11 June 2011
MotoGP lot entries close with over 90 ‘bike entries and £1 million estimated value
Silverstone Auctions MotoGP Sale. 17.30pm on Saturday 11 June, The Wing Building
Silverstone Auctions will hold its first sale during the MotoGP race weekend on 11 June, in the new The Wing building and pit complex at Silverstone.
Getting there
Access to the auction for viewing and sale attendance is via Hall 1 of the Wing Building. Shuttles will run from around Silverstone Circuit to The Wing paddock.
Viewing and bidding
Free viewing is open to all race-goers from 09.00 until 18.00 on Friday 10 June, and from 09.00 until 17.00 on Saturday 11 June. The hall will temporarily close at 17.00 on Saturday until the auction officially starts at 17.30.
Buying at the auction is for registered bidders only. Catalogues can be purchased online or at The Wing building on both Friday and Saturday. Visit silverstoneauctions.com for full information on catalogues, bidding and buying.
MotoGP lot entries close with over 90 ‘bike entries and £1 million estimated value
With over ‘90 bikes and around £1 million lot value, recent consignments to Silverstone Auctions’ MotoGP sale include number ten of 100 MV Agusta F4CC ‘Claudio Castiglioni’ models, originally selling in 2007 for €100,000 euro. Also on the superbike front is one of 700 limited edition 2002 Ducati 998R Testastretta models, expected to achieve around £12,000. A big collection of American ‘bikes includes a stunning 1941 Indian Four, estimated to achieve up to a well-deserved £50,000. Harley Davidson entries span a number of eras and include a beautifully restored 1943 Harley Davidson WLA 42, produced to American Army specification during World War II.
If big, bad cruising bikes are on the wanted list then this is the real ‘bad boy’: a 2000 CSA Confederado two-cylinder, 1755 cc ‘bike, which has had around $45,000 lavished on it including a $21,000 custom ECU and fuel injection system! Estimated price £18,500 to £20,500. A 2001 Ron Simms Thug from Jesse James West Coast Choppers joins the line-up, with an original cost in excess of £70,000 and believed to be one of only two in Europe.
A 1970 Triumph T120 Bonneville 650, beautifully restored with less than 23,000 miles on the clock is estimated to achieve between £9,000 and £11,000. It is joined by a 1966 650 TT Bonneville and a 2005 Bonneville Café Racer, estimated at up to £12,500 and £9,000 respectively. Vintage entries include a 1926 AJS V-Twin, with a 800 cc engine that easily achieves over 70 mph, painstakingly restored and expected to achieve up to £25,000.
Further entries from Ducati span more than 40 years of Italian road and racing ‘bike history. More than a dozen BSA models, trail ‘bikes, scooters and even a child’s off-road ‘bike, plus automobilia complete the line-up, including signed race helmets from Max Biaggi and 1960s hero Mike Hailwood.
