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Post by dit on May 9, 2014 17:24:55 GMT
I really like this one.  The CBX riders club were very enthusiastic to have him on their stand. |
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Post by Flying Lady on May 11, 2014 4:26:30 GMT
That is a LOT of engine!
Fnarr, etc.
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Post by jmsquared on May 12, 2014 9:22:19 GMT
He's looking fantastic at the moment, I reckon.  |
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Post by RedMoon11 on Jul 10, 2014 4:45:56 GMT
Honda CB450 James May @mrjamesmay 3 Jul 2014 @spacecaptain4 Good. Here's mine, similarly troublesome.
Jeremy Clarkson @jeremyclarkson 2 Jul 2014 Honestly, I have nothing to say about this   Hot wheels: James and Richard test out a couple of motorbikes while Jeremy texts  Words of advice? Clarkson chats to Hammond outside the Hotel Esplanade Zagreb, CroatiaDaily Mail
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Post by RedMoon11 on Aug 23, 2014 14:26:29 GMT
 JackLilleyLtd@jacklilleyltd 18 Aug 2014 Here's James May collecting his Electric Orange Street Triple from us, with his Daytona 675R P/X also pictured.  James May@mrjamesmay 19 Aug 2014 |
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Post by RedMoon11 on Aug 28, 2014 12:18:18 GMT
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Post by Vienna on Sept 2, 2014 8:47:48 GMT
Where's this one from? Nice pic. |
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Post by RedMoon11 on Sept 3, 2014 11:46:52 GMT
Where's this one from? Nice pic. Not sure when or where it was taken or whose bikes those are.I found it here Source |
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Post by RedMoon11 on Dec 10, 2014 18:05:49 GMT
James said on the 14 November 2014 Skavlan talk show he now has 42 motorcycles tv.nrk.no/serie/skavlan/KMTE50000914/14-11-2014
James May acquires a Honda CB9211 November 2014 One of the early Iconic Honda's, this is a beautifully restored late (circa 1964) CB92. A jewel in the crown for his Honda collection. A previous owner had gone to extraordinary lengths to restore this one. The original dealer label 'Pride & Clarke' of Brixton is behind the seat, can anyone recall their existence? We can't claim credit for the work on it, merely obtained and supplied it.    Pride&Clarke label, a Honda dealer from the 60's? David Silver Spares www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.899881850023008.1073741960.288952231115976&type=3 |
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Post by RedMoon11 on Dec 25, 2014 17:54:40 GMT
James May @mrjamesmay · 14 Dec 2014 Please welcome a new little Honda to my little 'Little Honda' stable. #Proud #MopedBoresOnly  |
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Post by RedMoon11 on Dec 25, 2014 17:59:02 GMT
I guess proboards has added a new feature which shows a tweet when one posts a twitter link testing.... one two three
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Post by RedMoon11 on Jan 16, 2015 18:38:56 GMT
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Post by RedMoon11 on Feb 16, 2015 10:31:33 GMT
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Post by RedMoon11 on Feb 27, 2015 10:06:26 GMT
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Post by RedMoon11 on Mar 12, 2015 14:58:08 GMT
  James May (pictured above in west London today) on his Electric Orange Street Triple DM
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Post by RedMoon11 on Apr 3, 2015 20:23:27 GMT
Top Gear stars James May and Richard Hammond sell off £66k worth of their classic motorbikes Pair are selling some of their motorbike collection later this month Comes as controversy continues over future of BBC show Top Gear One motorbike valued at less than £1,000 By Ray Massey For Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 19:01 EST, 2 April 2015 | Updated: 04:54 EST, 3 April 2015 Two star presenters of popular BBC show Top Gear are selling off a dozen bikes in their classic motor cycle collections – as they tease about becoming ‘unemployed’. Motoring pundit James May – dubbed ‘Captain Slow’ - is putting eight of his two-wheeled treasures under the hammer, while co-presenter Richard Hammond, known as ‘The Hamster’ is doing the same with four of his. It’s got potential bidders and Top Gear fans wondering whether it is just the bikes that will soon be ‘going, going, gone’?  