My buddy Angus Dykman is a Specialist at Gooding & Co, and he gave me a heads up on an interesting set of bikes being auctioned off at their Amelia Island auction today. Come check them out!
Many of the cars in this auction come from the collection of Leo Schigiel, but he also has a few motorcycles and I’m stunned to see that they’re being offered with no reserve! Here are my three favorites:
1974 Ducati 750 Super Sport – like I said, I’m stunned to see these with no reserve. Gooding has a starting bid of $65k and estimates the value between $125k-$175k. It’ll be very interesting to see where it ends up. It’s never been restored and has 8,552 kilometers on the odometer. I think it’s aged beautifully (wear-wise, not to mention the styling) but it will need some work before you can ride it. It appears that much of the history is known, which is nice.
1954 MV Agusta 175 CS Disco Volante – Gooding estimates the value between $15,000-$20,000 for this Disco Volante (which translates to Flying Saucer, making it one of the best names in motorcycling). The DV is MV’s first four-stroke production model, and this one has been restored. Dry weight is 246 pounds, and MV claimed a top speed of roughly 80 mph.
While I prefer the two-tone paint job on the tank of the above bike, this auction has a sportier CSS Disco Volante (15 hp vs 11 hp) with the rare Earles fork set up as well:
1925 Moto Guzzi Sport 13 – I have to admit, I wasn’t aware this model even existed. But wow, it’s a stunner! Estimated value is between $30,000-$40,000. This model features a 499cc 4-stroke single with the “bologna slicer” (the large external flywheel on the left side) good for a claimed 13 horsepower. I love the girder forks, the green paint with yellow pinstripes, and of course…that horn! It has been restored the odometer was reset during the restoration.
You can check out all the listings here – which one would you want to take home?