 8,100
LOT 99 - 1980 YAMAHA QA50 POCKE Bonhams Motorcycles 2021-07-01 | This motorcycle is to be auctioned at the Bonhams Summer Sale, The International Classic MotorCycle Show, Stafford , 2 – 4 July 2021SALE TIMESFriday 2 July Collectors’ Motorcycles (Lots 1 - 127) MiddaySaturday 3 July Spares and Memorabilia (Lots 201 - 551) 10amSunday 4 July Motorcycles (Lot 601 - 811) 10amVIEWINGFriday 2 July 9am to 5pm Saturday 3 July 9am to 5pm Sunday 4 July from 9amADMISSION TO THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE SHOW Admission is not included in the price of the catalogue. Tickets can be purchased in advance from classicbikeshows.com.REGISTER TO BIDBid online or via the Bonhams app. Register to bid online by visiting www.bonhams.com/26514Contact our Client Services department on: +44 (0) 207 447 7447 or bids@bonhams.comCOLLECTION OF PURCHASED LOTSAll purchased lots must be cleared from the sale venue by 7pm Sunday 4 July. Limited collection is available until 11am Monday 5 July, by appointment only, and purchasers must advise Bonhams Motorcycle Department via email no later than 7pm Sunday 4 July if they intend to collect Monday. Please email ukmotorcycles@bonhams. com with your collection or transport instructions as soon as possible following your successful bid. Failure to instruct Bonhams by the given time will result in your vehicle being uplifted to Moving Motorcycle’s Northamptonshire store at your expense. Buyers should satisfy themselves that they have collected all relevant logbooks, documents and keys relating to their Lot(s) at time of collection.AUCTION ADDRESSBonhamsSandylands CentreStaffordshire County Showground Weston Road Stafford ST18 0BDGENERAL ENQUIRIES - GUIDE FOR BUYERS – BUYER CHARGESPlease contact Bonhams Motorcycles.1980 YAMAHA QA50 POCKEREGISTRATION NO. TO BE ADVISEDFRAME NO. 4U1-011428ENGINE NO. UNSTAMPEDMiniature motorcycles have gone by a variety of names over the years: monkey bike, mini-bike, mini-moto, and pocket bike being just a few of them. Introduced in 1960, Honda's 'Monkey Bike' is by far the best known, though small-wheeled recreational mini-bikes had been around since the 1950s and the military Welbike (civilian Corgi) dated back to WW2. Dating from 1980, this Yamaha QA50 Pocke pocket-bike is powered by a 49cc single-cylinder two-stroke engine producing a maximum of 3bhp and driving via a four-speed transmission. The Pocke is a little over 4' long, weighs 114lb, and rolls on 6" diameter wheels. The model lives on today as an electric commuter. Imported from Japan in May 2021, this example is described by the vendor as in fair and original condition for its age, and is presented in running condition. The machine is offered with NOVA acknowledgement and a V5C document.GBP1,800 - 2,200€2,100 - 2,600To be sold without reserve
123 - 1928 NORTON 490CC MODEL 16H PROJECT Bonhams Motorcycles 2021-07-01 | This motorcycle is to be auctioned at the Bonhams Summer Sale, The International Classic MotorCycle Show, Stafford , 2 – 4 July 2021SALE TIMESFriday 2 July Collectors’ Motorcycles (Lots 1 - 127) MiddaySaturday 3 July Spares and Memorabilia (Lots 201 - 551) 10amSunday 4 July Motorcycles (Lot 601 - 811) 10amVIEWINGFriday 2 July 9am to 5pm Saturday 3 July 9am to 5pm Sunday 4 July from 9amADMISSION TO THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE SHOW Admission is not included in the price of the catalogue. Tickets can be purchased in advance from classicbikeshows.com.REGISTER TO BIDBid online or via the Bonhams app. Register to bid online by visiting www.bonhams.com/26514Contact our Client Services department on: +44 (0) 207 447 7447 or bids@bonhams.comCOLLECTION OF PURCHASED LOTSAll purchased lots must be cleared from the sale venue by 7pm Sunday 4 July. Limited collection is available until 11am Monday 5 July, by appointment only, and purchasers must advise Bonhams Motorcycle Department via email no later than 7pm Sunday 4 July if they intend to collect Monday. Please email ukmotorcycles@bonhams. com with your collection or transport instructions as soon as possible following your successful bid. Failure to instruct Bonhams by the given time will result in your vehicle being uplifted to Moving Motorcycle’s Northamptonshire store at your expense. Buyers should satisfy themselves that they have collected all relevant logbooks, documents and keys relating to their Lot(s) at time of collection.AUCTION ADDRESSBonhamsSandylands CentreStaffordshire County Showground Weston Road Stafford ST18 0BDGENERAL ENQUIRIES - GUIDE FOR BUYERS – BUYER CHARGESPlease contact Bonhams Motorcycles.PROPERTY OF A DECEASED'S ESTATE1928 NORTON 490CC MODEL 16H PROJECTREGISTRATION NO. VF 2907 (SEE TEXT)FRAME NO. 31293ENGINE NO. 36799 (SEE TEXT)Having hitherto relied on proprietary engines, Norton introduced its own in 1907. The long-stroke sidevalve single displaced 633cc and the new model it powered became known as the 'Big 4'. Smaller capacity versions followed, and in 1911 the '500' adopted the classic 79x100mm bore/stroke dimensions that would characterise the half-litre (actually 490cc) Norton for the next 50 years. Norton's newcomer was among the fastest in its class, being the first machine under 500cc to be officially timed at over 70mph: some going for 1911. Small wonder that 'Unapproachable' began to be applied to the Norton singles at around this time. The 490cc engine was revised for 1914 and the following year gained a new frame with lowered riding position and the option of a Sturmey-Archer three-speed gearbox. When fitted with chain drive, the 490cc sidevalve single became the 'Model 16', its designation changing to '16H' in 1921 when a new, lower frame was introduced. The old-style buff logbook on file (issued 1940) shows that at that time this machine was fitted with engine number '38280' (stamping still visible on the cylinder barrel). It should be noted that there is no V5C registration document with this Lot, though a photocopy of the aforementioned logbook was stamped by the DVLA in March 2011. This motorcycle's condition, completeness, and correctness is not known and thus it is sold strictly as viewed.GBP5,000 - 7,000€5,800 - 8,100To be sold without reserve