Captain Slow: James May(on a Honda RC30) is selling eight of his classic motorbike collection Totted up together the 12 motor bikes command a guide price estimate of up to £66,000, though the celebrity links to them at a time when the very future of Top Gear and its controversial presenters – including recently sacked Jeremy Clarkson – could command a hefty premium. The Top Gear duo’s bikes are being sold off by auctioneers Bonhams at their Spring Stafford Sale later this month. May insisted the decision to sell the bikes came before the latest BBC Top Gear turmoil, saying: ’Just because I’m unemployed now doesn’t mean I have to get rid of everything. ‘I was going to sell these bikes anyway. And those paintings, and my collection of Scalextric cars. Honest’. Hammond added: ‘As a serious collector of motorcycles, it’s important to review one’s stable regularly, and the Bonhams Stafford sale is the ideal opportunity to move bikes on and possibly acquire new ones. 'I also have a canoe, and some Wharfedale hi-fi speakers, if anyone’s interested’.  Speed demon: Richard Hammond is selling off four of his collection - and collectively, it is expected to bank him up to £36,500May’s eight motorbikes are expected to fetch between £21,900 and £29,100 – or about the price of a mid-range family car such as a Ford Mondeo. His most expensive punt is with a 2010 Yamaha SR400 ‘Grievous Angel’ by Deus Ex Machina valued at between £8,000 and £12,000. By contrast, Hammond’s four bikes are predicted to fetch between £27,500 and £36,500, putting him firmly in BMW, Audi and Mercedes-Benz executive car territory. His most expensive bike to be sold off is a hand-built 2010 Norton Commando 961SE predicted to fetch up to £18,500.  Bike dream: This 1976 Suzuki AP50 E of May's is expected to fetch £2,000-2,400. It's lot 327 However the cheapest bike from the Top Gear pair could prove a reasonably priced bargain at a guide price starting at just £800 for May’s 1979 Suzuki TS250. The catalogue entries say the pair also have a history of trading bikes between themselves and notes that ‘avid collector’ Hammond 'has a large collection of other motorcycles to choose from'. Ben Walker, Bonhams’ international head of motorcycles, said: ‘Jokes aside, James and Richard are offering for sale some great motorcycles from their collections, including examples of Yamaha, Suzuki, Honda and Norton .’ But he accepted: Timing is all.  Easy rider: This Kawasaki 250cc A1 Samurai owned by James May is expected to sell for £5,000-6,000. It's lot 332 ‘We expect the collection to attract a lot of attention at the upcoming Spring Stafford Sale. We’re delighted that they both elected to consign their collections with Bonhams Motorcycle Department, an agreement that originated many months ago’. He added: ’They’ve each got great collections which they are rationalising. You can’t ride them all. They are trimming it down. ‘Some bidders may well be swayed by who owned these bikes, others may be interested in the bikes in their own right.’  Impressive: This 2010 Yamaha SR400 'Grievous Angel' by Deus Ex Machina is the most expensive of James May's collection, and is expected to fetch between £8,000-12,000. It's lot 333 For nostalgia-buffs of a certain age, both of the presenters are selling off examples of the classic ‘Fizzie’ mopeds and ‘Sixteener Specials’ of under 50cc which hark back to the 1970s when 16-year-olds – now in middle age - would drive around on them on L-plates. The auction programme says of the 1974 Yamaha 49cc FS1-E ‘Fizzie’ being sold by James May with a guide price of between £2,000 and £2,400 it says: ‘Now elevated to a cult status rivalled only by Yamaha's RD350LC, the FS1-E 'Sixteener Special' first appeared in 1973. ‘Originally the 'FS1', the model later gained a set of bicycle pedals to meet UK moped legislation, becoming the 'FS1-E'. In its pre-August 1977, unrestricted form, the 'Fizzie' produced 4.9bhp and was good for around 45mph flat out.  