Bonhams Motorcycle Auction at the October 24 Classic motorcycle show. How much did they sell for?

Auction for lifeboats ??? Don't you mean taxi service for those in dinghys.
Not get another penny from me ever

Early 1960s two of the lads hurrying up the Lutterworth Road after work at the BtH Rugby. One on a Dommie 99 the other on a 1000 Vincent.

Start off with a quarter of a million pounds bike. It will sit in some display cabinet...😢

Thanks for showing us around the auction, interesting comparison of estimates to sale prices. In answer to your questions the orangy yellow one you said 'Would you restore it or leave it as it is? I'd say something that old now (and the same with the Brough at the very end of the video) Keep it exactly as it is. As they say 'It's only original once'. Smiths 'clocks' in bikes or cars were synonymous with 'quality marques' and were considered 'the best. I'd never heard of a Munch 4 ? I don't think I missed much. 🙂

Vincent made a total of 11,000 motorcycles altogether. The first bike I ever bought was a 1951 Excelsior 250cc Talisman Twin, OPP494 a twin 2stroke for 124 pounds and the first brand new bike I bought was a 1955 Ariel 350cc Red Hunter XRA632 which cost 189 pounds

Great job, team! I previewed the lineup of motorbikes from my home in the States before the hammer and was wondering what the sold prices were. Now I know. This is the auction I have on my bucket list some Spring so I can attend the Isle of Mann TT races and do two things when I'm over in the British Isles. I see a soft market across the board for prices at present. That's OK, I added a restored 1950 Indian Chief Roadmaster Bonneville to the collection two months ago. Still, I feel the pull of the land that has produced some of the most desirable motorcycles ever engineered. Thanks, you earned a subscription from someone even older than you youngsters. Cheers!

Thank you both for the video, I quite enjoyed it. The commentary was good as well.

Good video. The price of the auction catalogues hasn't changed, but the size has! 😉

You say 250 to 280k is the average price of a home..... the semi-detached single bed bungalow next to mine has just sold for £298k..... it seems things are expensive 'down south' here then, but of corse there is work down here in South Buckinghamshire !

Classic bike prices have plummeted in the last few years

I reckon once the purchase price goes over £50k the bikes will never ever get ridden.

Sub £25k you might give it a sunny day out and not let it out of your sight at the local cafe.

I can’t help myself. The old stuff doesn’t interest me at all and I’m 65 (a Fizzy kid).

I’d love to know the age of those truly interested in the old British stuff as opposed to those that prefer the 70’s and newer. Is it still a reflection of the change in the biking arena that happened 50 years ago and are we all just getting older.

The buyers for the older stuff will be dropping dead soon (sorry chaps) and the enthusiasm for those bikes will go the way of the older generation. Then will the value of the older bikes tumble as no one wants or can remember them.

I wonder what the consensus is?

I would ride that last Brough Superior hame to Scotland from Stafford no bother.

Some lovely old bikes, but not really my cup of tea.. As a late 80s/90s Japanese sportbike fan & collector I was hoping you’d stop at some of those.. Hopefully I’ll get there next year

Excellent video yet again Richard and Carol. Thank you for giving my bikes such a great review. They were both nice bikes, but I'm glad they've gone, as I now have a little more space, in which to get on with the other bikes. Especially my recently bought 1972 Honda 500/4, which I want to take along with one of my Sunbeams, to go Hillclimb Racing in Switzerland in 2026. It was supposed to be 2025, but they postponed it for an extra year. The quality of your filming is easily up to Broadcast standard, so really well done. Went for a quick 50 mile run on the mighty MT10 yesterday afternoon and what do we get again today...more rain!

Great job and well done. Your lack of knowledge added to the whole thing in a nice way and yes I do mean that. It was refreshing and very enjoyable.

Did go to Stafford show on the Sunday which I thought was a brilliant day out something there for everyone thanks for the video giving a insight of the bikes for sale and how much they sold for very interesting keep the good work up.

If looked upon through the lens of “character” these bikes are truly awesome to ride. Remove that lens and they’re truly awful to ride. That opinion aside, I’d have almost any of them in my bedroom! Opps, I mean garage . . .

Loved the format and walk around! Fantastic job.

That's a great auction and thank you both for bringing us with you,, from northern Ireland ☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️

Wonderful machines & all beyond mine & most other's means. I was surprised that you did not look more closely at the Black Prince. They have become very rare. What did it make? I have read the other comments & think most are from people who fail to understand that only a few bikes are ever destined to be the best of top machines left.

Lovely Vincent of course BUT it has never run

Tragic

The Ner-a-car rode really nicely according to my Dad.

Great video and a nice format . That velocette was a bargain, as were a lot of beautiful 70s classics, so much work restoring them to that standard, they would all have lost money selling them

Average sized home in the UK, don't think so mate

To think all these amazing bike companies that made these magnificent machines were replaced by Japanese motorcycle companies producing cheap throw away motorcycles that suited the modern era of everything becoming throw away, its why we now all drink out of plastic bottles.

damn, those prices really went down. And 2k for 3yo interceptor is quite funny. It's not a time to sell your bike for sure

hi Richard and Carol . did you know that this Saturday the 26 th of October there is an event at Triumph Hinckley as its the Street Triple anniversary . some special bikes etc will be there . Dick Shepherd in attendance . best wishes .

