Seriously?

[Othen]

Originally Posted by Moomoo

£300,000 worth of fun you can’t enjoy. You could buy two red 245s for that!

Anyway, can’t linger, I’m cutting up a old Brough, a mate wants the engine for a generator or something!

It certainly puts old Volvo prices into perspective Andrew!

[Paulk]

Originally Posted by Othen

Not quite the Holy Grail Dave, that would be Brough Superior, but Vincent is the Bentley to the Brough's Rolls Royce on motor car terms.

I've just done a google search and apparently 7 of the 15 most expensive bikes have been Brough Superiors, plus a smattering of American bikes, but the most expensive was a Vincent Black Shadow from 1951 at $929,000 (in 2018). The Black Shadow that Rollie Free set the motorcycle speed record with at Bonneville in 1948 is reputed to have sold for $1,100,000 by private contract.

Not just another motorbike I think!

Wow slightly out of my budget!!

[Laird Scooby]

Originally Posted by Othen

Not quite the Holy Grail Dave, that would be Brough Superior, but Vincent is the Bentley to the Brough's Rolls Royce on motor car terms.

I've just done a google search and apparently 7 of the 15 most expensive bikes have been Brough Superiors, plus a smattering of American bikes, but the most expensive was a Vincent Black Shadow from 1951 at $929,000 (in 2018). The Black Shadow that Rollie Free set the motorcycle speed record with at Bonneville in 1948 is reputed to have sold for $1,100,000 by private contract.

Not just another motorbike I think!

I know what you mean Alan, i was trying to illustrate how little i know about motorbikes and also that unless you have at least some knowledge a Vincent is not really meaningful.

My last experience of motorbikes (i use the term loosely!) was about 32-33 years ago with a small Suzuki that was allergic to water - it only had to see a drop of water and it stopped!

About the only bike i would consider these days would be a Honda Gold Wing, preferably an 1800 but you're into the realms of a small car almost with that!

[BicycleBoy]

Well in the retro-happy world of the super-rich, a new Brough Superior is probably cheaper than a restored one:
https://www.brough-superior-motorcyc...ough-superior/
Someone somewhere is probably doing similar with Vincents.

[BicycleBoy]

93 SE estate £3500 Chipping Norton
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-det...02211282084099

[Othen]

Originally Posted by Laird Scooby

I know what you mean Alan, i was trying to illustrate how little i know about motorbikes and also that unless you have at least some knowledge a Vincent is not really meaningful.

My last experience of motorbikes (i use the term loosely!) was about 32-33 years ago with a small Suzuki that was allergic to water - it only had to see a drop of water and it stopped!

About the only bike i would consider these days would be a Honda Gold Wing, preferably an 1800 but you're into the realms of a small car almost with that!

I had no idea you had a class A licence Dave.

[Laird Scooby]

Originally Posted by Othen

I had no idea you had a class A licence Dave.

Neither did i Alan big gap between my ambitions and reality in that case!

I think i'll be sticking with 4 wheeled transport, it's safer, for me at least!

[Wagon Sailor]

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I wonder how many fakes were made by cleaning and polishing the engine in a Black Shadow?

There was a chap near Henley who did that many years ago. He wasn't pleased when people recognised the bike for what it really was. Looked gorgeous, though. (The bike, not the chap).

[Bob 1967]

Originally Posted by Moomoo

Anyway, can’t linger, I’m cutting up a old Brough, a mate wants the engine for a generator or something!

[Othen]

Originally Posted by Othen

This is slightly interesting: bidding has reached £510 with a few days of the auction to go, but it isn't over its reserve. I'm wondering how much more the vendor thinks a non-running 1988 740 with a short MoT is worth!

:-)

PS. I do most of my pontificating early in the mornings (it is a military habit to get up at 05:00) so that is probably it for today. I'm off to town in GAM to meet Charkie for a bit of breakfast at the Wetherspoons :-).

This one made £920 at auction, but still didn't reach its reserve. That was a bit more than I thought it would reach (I thought about £800 for a non-runner that needs trailering away), but the vendor must have expected more.

I did some research on this one and concluded it was probably a good motor car, if I'd been in the market for one at the mo I might have bought it. I'd have fixed that fuel issue in a day or so (the one with the K-Jetronic that never goes wrong, except I hear about them going wrong frequently ).

If the vendor is sensible he will accept the £920, otherwise we might see the motor car advertised again, but it might well make a bit less (due to bidder fatigue).

Bobwalkin time