Nostalgic: This 1975 Yamaha 49cc FS1-E owned by Richard Hammond should go for £2,500-3,500. It's lot 337 It notes: ‘BBC Television's 'Top Gear' presenter, James May acquired this FS1-E for his private collection in December 2011, since when it has covered only 50-or-so miles. 'Restored circa 2007 and described as in generally good condition, though with a typically weak clutch, it represents a wonderful opportunity to acquire one of these increasingly collectible motorcycling icons.’ The brochure notes that: ‘The machine is offered with a quantity of expired MOT certificates, a purchase receipt (made out to Richard Hammond), V5C registration document and MOT/tax to 2016. Of Hammond’s 1975 Yamaha ‘Fizzie’ FS1-E, the auction catalogue says: ‘Richard Hammond purchased this superb original FS1-E in December 2011. MoT'd to January 2016 and described as in generally excellent condition, it represents a wonderful opportunity to acquire one of these increasingly collectible motorcycling icons.  Beast: This 1970 Triton 500cc 'Café Racer' is expected to sell for £6,500-8,500 in the auction and the end of the month. It's lot 336 Bonhams Spring Stafford Sale is the biggest motorcycle auction which it hosts in the UK. It takes place at the International Classic MotorCycle Show, at Staffordshire County Showground on Sunday 26 April 2015. The sale features 45 lots of automobilia, and almost 350 motorcycles. The most valuable lot in the sale is estimated at between £220,000 and £260,000 for Lot 294, a 1939 Vincent-HRD 998cc Series-A Rapide. James May’s motorbikes going under the hammer:• Lot 326: 1974 Yamaha 49cc FS1-E – £2,000-2,400 - www.bonhams.com/auctions/22720/lot/326/• Lot 327: 1976 Suzuki AP50 E – £2,000-2,400 • Lot 328: 1980 Ossa 250cc MAR Trials Motorcycle – £1,200-1,500 • Lot 329: 1979 Suzuki TS250 – £800-1,200 • Lot 330: 1973 Honda CD175 – £1,400-1,800 • Lot 331: 1975 Honda CB200 – £1,500-1,800 • Lot 332: 1971 Kawasaki 250cc A1 Samurai – £5,000-6,000 • Lot 333: 2010 Yamaha SR400 'Grievous Angel' by Deus Ex Machina –£8,000-12,000 - www.bonhams.com/auctions/22720/lot/333/Richard Hammond’s motorbikes :• Lot 334: 1977 Honda GL1000 Gold Wing – £4,000-6,000 - www.bonhams.com/auctions/22720/lot/334/ • Lot 335: 2010 Norton Commando 961SE – £14,500-18,500 • Lot 336: 1970 Triton 500cc 'Café Racer' – £6,500-8,500 • Lot 327: 1975 Yamaha 49cc FS1-E – £2,500-3,500 Bonhams Spring Stafford Sale takes place at the International Classic MotorCycle Show, Staffordshire County Showground on 26 April, 2015. www.bonhams.com/auctions/22720/ www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/cars/article-3023384/Top-Gear-s-James-Richard-Hammond-sell-classic-motorbikes.html#ixzz3WH5bxfXF
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Post by RedMoon11 on Apr 3, 2015 21:00:50 GMT
Top Gear's James May Auctions his Yama FS-1E James May is looking forward to seeing his 1974 Yamaha FS1-E "Fizzie" going under the hammer in an auction organized by Bonhams. Back in the day, the Fizzie earned a cult status, as this moped used to be the fastest 49cc two-wheeler riders as young as 16 could legally throw a leg over.The E suffix appeared into the game as Yamaha had to add pedals to the FS1 in order to make it compliant with the English road regulations. The engine produces 4.8 hp and comes with a 4-speed transmission. Some riders claim that they could do 60 mph (96 km/h), but it looks like most people agree that the Fizzie can do about 45 mph (72 km/h), in stock trim. If May got it from Hammond, how about Clarkson buying it?James May purchased the Fizzie from his former Top Gear colleague Richard Hammond back in 2011, with the bike being fully restored to its current state around 2007. May only put 50 miles (80 km) or so in the saddle of this FS1 so the restoration work is as good as new. An increasingly collectible piece of machinery, May's Yamaha FS1-E is almost stock, with the different turn signal bodies being the only non-original parts on it. The originals are, however, included in the sale. The bike will be up for grabs at the Bonhams Spring Stafford Sale on the 26th of April 2015 and is expected to bring £2,000 - £2,400 (€2,730-3,275 or $2,915-3,550). Not sure whether Jeremy Clarkson is into buying collectible motorcycles now, but if he is in such a mood, winning the bid would be funny as hell, closing a circle and in a way showing that nothing is lost, everything is transformed. www.autoevolution.com/news/top-gear-s-james-may-auctions-his-yama-fs-1e-94030.html#