LOT 122 - 1931 NORTON 490CC MODEL 18/20 PROJECT (SEE TEXT) Bonhams Motorcycles 2021-07-01 | This motorcycle is to be auctioned at the Bonhams Summer Sale, The International Classic MotorCycle Show, Stafford , 2 – 4 July 2021SALE TIMESFriday 2 July Collectors’ Motorcycles (Lots 1 - 127) MiddaySaturday 3 July Spares and Memorabilia (Lots 201 - 551) 10amSunday 4 July Motorcycles (Lot 601 - 811) 10amVIEWINGFriday 2 July 9am to 5pm Saturday 3 July 9am to 5pm Sunday 4 July from 9amADMISSION TO THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE SHOW Admission is not included in the price of the catalogue. Tickets can be purchased in advance from classicbikeshows.com.REGISTER TO BIDBid online or via the Bonhams app. Register to bid online by visiting www.bonhams.com/26514Contact our Client Services department on: +44 (0) 207 447 7447 or bids@bonhams.comCOLLECTION OF PURCHASED LOTSAll purchased lots must be cleared from the sale venue by 7pm Sunday 4 July. Limited collection is available until 11am Monday 5 July, by appointment only, and purchasers must advise Bonhams Motorcycle Department via email no later than 7pm Sunday 4 July if they intend to collect Monday. Please email ukmotorcycles@bonhams. com with your collection or transport instructions as soon as possible following your successful bid. Failure to instruct Bonhams by the given time will result in your vehicle being uplifted to Moving Motorcycle’s Northamptonshire store at your expense. Buyers should satisfy themselves that they have collected all relevant logbooks, documents and keys relating to their Lot(s) at time of collection.AUCTION ADDRESSBonhamsSandylands CentreStaffordshire County Showground Weston Road Stafford ST18 0BDGENERAL ENQUIRIES - GUIDE FOR BUYERS – BUYER CHARGESPlease contact Bonhams Motorcycles.PROPERTY OF A DECEASED'S ESTATE1931 NORTON 490CC MODEL 18/20 PROJECT (SEE TEXT)REGISTRATION NO. NOT REGISTEREDFRAME NO. 20 45185ENGINE NO. NONE VISIBLE (BARREL STAMPED 48110)Like the majority of its contemporaries, Norton relied on the sidevalve engine until the 1920s, when the existing and well-tried 490cc unit was used as the basis for the firm's first overhead-valve design. After debuting on the racetrack, a road-going version - the Model 18 - was catalogued for 1923, quickly establishing a reputation for both speed and reliability. A slightly more expensive twin-port variant - the Model 20 - joined the line-up for 1930, but before long Norton's essentially Vintage range would be comprehensively revised. In 1931 the sidevalve and overhead-valve models were extensively redesigned, dry-sump lubrication and a rear-mounted magneto being standardised. There were further improvements made throughout the 1930s, including enclosure of the valve gear and a foot-change gearbox by the decade's end. The Model 18 was revived when Norton recommenced production in 1946 but the deleted twin-port Model 20 was destined to remain but a fond memory. Despite having significant characteristics of the Model 20 - '20' frame number prefix and a twin-port cylinder head - this machine is recorded in the factory records as a Model 18 (see letter on file). This motorcycle's condition, completeness, and correctness is not known and thus it is sold strictly as viewed.GBP4,000 - 6,000€4,600 - 7,000To be sold without reserve
LOT 121 - 1929 NORTON 348CC MODEL JE Bonhams Motorcycles 2021-07-01 | This motorcycle is to be auctioned at the Bonhams Summer Sale, The International Classic MotorCycle Show, Stafford , 2 – 4 July 2021SALE TIMESFriday 2 July Collectors’ Motorcycles (Lots 1 - 127) MiddaySaturday 3 July Spares and Memorabilia (Lots 201 - 551) 10amSunday 4 July Motorcycles (Lot 601 - 811) 10amVIEWINGFriday 2 July 9am to 5pm Saturday 3 July 9am to 5pm Sunday 4 July from 9amADMISSION TO THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE SHOW Admission is not included in the price of the catalogue. Tickets can be purchased in advance from classicbikeshows.com.REGISTER TO BIDBid online or via the Bonhams app. Register to bid online by visiting www.bonhams.com/26514Contact our Client Services department on: +44 (0) 207 447 7447 or bids@bonhams.comCOLLECTION OF PURCHASED LOTSAll purchased lots must be cleared from the sale venue by 7pm Sunday 4 July. Limited collection is available until 11am Monday 5 July, by appointment only, and purchasers must advise Bonhams Motorcycle Department via email no later than 7pm Sunday 4 July if they intend to collect Monday. Please email ukmotorcycles@bonhams. com with your collection or transport instructions as soon as possible following your successful bid. Failure to instruct Bonhams by the given time will result in your vehicle being uplifted to Moving Motorcycle’s Northamptonshire store at your expense. Buyers should satisfy themselves that they have collected all relevant logbooks, documents and keys relating to their Lot(s) at time of collection.AUCTION ADDRESSBonhamsSandylands CentreStaffordshire County Showground Weston Road Stafford ST18 0BDGENERAL ENQUIRIES - GUIDE FOR BUYERS – BUYER CHARGESPlease contact Bonhams Motorcycles.PROPERTY OF A DECEASED'S ESTATE1929 NORTON 348CC MODEL JEREGISTRATION NO. OF 6041FRAME NO. 38125ENGINE NO. JE1174A new introduction for 1929, the 348cc JE was the 'junior' version of Norton's ES2 sports roadster. Introduced at the 1927 Motor Cycle Show, the ES2 used the Model 18's 490cc overhead-valve engine in the cradle frame of the overhead-camshaft CS1, and from then onwards the 'ES2' designation was always applied to Norton's top-of-the-range overhead-valve sports single. The ES2 was built in several versions during a production run lasting until 1963. The JE, though, did not last anything like as long, disappearing from the range at the end of the 1931 season. Norton did not list an OHV '350' again until 1933, and when it did the designation had changed to 'Model 50'. In production for just a few years, the JE is one of the rarest of Norton's pre-war production roadsters. This JE's history file consists mainly of colour photographs, some annotated, charting its progress from a dismantled restoration project in January 2009 to a participant in the VMCC's 'Festival of 1,000 Bikes' in July of that year! The Norton was back at Mallory for the next two Festivals, and the related competitor numbers and photographs may be found in the file together with its 2009 MoT certificate and an old-style V5C document. This motorcycle's condition, completeness, and correctness is not known and thus it is sold strictly as viewed.GBP7,000 - 10,000€8,100 - 12,000To be sold without reserve
