Very cool… I saw this over at Hemmings Auto blog and thought all you bike nuts would like to see it. By collector car standards, bikes are amazingly cheap. I doubt it will stay that way since people are really into collecting just about anything- and bikes have got to be one of the coolest things to collect. Pictures from Hemmings…
We don’t want to miss this equally important piece that it sold, however: A beautifully restored 1924 Harley-Davidson board-track racing motorcycle, one of fewer than 20 known to have been produced with a 1,200cc, eight-port competition V-twin. This was countering fire to Indian’s earlier eight-valve engine, with the Harley head configuration having been overseen by Bill Ottoway with mentoring from the esteemed Harry Ricardo. The few non-factory race bikes that were built, for about $1,500 each, produced some 50hp. This shining example sold for $52,000.
1924 Harley
Harley Racer
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