Daytona Antique and Classic Motorcycle Auction

[Ganja Ninja]

It's bike week again and time to get the blood flowing. If you enjoy old bikes, classics, vintage racers then you'll enjoy this site. The auction is this weekend.

http://www.batorauctions.com/Daytona_2009_Registered_Line_listing.htm

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

1. So many bikes, so little money ...

Just looking at the old BMW's, BSA's, Triumphs ...

Bozo want.

:hi:

[Ganja Ninja]

2. If you look around on the site I think you can find a link to last years

auction and the prices that bikes went for. You'd be surprised what some of them go for.

[guitar man]

3. effin' sweet

drool!! want!!

http://www.batorauctions.com/Doherty_1960_Tri_Bonneville.htm

[Ganja Ninja]

4. They have a lot of nice Triumphs.

I hate to ask what this will cost. It's Nicolas Cage's old bike
http://www.batorauctions.com/Hooker_52Vincent_Shadow.htm

[guitar man]

5. wow

I'd love to have a Vincent. I wouldn't be surprised to see it go for over $50k.

[Haole Girl]

6. How can this bike have only 17 miles on it?

http://www.batorauctions.com/Nolan_1951_Indian_Warrior.htm

:shrug:

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

7. A dealer's showroom exhibit

And then got stored and forgotten. I have neckties like that, but they'll never be worth anything.

This bike will bring in a fortune. And it will be trucked to a garage where it will sit. Nobody's going to actually ride the thing, it's a museum piece now. In other words, "useless".

I fished around the site looking for past auctions to get a clue what the more normal bikes might bring, but no luck (probably my error). I'm sort of afraid to know, 'cause if the prices are low, I might be tempted. And I already have two and a half bikes in the garage :)

:hi:

[Ganja Ninja]

8. The past auction results for some of the Triumphs were pretty much

in line with what a used motorcycle would cost.

Here's a link for the 2008 results.
http://www.jwoodandcompany.com/2008/daytona_2008_lots.htm

And here's one for the 2007 results.
http://www.jwoodandcompany.com/2007/2007_auction.htm

[comrade snarky]

9. Why, Why!

Must you tempt me with the old British bikes?

I learned to ride on a 67 Triumph Bonneville and it is still the coolest and crappiest bike I've ever owned. I always loved Norton Commandos though. Has it been long enough, have I forgotten enough to want an early 70s British bike again?

Yes. God help me, yes!