LOT 120 - 1928 NORTON 490CC ES2 Bonhams Motorcycles 2021-07-01 | This motorcycle is to be auctioned at the Bonhams Summer Sale, The International Classic MotorCycle Show, Stafford , 2 – 4 July 2021SALE TIMESFriday 2 July Collectors’ Motorcycles (Lots 1 - 127) MiddaySaturday 3 July Spares and Memorabilia (Lots 201 - 551) 10amSunday 4 July Motorcycles (Lot 601 - 811) 10amVIEWINGFriday 2 July 9am to 5pm Saturday 3 July 9am to 5pm Sunday 4 July from 9amADMISSION TO THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE SHOW Admission is not included in the price of the catalogue. Tickets can be purchased in advance from classicbikeshows.com.REGISTER TO BIDBid online or via the Bonhams app. Register to bid online by visiting www.bonhams.com/26514Contact our Client Services department on: +44 (0) 207 447 7447 or bids@bonhams.comCOLLECTION OF PURCHASED LOTSAll purchased lots must be cleared from the sale venue by 7pm Sunday 4 July. Limited collection is available until 11am Monday 5 July, by appointment only, and purchasers must advise Bonhams Motorcycle Department via email no later than 7pm Sunday 4 July if they intend to collect Monday. Please email ukmotorcycles@bonhams. com with your collection or transport instructions as soon as possible following your successful bid. Failure to instruct Bonhams by the given time will result in your vehicle being uplifted to Moving Motorcycle’s Northamptonshire store at your expense. Buyers should satisfy themselves that they have collected all relevant logbooks, documents and keys relating to their Lot(s) at time of collection.AUCTION ADDRESSBonhamsSandylands CentreStaffordshire County Showground Weston Road Stafford ST18 0BDGENERAL ENQUIRIES - GUIDE FOR BUYERS – BUYER CHARGESPlease contact Bonhams Motorcycles.PROPERTY OF A DECEASED'S ESTATE1928 NORTON 490CC ES2REGISTRATION NO. EB 7763FRAME NO. 34390ENGINE NO. ES42568Introduced at the 1927 Motor Cycle Show, the ES2 sports roadster used the Model 18's overhead-valve engine in the cradle frame of the overhead-camshaft CS1, and from then onwards the 'ES2' designation was always applied to Norton's top-of-the-range overhead-valve sports single. The ES2 was built in several versions during a production run lasting until 1963, though the engine dimensions of 79x100mm bore/stroke - first adopted by James Lansdowne Norton in 1911 - remained unchanged to the end. First registered in the East Riding of Yorkshire on 28th December 1928, this 1929-model ES2 was incomplete and in part-restored condition when it was bought from a deceased's estate at Brooks' Stafford Sale in April 1998 (Lot 433) and not 1995 as implied by the accompanying V5C documents. Its restoration subsequently completed by the (now deceased) new owner, the Norton took part in the VMCC's 'Festival of 1,000 Bikes' at Mallory Park in 2007. Noteworthy features include an Amac carburettor; Lucas racing magneto; and a twin-barrel silencer. Last taxed to 30th June 2010, the machine is offered with a substantial file containing photocopied maintenance instructions; old-style continuation logbooks; the Brooks catalogue; SORNs, tax discs and MoT certificates; and a copy of Motor Cycling magazine (17th October 1928, Olympia Show preview). This motorcycle's condition, completeness, and correctness is not known and thus it is sold strictly as viewed.GBP8,000 - 12,000€9,300 - 14,000To be sold without reserve
LOT 119 - 1928 NORTON 490CC CS1 PROJECT Bonhams Motorcycles 2021-07-01 | This motorcycle is to be auctioned at the Bonhams Summer Sale, The International Classic MotorCycle Show, Stafford , 2 – 4 July 2021SALE TIMESFriday 2 July Collectors’ Motorcycles (Lots 1 - 127) MiddaySaturday 3 July Spares and Memorabilia (Lots 201 - 551) 10amSunday 4 July Motorcycles (Lot 601 - 811) 10amVIEWINGFriday 2 July 9am to 5pm Saturday 3 July 9am to 5pm Sunday 4 July from 9amADMISSION TO THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE SHOW Admission is not included in the price of the catalogue. Tickets can be purchased in advance from classicbikeshows.com.REGISTER TO BIDBid online or via the Bonhams app. Register to bid online by visiting www.bonhams.com/26514Contact our Client Services department on: +44 (0) 207 447 7447 or bids@bonhams.comCOLLECTION OF PURCHASED LOTSAll purchased lots must be cleared from the sale venue by 7pm Sunday 4 July. Limited collection is available until 11am Monday 5 July, by appointment only, and purchasers must advise Bonhams Motorcycle Department via email no later than 7pm Sunday 4 July if they intend to collect Monday. Please email ukmotorcycles@bonhams. com with your collection or transport instructions as soon as possible following your successful bid. Failure to instruct Bonhams by the given time will result in your vehicle being uplifted to Moving Motorcycle’s Northamptonshire store at your expense. Buyers should satisfy themselves that they have collected all relevant logbooks, documents and keys relating to their Lot(s) at time of collection.AUCTION ADDRESSBonhamsSandylands CentreStaffordshire County Showground Weston Road Stafford ST18 0BDGENERAL ENQUIRIES - GUIDE FOR BUYERS – BUYER CHARGESPlease contact Bonhams Motorcycles.PROPERTY