The recent discovery that a motorcycle made by a gun manufacturer has held the outright world record for the most expensive motorcycle ever sold at auction for the last 12 months raises some interesting contrasts between the different genres in the collectibles market. The bike has an instantly recognizable name, but it’s a name that even the most learned of motorcycle historians would struggle to associate with a motorcycle. As reported in the The Star newspaper of DaKalb County, Indiana, on Saturday evening, August 31, 2013, a 1910 Winchester motorcycle sold at Worldwide Auctions for US$580,000. Though the story has been in plain view for more than 12 months, the world has remained oblivious until now... Continue Reading World record price for Winchester motorcycle highlights discrepancies in the collectibles marketplace
Section: Motorcycles
Tags: Bonneville, Brough Superior, Bugatti, Collectibles, Guns, Koenigsegg, Lamborghini, Metz, Pebble Beach, Royal Enfield, Shotguns, Vincent, Winchester
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