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Post by RedMoon11 on Apr 3, 2015 21:40:06 GMT
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Post by Reneeisxena on Apr 5, 2015 0:09:42 GMT
I have never ridden a bike, I probably never will, they scare me. That said I totally understand the appeal. They are things of beauty and poetry in motion. I understand the sense of freedom and feeling of speed they give the rider. Only my fear keeps me from trying one. When I was 16 my cousin was nearly killed in an accident at relatively low speed. He swerved to avoid a dog in the road and hit the soft dirt shoulder, the bike stopped, he didn't. Luckily he was wearing a helmet, but even so he spent 12 weeks in traction in hospital and another 12 weeks in a halo jacket. He has permanent scars and has kept the shattered helmet as a reminder of how close he came to death. I pray that neither James or Richard ever have a deadly accident.
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Post by RedMoon11 on Apr 29, 2015 14:05:19 GMT
James & Richard at The Bonhams Spring Stafford Sale at the International Classic MotorCycle Show, at Staffordshire County Showground on Sunday, 26 April 2015  www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3058962/It-fish-supper-Ex-Gear-hosts-James-Richard-Hammond-joke-work-sell-bikes-Bonhams-77-000.htmlPublished on Apr 26, 2015 Former Top Gear presenters Richard Hammond and James May sold off 12 of their precious motorbikes during an auction at Staffordshire County Showground and granted their first interview together since their Top Gear contracts expired, Sunday. Published on Apr 27, 2015 Former Top Gear co-presenters Richard Hammond and James May admitted uncertainty about their future during an interview at the Staffordshire Country Showground, Sunday. The two joked and ridiculed the journalist present, suggesting they recently lost their jobs in a pub and papershop before threatening to kick the journalist in the "throat." jamesmayboard.proboards.com/post/297928/thread
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Post by RedMoon11 on Apr 29, 2015 14:34:00 GMT
Unemployed Top Gear hosts make scratch selling bikesWhether Top Gear ever makes it back on the air or not, James May and Richard Hammond will likely be out of work for a while. Little wonder, then, that they're trying to raise a bit of extra cash with the sale of some of their motorcycles. The currently unemployed television personalities consigned a number of their two-wheelers to Bonhams, which auctioned them off in Stafford this weekend. And what would you know, every one of them sold. Captain Slow sold off eight of his motorcycles – mostly small-displacement Japanese bikes – and the Hamster put another four up for auction, including two British bikes and two Japanese ones. All told they brought in £77,625 – equivalent to over $117k at today's rates – with the top lot being Hammond's 2010 Norton Commando 961SE that sold for £15,180 ($23k), which is about what Norton gets for a new 961 in the UK. Though both the affable show hosts were on hand to help move the metal, theirs weren't the only motorcycles on the docket at the event. Bonhams sold 86 percent of the lots it had consigned for the Spring Stafford sale, for a total of over £2.2 million ($3.3M). The top lot was a 1939 Vincent HRD Series-A Rapide that brought in a staggering £275,900 ($418k). PRESS RELEASE
TOP GEAR DUO MOTORCYCLES SELL 100%, PLUS RECORD £2.2 MILLION ACHIEVED AT BONHAMS STAFFORD