OF A DECEASED'S ESTATE1928 NORTON 490CC CS1 PROJECTREGISTRATION NO. MP 2645 (SEE TEXT)FRAME NO. 32003ENGINE NO. CS38449• Matching-numbers example• Present ownership since at least 1995• Offered for restorationLike the majority of their contemporaries, Norton relied on the sidevalve engine until the introduction of its first overhead-valve design in 1922, and the resulting Norton Model 18 was a big success on the road. On the racetrack however, Velocette had shown the way forward when its overhead-camshaft KTT romped away from the field in the 1926 Junior TT, and Norton responded with its own similar engine the following year. Designed by Walter Moore, the Norton motor retained the firm's traditional 79x100mm bore and stroke dimensions, employing bevel gears and a vertical shaft to drive the cams in KTT fashion. The cycle parts too were new: a cradle frame and saddle tank appearing for the first time on the works CS1 racer, which scored a debut win in the 1927 Isle of Man Senior TT with Alec Bennett riding. The production version of the new CS1 duly appeared at the Motor Cycle Show later that same year.Towards the end of the 1930 season a new overhead-camshaft engine began to be seen in the works Nortons. Designed by Arthur Carroll, this replaced the original 'cammy' motor that had been drawn up by Walter Moore, recently departed for NSU, and first appeared in production Nortons made for the 1931 model year. The existing CS1 (490cc) and CJ1 (348cc) model designations were carried over from the Moore era, and the pair continued as Bracebridge Street's top-of-the-range sports roadsters until 1932 when the arrival of the competition-orientated International models saw them re-branded as refined sports-tourers. Today the original Moore-designed CS1 is one of the most sought after of all Norton motorcycles. Offered for restoration, this incomplete CS1 comes with an old-style buff logbook (issued 1946) recording matching frame, engine and registration numbers. A letter on file shows that the Norton has belonged to the late owner since at least 1995. It should be noted, the Vehicle Registration Number 'MP 2645' has lapsed from the HPI/DVLA database. Accordingly, prospective bidders must satisfy themselves as to the validity of the VRN prior to bidding. This motorcycle's condition, completeness, and correctness is not known and thus it is sold strictly as viewed.GBP7,000 - 10,000€8,100 - 12,000To be sold without reserve
LOT 118 - 1928 NORTON 490CC CS1 Bonhams Motorcycles 2021-07-01 | This motorcycle is to be auctioned at the Bonhams Summer Sale, The International Classic MotorCycle Show, Stafford , 2 – 4 July 2021SALE TIMESFriday 2 July Collectors’ Motorcycles (Lots 1 - 127) MiddaySaturday 3 July Spares and Memorabilia (Lots 201 - 551) 10amSunday 4 July Motorcycles (Lot 601 - 811) 10amVIEWINGFriday 2 July 9am to 5pm Saturday 3 July 9am to 5pm Sunday 4 July from 9amADMISSION TO THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE SHOW Admission is not included in the price of the catalogue. Tickets can be purchased in advance from classicbikeshows.com.REGISTER TO BIDBid online or via the Bonhams app. Register to bid online by visiting www.bonhams.com/26514Contact our Client Services department on: +44 (0) 207 447 7447 or bids@bonhams.comCOLLECTION OF PURCHASED LOTSAll purchased lots must be cleared from the sale venue by 7pm Sunday 4 July. Limited collection is available until 11am Monday 5 July, by appointment only, and purchasers must advise Bonhams Motorcycle Department via email no later than 7pm Sunday 4 July if they intend to collect Monday. Please email ukmotorcycles@bonhams. com with your collection or transport instructions as soon as possible following your successful bid. Failure to instruct Bonhams by the given time will result in your vehicle being uplifted to Moving Motorcycle’s Northamptonshire store at your expense. Buyers should satisfy themselves that they have collected all relevant logbooks, documents and keys relating to their Lot(s) at time of collection.AUCTION ADDRESSBonhamsSandylands CentreStaffordshire County Showground Weston Road Stafford ST18 0BDGENERAL ENQUIRIES - GUIDE FOR BUYERS – BUYER CHARGESPlease contact Bonhams Motorcycles.PROPERTY OF A DECEASED'S ESTATE; BELIEVED EX-DOUGLAS LAMB, ISLE OF MAN TT1928 NORTON 490CC CS1REGISTRATION NO. NOT REGISTEREDFRAME NO. 32086 (SEE TEXT)ENGINE NO. CS39003• Offered for restoration• Believed to have been ridden by Douglas Lamb• Original Moore-designed CS1Like the majority of their contemporaries, Norton relied on the sidevalve engine until the introduction of its first overhead-valve design in 1922, and the resulting Norton Model 18 was a big success on the road. On the racetrack however, Velocette had shown the way forward when its overhead-camshaft KTT romped away from the field in the 1926 Junior TT, and Norton responded with its own similar engine the following year. Designed by Walter Moore, the Norton motor retained the firm's traditional 79x100mm bore and stroke dimensions, employing bevel gears and a vertical shaft to drive the cams in KTT fashion. The cycle parts too were new: a cradle frame and saddle tank appearing for the first time on the works CS1 racer, which scored a debut win in the 1927 Isle of Man Senior TT with Alec Bennett riding. The production version of the new CS1 duly appeared at the Motor Cycle Show later that same year.Towards the end of the 1930 season a new overhead-camshaft engine began to be seen in the works Nortons. Designed by Arthur Carroll, this replaced the original 'cammy' motor that had been drawn up by Walter Moore, recently departed for NSU, and first appeared in production Nortons made for the 1931 model year. The existing CS1 (490cc) and CJ1 (348cc) model designations were carried over from the Moore era, and the pair continued as Bracebridge Street's top-of-the-range sports roadsters until 1932 when the arrival of the competition-orientated International models saw them re-branded as refined sports-tourers. Today the original Moore-designed CS1 is one of the most sought after of all Norton motorcycles. Offered for restoration, this incomplete CS1 is believed to have been ridden by Douglas Lamb, who competed in the Isle of Man TT on three occasions: the Senior race in 1928 and 1929, and the Junior in 1929, Norton-mounted in each case. He died in June 1929 following a fatal crash in the Senior race (see VMCC correspondence, photographs, and photocopied press cuttings on file). This motorcycle's condition, completeness, and correctness is not known and thus it is sold strictly as viewed. It should be noted that the frame number appears to have been stamped twice in different fonts. GBP3,000 - 5,000€3,500 - 5,800To be sold without reserve
