Think Bike

Posted: July 28, 2021

The Charterhouse specialist auction of classic and vintage motorcycles at the Haynes International Motor Museum on 30^th June was a huge success totalling £365,000.

“There was a great line up of motorcycles from the 1920’s through to modern superbikes.” Commented George Beale. “They were also in all shapes, sizes and conditions!”

Top lot was a recently built Manx Norvin. A Norvin is a hybrid bike with a Vincent engine and a Norton frame. Having been built for display the owner had never ridden the bike. Selling on the hammer for £43,000 one of the first things the new owner did was to take it for a short ride.

Also in the auction, a 1947 Vincent HRD Rapide with a Watsonian sidecar, in the same ownership since 1965, sold for £29,750, a 1974 Ducati Sports, owned from when it was just two years old, sold for £28,000, and a 1962 BSA Rocket Gold Star made £18,000 selling to an Australian collector.

Elsewhere in the auction, with a selling rate of nearly 75%, one bike which attracted a good deal of attention, was a 1954 BSA Winged Wheel. This charming bicycle with a BSA 34.6cc engine producing just 1hp, sold for £1,500.

Charterhouse are now accepting entries for their next specialist auction of classic and vintage motorcycles at The Haynes International Motor Museum on Thursday 14^th October and for their next specialist sale of classic and vintage cars, also at Haynes, on 5^th October.

George Beale, Richard Bromell and the team at Charterhouse can be contacted for valuations and to arrange a free home visit at The Long Street Salerooms, Sherborne 01935 812277 bikes@charterhouse-auction.com or via www.charterhouse-auction.com

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Manx Norvin sold for £43,000

1947 Vincent HRD Rapide with a Watsonian sidecar sold for £29,750

1962 BSA Rocket Gold Star sold for £18,000

1974 Ducati Sports sold for £28,000

1954 BSA Winged Wheel sold for £1,500

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