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Monday, February 20, 2023

1938 Zundapp K800 w/Sidecar sold for $187,000 at the 2023 Mecum Las Vegas Motorcycle Auction

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Wednesday, February 1, 2023

1931 BMW R11 sold for $55,000 at the 2023 Mecum Las Vegas Motorcycle Auction

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Thursday, December 22, 2022

1934 Gnome Rhone M1 at the Barber Vintage Motorsports Muesem

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Sunday, September 25, 2022

1933 Sunbeam Model 9 at the 2022 Retro Riders Motorcycle Show - Best of Show and Best British Award Winner

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Labels: 1930s, Retro Riders Show 2022, Sunbeam

Tuesday, September 6, 2022

1939 Model G Servi-Car at the Harley-Davidson Museum

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Monday, September 5, 2022

1932 Model G Servi-Car at the Harley-Davidson Museum

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1933 VLD at the Harley-Davidson Museum

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Sunday, August 7, 2022

1935 Model R at the Harley-Davidson Museum

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1928, 1930, 1934. 1935 Hill Climbers at the Harley-Davidson Museum

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Saturday, August 6, 2022

1934 CAC at the Harley-Davidson Museum

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Friday, May 13, 2022

1934 Harley-Davidson RL at the 2022 One Motorcycle Show

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Sunday, April 10, 2022

1934 Indian Sport Scout at the 2022 Idaho Vintage Motorcycle Show

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Saturday, March 19, 2022

1933 Harley-DAvidson RL at the 2022 Inland Northwest Motorcycle Show -- Spokane

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Friday, March 18, 2022

1931 Harley-Davidson VL at the 2022 Inland Northwest Motorcycle Show

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Saturday, February 26, 2022

1934 Harley-Davidson CAC Speedway Racer at the Barber Vintage Motorcycle Museum

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1935 Crocker Speedway Racer at the Barber Vintage Motorcycle Museum

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Art of the Motorcycle -- Guggenheim Museum
Art of the Racing Motorcycle, by Phillip Tooth
At the Creation by Herbert Wagner
BMW Motorcycles, by Darwin Holmstrom and Brian J. Nelson
Classic Motorcycle Race Engines by Kevin Cameron
Ducati -- Taglioni and his World-Beating Motorcycles, by Mick Walker
Ducati Singles, by Mick Walker
Harley Davidson Motor Co. Archive Collection, by Randy Leffingwell and Darwin Holstrom
Harley in the Barn, Tom Cotter
How to Restore your Motorcycle by Mark Zimmerman
Italian Motorcycles, by Mick Walker
Japanese Motorcycles by Didier Ganneau and Francois-Marie Dumas
Legendary Motorcycles, by Basem Wasef
McQueen's Machines, by Matt Stone
Motorcycle Road & Racing Chassis, by Keith Noakes
Museo Ducati by Chris Jonnum
MV Agusta Collection, Mecum Auctions
Racer: The Gary Nixon Story, by Joe Scalzo
Team Suzuki by Ray Battersby
The Book of the Classic MV Agusta Fours by Ian Fallon
The Legend of Harley-Davidson by Oluf F. Zierl and Dieter Rebmann
The Vincent in the Barn by Tom Cotter
Unusual Motorcycles, by Francois-Marie Dumas

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Sold my 1977 Yamaha XS650 on EBay for $2,100
Sold my 1972 Suzuki GT750 LeMans Water Buffalo
Sold my Yamaha TT500 -- $600
Sold my 1973 Harley Davidson -- Aermacchi SS350 Sprint on Ebay -- Waiting to ship to it's new home in Australia
Sold my 1961 Honda C100T Hunter Cub
Sold my 1979 Kawasaki KZ1000 A3 MKII for $1,800
Sold my 1973 Honda CB450
Sold my 1977 Kawasaki KE175
1971 Suzuki TC90 Trail Bike -- Sold it for $100
My 1965 Yamaha YJ1-- Sold for $50
1978 BMW R100T Cafe for Sale.... Not mine! You will need to contact the seller directly
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Coker Tire -- Chattanooga, Tn. -- (423) 265-6368
Motorcycle Superstore -- Louisville, Ky. -- (877) 668-6872
Mike's XS -- Brooksville, Fl.
Omar's Dirt Track Racing -- Concord, Ca. -- (925) 429-6277
Western Hills Honda -- Cincinnati, Ohio --(513) 662-7759 -- ask for Terry

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Monday, February 20, 2023

1938 Zundapp K800 w/Sidecar sold for $187,000 at the 2023 Mecum Las Vegas Motorcycle Auction

Wednesday, February 1, 2023

1931 BMW R11 sold for $55,000 at the 2023 Mecum Las Vegas Motorcycle Auction

Thursday, December 22, 2022

1934 Gnome Rhone M1 at the Barber Vintage Motorsports Muesem

Sunday, September 25, 2022

1933 Sunbeam Model 9 at the 2022 Retro Riders Motorcycle Show - Best of Show and Best British Award Winner

Tuesday, September 6, 2022

1939 Model G Servi-Car at the Harley-Davidson Museum

Monday, September 5, 2022

1932 Model G Servi-Car at the Harley-Davidson Museum

1933 VLD at the Harley-Davidson Museum

Sunday, August 7, 2022

1935 Model R at the Harley-Davidson Museum

1928, 1930, 1934. 1935 Hill Climbers at the Harley-Davidson Museum

Saturday, August 6, 2022

1934 CAC at the Harley-Davidson Museum

Friday, May 13, 2022

1934 Harley-Davidson RL at the 2022 One Motorcycle Show

Sunday, April 10, 2022

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Saturday, March 19, 2022

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Friday, March 18, 2022

1931 Harley-Davidson VL at the 2022 Inland Northwest Motorcycle Show

Saturday, February 26, 2022

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