The perils of using auction houses to buy and sell classic motorcycles
Sunday, 5 October 2014
What Has Happened to the Price of Japanese Classics?
Certain Japanese classic motorcycles have increased by 180% to 200% since March 2012. Is this an anomaly, is it a bubble or is this the beginning of an explosion I have predicted in emerging market classic motorcycles? I sold a Honda CB750K0 to Cz...
http://www.themotorcyclebroker.co.uk/what-has-happened-to-the-price-of-japanese-classics/
Sunday, 27 July 2014
Auction Houses. The Motorcycle Broker eats his words and there’s a new kid on the block.
Having been disparaging of auction houses in earlier articles, such as this one, I find myself happily eating my words. Previous experiences of paying to place my motorcycle in the catalogue, the cost of transporting the machine to the auction and th...
http://www.themotorcyclebroker.co.uk/auction-houses-the-motorcycle-broker-eats-his-words-and-theres-a-new-kid-on-the-block/
Thursday, 19 June 2014
Where are emerging market classic motorcycle prices going and why?
Which are the emerging market classic motorcycles? Emerging market classic motorcycles are iconic Japanese road motorcycles of the 1970’s, 80’s and 90’s. You can add to that various Ducatis, Laverdas and numerous moto cross and trials motorcyc...
http://www.themotorcyclebroker.co.uk/where-are-emerging-market-classic-motorcycle-prices-going-and-why/
Tuesday, 10 June 2014
The Historics Classic Motorcycle Auction Report
Who are Historics. Historics have sold classic cars for some time, but are a new player in the classic motorcycle auction world and have proved themselves to be capable of putting together a great auction. Although I was asked to put many of my vehi...
http://www.themotorcyclebroker.co.uk/the-historics-classic-motorcycle-auction-report/
Friday, 16 May 2014
What is going on with classic motorcycle prices?
In the auction houses the prices of Broughs, MV Agustas, Vincents and other established desirable classic motorcycles are all achieving record prices. And some these machines have either required a lot of very expensive work, or are not as original a...
http://www.themotorcyclebroker.co.uk/what-is-going-on-with-classic-motorcycle-prices/
http://www.themotorcyclebroker.co.uk/what-is-going-on-with-classic-motorcycle-prices/
Tuesday, 29 April 2014
What onshore asset can return 100%, legitimately tax-free, in ten months?
Two assets achieved that this year and they were both classic motorcycles called Montesa and Bultaco. They are not exceptions, but flags to an asset class that is tax-free, not located off-shore and not part of a tax avoidance scheme. Here is a lette...
http://www.themotorcyclebroker.co.uk/what-onshore-asset-can-return-100-legitimately-tax-free-in-ten-months/
http://www.themotorcyclebroker.co.uk/what-onshore-asset-can-return-100-legitimately-tax-free-in-ten-months/
Wednesday, 16 April 2014
Why have Spanish motocross and trials motorcycles gone up by over 100% since last summer?
What on earth is going on with Spanish dirt motorcycle prices? Why have Bultacos, Montesas and Ossas all gone up by over 150% since last summer? I was paying between £800 and £1,350 for very clean, original Spanish motorcycles with matching engine ...
http://www.themotorcyclebroker.co.uk/why-have-spanish-motocross-and-trials-motorcycles-gone-up-by-over-100-since-last-summer/
http://www.themotorcyclebroker.co.uk/why-have-spanish-motocross-and-trials-motorcycles-gone-up-by-over-100-since-last-summer/
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