Lot 394: The 1939 Vincent HRD Series-A Rapide, sold for £275,900- Bonhams Spring Stafford Sale surpassed all previous years' totals, achieving a record £2.2 million, with 86% sold - Once rescued from being scrapped, the 1939 Vincent HRD Series-A Rapide motorcycle was the top lot of the sale, selling for £275,900 - 100% of the 12 motorcycles consigned by Top Gear duo James May and Richard Hammond sold, achieving a collective £77,625 - British machines proved popular: the 1937 Brough Superior 1,096cc 11-50hp sold for more than three times top estimate, a total £147,100; the 1930 Brough Superior OHV 680 Black Alpine sold for £138,140; and the 1955 Vincent 998cc Black Shadow Series-D sold at £72,060 Bonhams Spring Stafford Sale was a record success, achieving £2,262,109, with 86% sold. British machines proved immensely popular, with 90% of the top 10 lots legendary British marques Vincent, Brough and Coventry. The 1939 Vincent HRD Series-A Rapide motorcycle took the sale top spot. Once rescued from scrap and originally purchased in exchange for a mere £10 and an Amal TT carburetor, the fully restored Vincent sold for £275,900 to a bidder in the room. Further British motorcycle highlights include the 1930 Brough Superior OHV 680 Black Alpine (£138,140); the 1955 Vincent 998cc Black Shadow Series-D (£72,060); the 1926 Coventry Eagle 980cc Flying Eight (£106,780), and the 1933 Brough Superior 1,096cc 11-50hp Project sold at £52,900, more than four times top estimate. Former Top Gear duo James May and Richard Hammond added some celebrity excitement to the event, cheerily bidding and joking with auctioneer Malcolm Barber. With 12 motorcycles consigned to the sale, the duo witnessed 100% of their collections sold, with Hammond's 2010 Norton Commando 961SE the top lot of the series (£15,180). "Our annual Spring Stafford Sale far surpassed all previous years, totalling £2.2 million - we're delighted with the results," said Ben Walker, International Director of Bonhams Motorcycle department. "We've seen some fantastic prices, with new precedent being set. The level of enthusiasm at Stafford is always brilliant – with people travelling from across the globe to attend – with those that couldn't bidding from the comfort of their homes via the telephone or our online bidding platform." Malcolm Barber, Bonhams Co-Chairman and auctioneer of the sale, said: "Today's sale attracted international bidding, celebrity consignments, and saw the motorcycle market buoyant at this annual season opener, the Stafford show. We saw many new collectors entering the market with strong bidding from English collectors and continentals alike. We witnessed investment bidding, but the market as usual is supported by enthusiasts." www.autoblog.com/2015/04/27/james-may-richard-hammond-top-gear-bonhams-motorcycle-auction/
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Post by RedMoon11 on Apr 29, 2015 14:44:40 GMT
PUBLISHED: April 27, 2015 5:19 pm LAST UPDATED: April 27, 2015 6:44 pm Former Top Gear petrolheads auction their bikes as enthusiasts rev on down to show
They may not be returning to their hit BBC show but Richard Hammond and James May were still in top gear as they turned up in Staffordshire to see a dozen of their bikes go under the hammer for more than £77,000. Top Gear presenters James May and Richard HammondThey were among thousands of petrolheads at the 35th Carole Nash International Classic MotorCycle Show. The event was held at Staffordshire County Showground and featured a Bonhams auction. Hammond and May – who quit Top Gear following the axing of Jeremy Clarkson – had 12 of their own motorcycles in the auction. Among the eight bikes being offered by May were a 2010 Yamaha SR400 Grievous Angel by Deus Ex Machina, valued at between £8,000 and £12,000, and a 1974 Yamaha 49cc FS1-E. Hammond put four motorbikes up for auction, including his 2010 Norton Commando 961SE. The 12 bikes made a total of £77,625, beating the expected total of £60,000. As well as the auction there was an array of trade stands at yesterday’s event. Organiser Classic Bike Shows had set up a restoration theatre, which involved TV personality Pete Thorne offering advice and demonstrations.  Buyers attend the bike auction at the showgroundNick and Tony Jefferies, former sporting stars and leading industry figures, were also special guests. Engineer Mike Endean, from Dudley-based bike manufacturers Rob North Triples, was on one of the trade stands. The 56-year-old, of Woodsetton, Dudley, said: “You get people from all over the world coming to these kinds of things. It’s nice for people with a passion for motorbikes to get together.”  Apprentice bike builder Henry Rogerson, aged 21Nurse Jenny Temple-Smith, 32. of Stafford, who has been riding bikes for four years, said: “We come every year. There’s always a nice turnout.” Samuel Grief, aged 17, of Stafford, brought his 1974 Yamaha and Kreidler to display at the show. He said: “I race all over the country. "The atmosphere at the show is always good and everyone’s dead nice.” www.expressandstar.com/news/2015/04/27/former-top-gear-petrolheads-auction-their-bikes-as-enthusiasts-rev-on-down-to-show/ |
