Tag: auction
Ducati To Sell GP10 And GP11 At Auction
MotoGP technology is usually kept under wraps, and while all the major manufacturers release replicas of their race models, they don’t compare to the high-end technology in an actual prototype bike. However, Ducati has announced that it will be auctioning off its two most recent MotoGP models to the highest bidder. The GP10 and GP11, [...]
Captain America Bikes To Be Sold Off At Chicago Comic Con
A number of motorcycles used in the film “Captain America” will soon be hitting the auction block, according to The Wall Street Journal. Profiles in History is auctioning off three modified motorcycles from the film, including a custom Harley-Davidson ridden by the Captain himself. The Harley has been heavily modified and retrofitted to look like [...]
Motorcycle Pays Homage To Flight 93, Sells For $50,000
A motorcycle that paid tribute to the passengers and crew who died on United Flight 93 in 2001 recently sold at an auction and brought in a hefty sum – $50,000. The Barrettt-Jackson auction in Scottsdale, Arizona, was broadcast on national television, according to The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. The bike was donated by Georgia businessman Bob [...]
Du Pont Motorcycle Collection Sells For More Than $1 Million
The world-famous Du Pont family sold off their motorcycle collection for more than $1 million, reports AllAboutBikes. The final tally of revenue generated by the auction exceeded pre-sale estimates by more than double. The priciest items in the auction were definitely the Indian motorcycles, many of which were kept pristine over the years. A 1906 [...]
Du Pont Family To Auction Off A Number Of Classic, Vintage, And Rare Motorcycles
The Du Pont family recently announced that they will be auctioning off 50 historic motorcycles at the second annual Bonhams Las Vegas Motorcycle Sale this January. According to Motorcycle Cruiser, the DuPont family invested in the Indian Motorcycle Company in 1923, and took charge of the business in 1929, so it’s no surprise that a [...]
“Happy Days” Motorcycle Up For Auction
The famous 1949 Triumph TR-5 Scrambler that was ridden by Arthur “The Fonz” Fonzarelli in the TV show “Happy Days” is going up for auction, and the sellers are expecting to get somewhere between $60,000 and $80,000 for the vehicle, according to The New York Times. That’s despite the fact that the motorcycle hasn’t actually [...]
Dungey pledges support for Japan
Ryan Dungey and the Rockstar Makita Suzuki team are giving their support to the Japan Earthquake Disaster fund by pledging the special set of Fox race gear, that he wore at the recent Jacksonville AMA/FIM World Supercross race in Florida, for auction to raise money for the victims of the recent earthquake and tsunami. The [...]
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