LOT 117 - C.1925 NORTON 495.5CC OVERHEAD-VALVE SPECIAL PROJECT Bonhams Motorcycles 2021-07-01 | This motorcycle is to be auctioned at the Bonhams Summer Sale, The International Classic MotorCycle Show, Stafford , 2 – 4 July 2021SALE TIMESFriday 2 July Collectors’ Motorcycles (Lots 1 - 127) MiddaySaturday 3 July Spares and Memorabilia (Lots 201 - 551) 10amSunday 4 July Motorcycles (Lot 601 - 811) 10amVIEWINGFriday 2 July 9am to 5pm Saturday 3 July 9am to 5pm Sunday 4 July from 9amADMISSION TO THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE SHOW Admission is not included in the price of the catalogue. Tickets can be purchased in advance from classicbikeshows.com.REGISTER TO BIDBid online or via the Bonhams app. Register to bid online by visiting www.bonhams.com/26514Contact our Client Services department on: +44 (0) 207 447 7447 or bids@bonhams.comCOLLECTION OF PURCHASED LOTSAll purchased lots must be cleared from the sale venue by 7pm Sunday 4 July. Limited collection is available until 11am Monday 5 July, by appointment only, and purchasers must advise Bonhams Motorcycle Department via email no later than 7pm Sunday 4 July if they intend to collect Monday. Please email ukmotorcycles@bonhams. com with your collection or transport instructions as soon as possible following your successful bid. Failure to instruct Bonhams by the given time will result in your vehicle being uplifted to Moving Motorcycle’s Northamptonshire store at your expense. Buyers should satisfy themselves that they have collected all relevant logbooks, documents and keys relating to their Lot(s) at time of collection.AUCTION ADDRESSBonhamsSandylands CentreStaffordshire County Showground Weston Road Stafford ST18 0BDGENERAL ENQUIRIES - GUIDE FOR BUYERS – BUYER CHARGESPlease contact Bonhams Motorcycles.PROPERTY OF A DECEASED'S ESTATEC.1925 NORTON 495.5CC OVERHEAD-VALVE SPECIAL PROJECTREGISTRATION NO. WU 3713FRAME NO. 6540ENGINE NO. 7013Like the majority of its contemporaries, Norton relied on the sidevalve engine until the 1920s when the existing and well-tried 490cc unit was used as the basis for the firm's first overhead-valve design. After debuting on the racetrack, a road-going version - the Model 18 - was catalogued for 1923, quickly establishing a reputation for both speed and reliability. The Model 18 retained its essentially Vintage characteristics until 1931 when the range was extensively redesigned, dry-sump lubrication and rear-mounted magneto being standardised. Assumed by its late owner to be a Model 18, 'WU 3713' was first registered on 28th December 1925, its precise identity being unspecified on the accompanying old-style buff logbook (issued 1931), which merely lists the model as 'Norton'. Also on file is correspondence between the late owner and the DVLA concerning the frame's repair/replacement, the change being recorded on the accompanying V5C together with a change of engine. The latter's crankcase is stamped '72.5 x 120', indicating a capacity of 495.5cc, while the gearbox is stamped 'TT 1929' and 'CS145'. Norton never made a production model with those bore/stroke dimensions, yet the stamping appears original and in an appropriate font. A puzzle for the Norton historians! This motorcycle's condition, completeness, and correctness is not known and thus it is sold strictly as viewed.GBP8,000 - 14,000€9,300 - 16,000To be sold without reserve
LOT 774 - 1982 HESKETH 992CC VAMPIRE Bonhams Motorcycles 2021-06-30 | This motorcycle is to be auctioned at the Bonhams Summer Sale, The International Classic MotorCycle Show, Stafford , 2 – 4 July 2021SALE TIMESFriday 2 July Collectors’ Motorcycles (Lots 1 - 127) MiddaySaturday 3 July Spares and Memorabilia (Lots 201 - 551) 10amSunday 4 July Motorcycles (Lot 601 - 811) 10amVIEWINGFriday 2 July 9am to 5pm Saturday 3 July 9am to 5pm Sunday 4 July from 9amADMISSION TO THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE SHOW Admission is not included in the price of the catalogue. Tickets can be purchased in advance from classicbikeshows.com.REGISTER TO BIDBid online or via the Bonhams app. Register to bid online by visiting www.bonhams.com/26514Contact our Client Services department on: +44 (0) 207 447 7447 or bids@bonhams.comCOLLECTION OF PURCHASED LOTSAll purchased lots must be cleared from the sale venue by 7pm Sunday 4 July. Limited collection is available until 11am Monday 5 July, by appointment only, and purchasers must advise Bonhams Motorcycle Department via email no later than 7pm Sunday 4 July if they intend to collect Monday. Please email ukmotorcycles@bonhams. com with your collection or transport instructions as soon as possible following your successful bid. Failure to instruct Bonhams by the given time will result in your vehicle being uplifted to Moving Motorcycle’s Northamptonshire store at your expense. Buyers should satisfy themselves that they have collected all relevant logbooks, documents and keys relating to their Lot(s) at time of collection.AUCTION ADDRESSBonhamsSandylands CentreStaffordshire County Showground Weston Road Stafford ST18 0BDGENERAL ENQUIRIES - GUIDE FOR BUYERS – BUYER CHARGESPlease contact Bonhams Motorcycles.1982 HESKETH 992CC VAMPIREREGISTRATION NO. CPU 