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Post by RedMoon11 on Apr 29, 2015 14:59:31 GMT
‘You are allowed to kick him in the throat’: Top Gear's James May and Richard Hammond rib journalist after question about future Both men indicated last week that they would not be returning to the show without Jeremy Clarkson Jack Simpson Monday 27 April 2015 With the future of Top Gear still unknown following the sacking of former host Jeremy Clarkson, fellow presenters James May and Richard Hammond have been exploring alternative career options after signalling their intentions not to return to the show last week. Following the recent release of YouTube videos that show Hammond herding sheep and May instructing internet users on how to make the perfect shepherd’s pie, this weekend saw the pair attempting to sell classic motorbikes at the Carole Nash International Classic MotorCycle Show in Staffordshire. And both men showed that they were unwilling to discuss anything to do with potential life after Top Gear when they were asked by a journalist about their futures. May responded by saying, “You said you wouldn’t talk about it but now you are talking about it.” Before turning to Hammond and saying, “Right, you are allowed to kick him in the throat now that was the deal.” The pair continued to rib the journalist, and responded sarcastically after he asked a question about their fellow presenter and long-term friend Jeremy Clarkson. May said that Clarkson had “lost his paper round, while suggesting that he had “lost his job in the pub”. Hammond added: "I messed up the till in the shop that I work in which means I don't have a job anymore." The two men were at the 37th Carole Nash International Classic MotorCycle Show to sell motorcycles from their own collections, with May putting eight up for auction and Hammond offering four. The pair managed to sell everything, with one of Hammond’s bikes being bought for over £15,000. Last week, both May and Hammond, whose Top Gear contracts expired last month, indicated that they would not be returning to the show without Jeremy Clarkson. On Thursday, James May told The Guardian that he and Hammond would not appear on Top Gear with a “surrogate Jeremy”, while Hammond wrote on Twitter that he would not “quit his mates.” Neither one of the men’s exits from the show has been confirmed yet by the BBC, and a representative of May said that conversations regarding Top Gear were “ongoing” and that May continued to be “100 per cent involved in conversations” with the broadcaster. www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/you-are-allowed-to-kick-him-in-the-throat-top-gears-james-may-and-richard-hammond-rib-journalist-after-question-about-future-10206560.html
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Post by dit on Apr 29, 2015 17:14:02 GMT
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Post by RedMoon11 on May 3, 2015 11:44:50 GMT
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Post by RedMoon11 on May 3, 2015 11:57:16 GMT
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Post by RedMoon11 on May 3, 2015 12:18:15 GMT
James May 1976 Suzuki AP50
Published on Apr 28, 2015
This bike was sold at the Bonham Auction at Stafford on the 26th April 2015. The estimate was between £2000 and £2400. The final price was £4,200.
JM 1974 Yamaha 49ccfs1e
Published on Apr 28, 2015
Auction of James May's 1974 Yamaha 49cc FS1-E motorbike. The estimate was between £2000 and £2400 No Reserve. The final price was £6,500.
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Post by RedMoon11 on Jul 11, 2015 5:58:12 GMT
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Post by RedMoon11 on Jul 21, 2015 15:35:29 GMT
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Post by RedMoon11 on Jul 21, 2015 15:43:32 GMT
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