2 minutes ago, ballpoint said:

1894 Hildebrand & Wolfmüller, regarded as the first ever production motorcycle.  This one sold for £86,200 back in 2010, which was quite a bargain, as restored ones are valued at around $3.5M

 

Spot on B P .. It turned up when I was scrolling thru' Czech bikes .. 

Blimey 86k for a basket case .. 

Bonvicini 50 .. Bit of a tiddler but a cool looking bike .. 

 

A 1951 650 6T Bonneville Salt flats racer.  This bike did a 122 mph run at Bonneville in 1953.  With a 13 year old riding it.

1962 Norton Petty-Molnar 519cc Manx.  Developed by Ray Petty, who was a one time apprentice of Francis Beart.

A true rarity.  A, or rather, The, 1949 Indian Vincent prototype, which is the only one ever produced in what was planned to be a joint venture between the two great manufacturers.  However, Indian went out of business before the merger could be finalised, and Vincent carried on alone.  The bike was taken to Australia by Phil Irving, and recently surfaced when it was put up for auction (where it failed to reach its reserve price of $300,000).

Another mongrel (in the best possible sense) with a lot of Vincent in it.  A 1952 Vincent Trackmaster.

 

If them Amal T.T carbs don't elicit a phwoar! then check your pulse, because you're either dead or on the wrong thread.  Probably both.

One more gorgeous Vincent, a 1948 Rapide.  Due to its paint job this particular one is known as the Blue Bike, and set the world class 'C' speed record at Bonneville in 1953, with an average of 147.58 mph.  A record it held for 20 years.

 

1 hour ago, ballpoint said:

A 1951 650 6T Bonneville Salt flats racer.  This bike did a 122 mph run at Bonneville in 1953.  With a 13 year old riding it.

The story on this one:  https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/24509/lot/162/?category=results

 

Bobby was quite a biker.

 

Here's one of his flat track bikes:

 

Smaller bikes, now...

I'd rather be a Triumph man...

16 hours ago, ballpoint said:

A 1951 650 6T Bonneville Salt flats racer.  This bike did a 122 mph run at Bonneville in 1953.  With a 13 year old riding it.

I don't usually "quote" and leave the picture in, but this pretty little thing I could look at all day. ???? 

I remember getting some exhaust clamps same as pictured above for my Bonnie and thinking I was riding high in the custom world ????

3 Kawasaki I owned, ZZR1100, ZRX1100, ZX9R... all green, almost! ????

Just read the first line of the bottom ad' .. Blimey do you think they'd get away with that sort of thing now .. 

 

Couple of 70's Malanca 125's .. 

Not lacking in the brake dept's these for a 125 .. 

 

Some 30's and 40's Italian MAS's the top one being a Harlette by all account's .. How brazen .. 

 

Some Italians now...