What did the Norton/Watsonian race sidecar go for? Shame we didnt get to see it closer

I bet there are many in reaction to this excellent video, thinking "if only I had held onto that (insert marque here) I used to have."
Me: Vincent Comet; no one wanted the 500cc single. I sold one for 150 quid in 1971.
Even my first bike an ex-GPO Bantam, I sold for a Tenner before I bought the Comet would be worth a bit more now, despite the hand-paint job!

Thanks guys.

Absolutely ridiculous price, anyone who pays these prices must be bloody mad ,what a joke 😅

Still ridiculous prices .nobody can even ride them ,you can only stick them in a museum, damed expensive show bike 😅

“The Chinese Benelli stand…”
A disadvantage of no longer taking any news service is that you can completely miss things.
I’d no idea that the venerable Italian firm had changed hands.
While I’d prefer if it was viable at all to remain Italian, it’s better to have new, foreign owners than no owners. Ask Saab drivers. It’s sad to see any marque disappear completely.
I have no difficulty at all with Indian or Chinese becoming owners of famous brands.
They don’t need to take on failing businesses. And it’s far from certain that they could ever be turned around. They intend to profit, of course, but my gut tells me that behind the business decision is a deep love of motorcycles.
As an example, I have nothing but admiration for what the owners of Royal Enfield have done over the years. They’ve understood the market well and chosen not to over modernise the older machines.
I don’t know if they bear any resemblance to the older era machines, with fuelling refined by FI and better brakes, or if they’re a completely clean sheet design.
I know of a few people who’ve had them & these older owners have reported how very nice it is to have a machine that’s enjoyable to ride and not scary.
I’ll confess that now I’m approaching 65 & have 48 years of riding every year except one (when I was working in USA for over a year and my bikes were in long term storage because we didn’t know how long we’d be away, were optioned up to five years), I no longer want a bike that’ll do 0-60 in under 5s or which is comfortable cruising at three figures.
I’m well aware of how easy it is now to pick up an injury that could be permanent and therefore life changing. I don’t spend any time worrying about it, but Mrs380 definitely does. She says she worries all the time that I’m out. She knows what each machine sounds like and pricks up her ears in relief, once she can hear whatever I’m out on coming into earshot.
It hurt selling my most powerful bike, a GSX1400. But I’ve really got no room for a third bike nowadays.
Nowadays, I much enjoy riding more slowly on machines that were never very quick. You can definitely still scare yourself on a Suzuki GT380, but it’s most enjoyable on rural A-roads in the 25-65 mph range, and you can wring its neck through that sweet gearbox and making enthusiastic noises through its madly over-heavy, four pipe exhaust system. It’s not only the very example on which I’ve done by far the most miles (almost 40k by me), but when I dream of a really memorably pleasant bike ride, the 380B on the rural roads of east Kent is it.
Enjoy your bikes folks and thank you to the lovely couple who are our hosts here!
Cheers,
Mike

I can't believe how cheap some of the bilkes sold for...jota veloccette..guci...bsa..WOW

The Vincent, when new sold for the price of an average family home

The Brough seemed cheap🤔

Most of the Smucks who buy this junk are "WANKED OFF BY AUCTIONEERS TAKING BIDS OFF THE WALL/ NO BIDS/ FICTIOUS INTERNET BIDS. + THE AUCTION COMISSION !!!. As a ex disposal manager for large group have first hand knowlege of how this works.

I buy projects . I dont care what they are worth eventually . My pleasure is having something to work on

Thanks for this video. There are some motorcycles that I would buy straight away, they are beautiful motorcycles at an amazingly low price. Then there are also motorcycles that are very broken and don't look nice and they cost an unbelievable amount.

If you look at the punters they are all 'grandads,' As they die out I guess their over the 'top purchases' will have nobody who will buy them

A flying Merkin? Sounds good.

Total memory lane video ... I had one of those, my mate had one of those, a mate of mine died on one of those etc. time slips away ......

Thanks for the news. Did all the quoted prices actually meet the reserve?

Alcohol consumption matters here. $$$

Thank you for showing these interesting motorcycles at the auction

Thank you for the Peek at those wonderful vintage motorcycles. Vincent Black Shadow is my favorite.😊

Thank you for that very interesting. Just shows that there were a few bargains there, the two from subscriber Richard and the Royal Enfield, to name but three. There has been talk of prices dipping in the classic bike market but it all comes down to condition, rarity and personal preference at the time along with whether the seller lives in the land of reality! You only need two bidders to run each other up and then everyone thinks similar bikes have increased value. I had binge watched 3 of yours culminating in the Stafford show video a few days ago but my computer decided my lovely long comment was not going to be sent, but all enjoyable to catch up. Have been thinking of selling a couple of bikes especially now as I am recovering from a cracked rib, ironically whilst doing a safety check, so no driving or riding at present. At least I get a bit of time to make silly....I mean creative content for You Tube! 😉😁🤣🤣All the best to you both.

Great video, so happy you put the selling price right up there, no waiting until the end, Cheers!

Is anyone else having bikegasms over this video? 😂