All posts tagged "Mecum"

Bike Of The Week

In the smoky, oil-rich atmosphere of 1920s American racing, the hillclimb was the gladiator arena of the motorcycle world. Stripped of niceties and bred...

Classic Motorcycles

Meet the 1918 Harley-Davidson Model F, a motorcycle that predates television, the BBC, and sliced bread — but still manages to look like it...

Bike Of The Week

A seismic change in British motorcycle design happened in 1957: the introduction of ‘unit’ construction combining the engine, primary drive and gearbox in one...

World’s biggest auction of classic motorcycles. See also: Rare Mondials to appear at world’s biggest motorcycle auction

Classic Motorcycles

FB Mondial is one of those motorcycle manufacturers bathed in myth and legend, dominating grand prix racing during the early and mid 1950s. Created...

Classic Motorcycles

Top of the top ten results at the Mecum John Parham auction earlier this month was a 1927 Brough Superior SS100 Pendine Replica, said...

The renowned National Motorcycle Museum of Anamosa, Iowa, will close its doors for the final time this September, after decades of being active in...

Classic Motorcycles

Almost $1 million for a classic motorcycle… seems incredible but it’s true. Back in January 2023, a 1908 Harley-Davidson ‘Strap Tank’ sold for $935,000...

Classic Motorcycles

This extraordinary and very important 1938 Vincent-HRD Series A Rapide is among the most coveted motorcycles in the world. No surprise then that it...