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After 40 years of operation in Ocala, Florida, Earl’s Cycle Center is shutting down. The remaining inventory is approximately 1,800 bikes strong – not to mention plenty of parts and even some cars – and it’s all about to be auctioned off by J. Wood & Company in what they claim might be the largest single consignor motorcycle auction ever. …

11-13-17 Update: Readers John G and Jim B note that this is a good time to update this post as the auction is happening this weekend. They’ve finally categorized everything so you can see what’s available. Larry Klein was the owner of GT Motors in Lansing, Michigan, a well-known Moto Guzzi dealership – but he may have been even better …

Next weekend, Mecum is auctioning off 55 motorcycles (and a whole bunch of cars) in Monterey, California. Let’s see what they’ve got in store!

On Thursday, August 17th in Monterey, the Pacific Grove Auction will be offering 10 incredible classic bikes from “The Allen Smith Collection of Significant Motorcycles.” 8 of the 10 are pre-1922, and the newest bike is from 1954. But the most amazing thing about this auction is that every bike is being offered at no reserve. This should be interesting.

Next Saturday, Arts Parts is auctioning off 450 bikes from the 60s through the 80s. There’s actually going to be two auctions – one for in-person and internet bids and a separate auction of 128 bikes just for internet bidding.

My apologies – reader Jeremy W sent this over a couple of days ago and I forgot to get it up in advance. However, Kiss Cycles (which closed in December) is currently in the process of auctioning off assets that have been accumulated over the shop’s 103 years of existence. As you might expect, there’s a whole bunch of bikes. …