225XFRAME NO. 213ENGINE NO. 0083Brainchild of wealthy aristocrat and Formula 1 team owner Alexander, Lord Hesketh, the Hesketh V1000 promised to be an all-new British superbike in the Vincent mould. The proposed design had all the right ingredients: 1,000cc 8-valve Weslake v-twin engine, nickel-plated Reynolds 531 frame, Brembo brakes and Astralite wheels; if only they'd got Rod Quaife to design the gearbox... Rushed into production before it was ready, the V1000 was panned by the critics - the gearbox in particular - and when the receivers pulled the plug in 1982 only 170 had been made. The sole derivative of the original V1000 was the even rarer Vampire, a super tourer equipped with fairing designed by John Mockett. Following the original company's demise, small-scale production was restarted later by successor-company Hesleydon Ltd at the Hesketh family seat at Easton Neston where, over the years, development engineer Mick Broom managed to eradicate virtually all the V1000s shortcomings. The current owner describes the machine's condition as good throughout, though with some inevitable age-related cosmetic deterioration. The Vampire last ran in 2019 and should require only minimal re-commissioning before returning to the road. Accompanying paperwork consists of a V5C Registration Certificate; MoT (expired April 2017); and the original Hesketh warranty document.GBP13,000 - 16,000€15,000 - 19,000
LOT 753 - 1967 VELOCETTE 499CC VENOM THRUXTON Bonhams Motorcycles 2021-06-30 | This motorcycle is to be auctioned at the Bonhams Summer Sale, The International Classic MotorCycle Show, Stafford , 2 – 4 July 2021SALE TIMESFriday 2 July Collectors’ Motorcycles (Lots 1 - 127) MiddaySaturday 3 July Spares and Memorabilia (Lots 201 - 551) 10amSunday 4 July Motorcycles (Lot 601 - 811) 10amVIEWINGFriday 2 July 9am to 5pm Saturday 3 July 9am to 5pm Sunday 4 July from 9amADMISSION TO THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE SHOW Admission is not included in the price of the catalogue. Tickets can be purchased in advance from classicbikeshows.com.REGISTER TO BIDBid online or via the Bonhams app. Register to bid online by visiting www.bonhams.com/26514Contact our Client Services department on: +44 (0) 207 447 7447 or bids@bonhams.comCOLLECTION OF PURCHASED LOTSAll purchased lots must be cleared from the sale venue by 7pm Sunday 4 July. Limited collection is available until 11am Monday 5 July, by appointment only, and purchasers must advise Bonhams Motorcycle Department via email no later than 7pm Sunday 4 July if they intend to collect Monday. Please email ukmotorcycles@bonhams. com with your collection or transport instructions as soon as possible following your successful bid. Failure to instruct Bonhams by the given time will result in your vehicle being uplifted to Moving Motorcycle’s Northamptonshire store at your expense. Buyers should satisfy themselves that they have collected all relevant logbooks, documents and keys relating to their Lot(s) at time of collection.AUCTION ADDRESSBonhamsSandylands CentreStaffordshire County Showground Weston Road Stafford ST18 0BDGENERAL ENQUIRIES - GUIDE FOR BUYERS – BUYER CHARGESPlease contact Bonhams Motorcycles.1967 VELOCETTE 499CC VENOM THRUXTONREGISTRATION NO. JOE 906EFRAME NO. RS19208ENGINE NO. VMT 506• Motorcycle engineer owner• Cylinder head overhauled and dynamo reconditioned recently"Prestige machine of the pushrod range was the Venom Thruxton 500. It incorporated all the accumulated experience gained in the years the Venom Clubman has been raced in long-distance events, plus the development of the 12 and 24-hour record breaker." – C E A 'Titch' Allen, The Velocette Saga.Production race successes, notably in the Thruxton 500 Mile event prompted Veloce Ltd to adopt that name for their newly introduced top-of-the-range sports roadster in 1964. Based on the existing Venom, the Thruxton featured a tuned engine with revised big-valve cylinder head, Amal GP carburettor, clip-on handlebars, rear-set footrests and a twin-leading-shoe front brake as standard equipment. Although the Thruxton took its name from the eponymous Hampshire racing circuit, arguably its finest hour came in 1967 when Manxman Neil Kelly won the '500' class in the Isle of Man TT's Production race, newly introduced for that year. Although much admired by the café racing fraternity, the Thruxton's necessarily high price limited its appeal to a select handful of wealthy connoisseurs. It is thought that as few as 1,100 were made by the factory (with a further 55-60 assembled from parts by main dealers) and today the Thruxton is one of the most sought after of post-war Velocettes.Factory records show that this Thruxton was despatched from Hall Green on 28th February 1967, bound for the Colmore Depot dealership in Birmingham, and sold new to a Mr T A Needham. Formerly belonging to the noted Velocette collector, Ken Gardiner, the machine was purchased by the vendor from a deceased's estate in 2019. The current vendor is a renowned and highly capable motorcycle engineer, during whose ownership the frame has been powder coated, the cylinder head overhauled by KTT Services, and dynamo reconditioned (bills on file). The Velo was last ridden in 2012 but has been started recently and should require only minimal re-commissioning before returning to the road. Accompanying paperwork includes an old-style continuation logbook (1972), Thruxton Register dating letter, and old/current V5C documents. GBP20,000 - 24,000€23,000 - 28,000
LOT 697 - 1954 VINCENT 998CC SERIES-C RAPIDE Bonhams Motorcycles 2021-06-30 | This motorcycle is to be auctioned at the Bonhams Summer Sale, The International Classic MotorCycle Show, Stafford , 2 – 4 July 2021SALE TIMESFriday 2 July Collectors’ Motorcycles (Lots 1 - 127) MiddaySaturday 3 July Spares and Memorabilia (Lots 201 - 551) 10amSunday 4 July Motorcycles (Lot 601 - 811) 10amVIEWINGFriday 2 July 9am to 5pm Saturday 3 July 9am to 5pm Sunday 4 July from 9amADMISSION TO THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE SHOW Admission is not included in the price of the catalogue. Tickets can be purchased in advance from classicbikeshows.com.REGISTER TO BIDBid online or via the Bonhams app. Register to bid online by visiting www.bonhams.com/26514Contact our Client Services department on: +44 (0) 207 447 7447 or bids@bonhams.comCOLLECTION OF PURCHASED LOTSAll purchased lots must be cleared from the sale venue by 7pm Sunday 4 July. Limited collection is available until 11am Monday 5 July, by appointment only, and purchasers must advise Bonhams Motorcycle Department via email no later than 7pm Sunday 4 July if they intend to collect Monday. Please email ukmotorcycles@bonhams. com with your collection or transport instructions as soon as possible following your successful bid. Failure to instruct Bonhams by the given time will result in your vehicle being uplifted to Moving Motorcycle’s Northamptonshire store at your expense. Buyers should satisfy themselves that they have collected all relevant logbooks, documents and keys relating to their Lot(s) at time of collection.AUCTION ADDRESSBonhamsSandylands CentreStaffordshire County Showground Weston Road Stafford ST18 0BDGENERAL ENQUIRIES - GUIDE FOR BUYERS – BUYER CHARGESPlease contact Bonhams Motorcycles.1954 VINCENT 998CC SERIES-C RAPIDE REGISTRATION NO. LMR 252FRAME NO. RC12109/B REAR FRAME NO. RC12109/BENGINE NO. F10AB/1/10209 CRANKCASE MATING NO. D7V/D7V• Rider's machine with sensible upgrades• History since 1965• Matching numbers exampleBy the relatively simple expedient of mounting two top ends onto a common crankcase, the series A 998cc Rapide twin was evolved in 1936, with the apocryphal tale of being conceived as a result of two single-cylinder drawings being overlapped. However, production of this model lasted only until war broke out in 1939.Phil Vincent, and designer Phil Irving who had returned to the company during the war years, laid down the details of the new post war V-twin to replace the pre-war version; their ambition for the model was that it would live up to their proposed advertising strapline for the machine of 'The World's fastest standard Motorcycle!'. Introduced in 1946, the Rapide was certainly fast, but it soon became clear to Vincent that a tuned version would be required to further enhance the marque, and the Black Shadow was announced in the early part of 1948. After only approximately one year, the Series B machines were supplanted by the Series C bikes with Girdraulic forks replacing the Brampton girders, and a modified rear frame member.Part of a deceased estate, 'LMR 252' was purchased in July 2018. The deceased owner enjoyed using his machines and was a keen motorcyclist. Not hidebound by originality at all costs, he was more interested in the ability to use a bike when required, and found this machine of interest, with its various upgrades to make it more practical for present-day traffic conditions. 'LMR 252' is equipped with an Alton generator, 12-volt electrics, a Norton clutch, Amal Concentric carburettors, and a centre stand. A new clutch, believed to be a type supplied by the VOC Spares Co, also accompanies the bike. The owner had the petrol tank refinished in October 2018.The Rapide was registered in Wiltshire on 5th October 1954 and is one of the last few hundred Series C Rapides to be produced. An original continuation RF60 green log book lists previous owners from 1965 to 1975, after which it passed into the ownership of Ernie Page who sold it to Gordon Mowat, from whom the deceased owner acquired it in 2018. In a letter on file, the deceased wrote to Ernie Page, noting that the Vincent was 'running well and a delight to ride'.The Vincent was last running in October 2019 before being laid up, and has been dry garage-stored since that time. It will, therefore, need light re-commissioning and safety checks prior to use on the road with a new owner. Documentation comprises a current V5C, an old V5C, a copy old V5, the aforementioned original RF60 continuation green log book dated 1965, a VOC certificate of authenticity, invoices, and sundry papers. There is also a quantity of books and publications with the bike. The machine is presently on SORN.GBP30,000 - 36,000€35,000 - 42,000
LOT 661 - MV AGUSTA MAGNI 862CC RACING MOTORCYCLE Bonhams Motorcycles 2021-06-30 | This motorcycle is to be auctioned at the Bonhams Summer Sale, The International Classic MotorCycle Show, Stafford , 2 – 4 July 2021SALE TIMESFriday 2 July Collectors’ Motorcycles (Lots 1 - 127) MiddaySaturday 3 July Spares and Memorabilia (Lots 201 - 551) 10amSunday 4 July Motorcycles (Lot 601 - 811) 10amVIEWINGFriday 2 July 9am to 5pm Saturday 3 July 9am to 5pm Sunday 4 July from 9amADMISSION TO THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE SHOW Admission is not included in the price of the catalogue. Tickets can be purchased in advance from classicbikeshows.com.REGISTER TO BIDBid online or via the Bonhams app. Register to bid online by visiting www.bonhams.com/26514Contact our Client Services department on: +44 (0) 207 447 7447 or bids@bonhams.comCOLLECTION OF PURCHASED LOTSAll purchased lots must be cleared from the sale venue by 7pm Sunday 4 July. Limited collection is available until 11am Monday 5 July, by appointment only, and purchasers must advise Bonhams Motorcycle Department via email no later than 7pm Sunday 4 July if they intend to collect Monday. Please email ukmotorcycles@bonhams. com with your collection or transport instructions as soon as possible following your successful bid. Failure to instruct Bonhams by the given time will result in your vehicle being uplifted to Moving Motorcycle’s Northamptonshire store at your expense. Buyers should satisfy themselves that they have collected all relevant logbooks, documents and keys relating to their Lot(s) at time of collection.AUCTION ADDRESSBonhamsSandylands CentreStaffordshire County Showground Weston Road Stafford ST18 0BDGENERAL ENQUIRIES - GUIDE FOR BUYERS – BUYER CHARGESPlease contact Bonhams Motorcycles.MV AGUSTA MAGNI 862CC RACING MOTORCYCLEFRAME NO. NONEENGINE NO. 214-0281• Rare Magni-built MV Agusta• Built as a tribute to the '500' that claimed MV's last Grand Prix win• Ridden by Giacomo Agostini at Mallory Park• Last ridden in 2019 at Paul RicardMotorcycle race engineers are rarely household names but one exception to this general rule is the legendary Arturo Magni. Born in Usmate Velate, Milan in 1925, Magni started his motorcycle career in 1947 in Gilera's racing department. The Arcore factory had decided to return to Grand Prix racing, and Arturo Magni was employed assembling the new four-cylinder engine designed by Piero Remor, co-creator of the pre-war OPRA and CNA Rondine fours. Gilera would go on to win six 500cc World Championships with this engine, courtesy of Messrs Duke, Masetti and Liberati.In 1949 Count Domenico Agusta tempted Remor away from Gilera to design MV Agusta's first four-cylinder race engine. Magni followed him in 1950 as chief mechanic and later managed the racing department during MV's Grand Prix 'golden age'. Under Magni's direction MV won no fewer than 75 World Championships.When MV retired from Grand Prix racing in 1976, Magni and his two sons set up their own company in Samarate, producing performance parts for the MV Agusta 750 street bikes, including big-bore kits, special frames, and chain-drive conversions. Magni commenced production of motorcycles under his own name in 1980, initially using the Honda CB900 engine, with BMW, Moto Guzzi and Suzuki-engined models following. In the mid-1980s Magni commenced what would turn out to be an immensely fruitful association with Moto Guzzi.Yet despite all his latter-day successes with Moto Guzzi, Magni's name will forever be linked with that of MV Agusta, whose reputation this great engineer did so much to forge. The first MV model officially to bear his name was the 'Monza Arturo Magni', a stretched (to 832cc) version of the 750S America. Official production of the Magni, together with that of all MV Agusta's other models, ended in February 1979, although Arturo and his sons Carlo and Giovanni continued to create bespoke MVs to special order, such as that offered here.This particular machine was built as a tribute to the '500' that claimed MV's last Grand Prix victory, which was secured by Giacomo Agostini at the Nürburgring on 29th August 1976. The MV has been paraded around Europe for many years: at Dijon, Paul Ricard, Spa-Francorchamps, Dundrod, Imola, Hockenheim, Aragon, the Isle of Man and many more. Giacomo Agostini rode it at Mallory Park (see photographs on file).Last ridden at Paul Ricard in 2019, this machine has been maintained with no expense spared over the years and always kept in dry storage when not in use. The engine oil has been changed after each outing and the private vendor advises the MV runs well and sounds wonderful.GBP40,000 - 45,000€46,000 - 52,000
LOT 659 - 1962 SIMMONDS ITOM 50CC RACING MOTORCYCLE Bonhams Motorcycles 2021-06-30 | This motorcycle is to be auctioned at the Bonhams Summer Sale, The International Classic MotorCycle Show, Stafford , 2 – 4 July 2021SALE TIMESFriday 2 July Collectors’ Motorcycles (Lots 1 - 127) MiddaySaturday 3 July Spares and Memorabilia (Lots 201 - 551) 10amSunday 4 July Motorcycles (Lot 601 - 811) 10amVIEWINGFriday 2 July 9am to 5pm Saturday 3 July 9am to 5pm Sunday 4 July from 9amADMISSION TO THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE SHOW Admission is not included in the price of the catalogue. Tickets can be purchased in advance from classicbikeshows.com.REGISTER TO BIDBid online or via the Bonhams app. Register to bid online by visiting www.bonhams.com/26514Contact our Client Services department on: +44 (0) 207 447 7447 or bids@bonhams.comCOLLECTION OF PURCHASED LOTSAll purchased lots must be cleared from the sale venue by 7pm Sunday 4 July. Limited collection is available until 11am Monday 5 July, by appointment only, and purchasers must advise Bonhams Motorcycle Department via email no later than 7pm Sunday 4 July if they intend to collect Monday. Please email ukmotorcycles@bonhams. com with your collection or transport instructions as soon as possible following your successful bid. Failure to instruct Bonhams by the given time will result in your vehicle being uplifted to Moving Motorcycle’s Northamptonshire store at your expense. Buyers should satisfy themselves that they have collected all relevant logbooks, documents and keys relating to their Lot(s) at time of collection.AUCTION ADDRESSBonhamsSandylands CentreStaffordshire County Showground Weston Road Stafford ST18 0BDGENERAL ENQUIRIES - GUIDE FOR BUYERS – BUYER CHARGESPlease contact Bonhams Motorcycles.1962 SIMMONDS ITOM 50CC RACING MOTORCYCLEFRAME NO. 3ENGINE NO. 1018411 SInspired by Ducati Cucciolo importers Britax, 50cc racing began in the UK in 1955 but did not really take hold until the decade's end, when the availability of the quick and relatively inexpensive Italian Itom Competizione made the class viable. Indeed, the two-stroke Itom was the machine to have at the time, for it dominated the class in Britain and provided a number of future stars - most notably Mike Hailwood, Dave Simmonds and Bill Ivy - with their first taste of circuit racing. Dave and his brother Mike Simmonds were highly successful in 50cc racing during the 1960s, with Dave going on to become World Champion in the 125cc class in 1969 for Kawasaki. This Simmonds-framed 50cc Itom Special has the number '3' stamped on the headstock. Only a few of these frames were made and survivors are very rare. The four-speed engine boasts a John Pope water-cooled cylinder barrel, which was fitted to the John Pope Special ridden in the 1963 Isle of Man 50cc TT by Alan Dawson (competitor number '30'). The machine is described by the vendor as in good condition but will require new tyres if it is to be ridden. GBP3,000 - 4,000€3,500 - 4,600
