Thanks for the video. I bought the 1985 Yamaha RZV500R that day. It was nice to re live the experience. It was a dream bike on my wish list and I never thought I'd be able to get it, but it was my time!!
Thanks for the video. You have my daughter and son who got to drop the gavel on bikes. My son and dad built the yellow 1970 z50 together and this was a lifetime memory for my son 🥰
That’s awesome! They were adorable dropping the gavel. I’m glad I could capture that for you. If you email me at mechanical.advantage.garage@gmail.com I’ll send you the clips by themselves
Glad you think so! Seeing the bikes up close, it’s surprising how the listings aren’t great in a lot of cases. Still, Mecum doesn’t write them, the sellers do which is somehow worse.
Thankyou for this really great job in this series. I learned a lot and filming was really good. I would have enjoyed seeing some dirtbikes/enduros included as well but Im certainly not complaining fron my cozy house in Ohio.🤝
About half way thru and just watched the Z1 cross the block. Just shows what an anomaly last years $50k Z1 was. This years sold about for what I expected. Like I say mine Z1 isn’t get cheaper any time soon.
None of these bikes are getting any cheaper. That said $50k z1s will be an anomaly until they aren’t…it’s only a matter of time. I remember when old timer bikers used to say $who’s gonna pay $20k for a knuckle? Now they don’t cross the block for less than $50k
Sorry man, I haven’t ridden dirt bikes in 20 years - I wouldn’t even know what is interesting in that world. Next time I’ll try a little harder to capture everything. 😉
Hi, can you help? I was following the 1960 Honda CB92 and 1963 CB92 racebikes. I see one was passed in and the other sold but do you happen to know what the 1960 LOT F9 reached (passed in) and also what the 1963 LOT T240 sold for? I am in Brisbane Australia and can't see to find any of this info out. Can you or anyone help? Thank you very much Jeremy Havard
Lot F9 = $9,500 (no sale). This includes the buyer’s 10% premium so the hammer price was 10% less. Lot T240 = Sold at $5,500 including the buyers 10% buyers premium. If you register with Mecum’s website, you can log in to the catalogs and see the price. Registration is free.
Try having to listen to it for 8 hours a day with no break. That’s the grueling thing about Mecum that these videos don’t really convey- it can be a grind.
This restoration was done improperly. It has the wrong engine paint, the seat is not correct for the limited edition. The rear drive color is wrong and the exhaust is missing the chrome covers on the header pipes. The owners manual and the tool kit were very different from the standard Gold Wing as well. The tools were gold chrome and the manual was leather bound with gold paint trim.
Auctions usually have a pace and the crowd follows along at that pace. I cannot stand when they beg and suspend dropping the gavel hoping they will get another bid. I have walked out on a number of auctioneers doing those things. I detest online bidders because some of these crooks will shill bid you to death. It is easy to figure out if you pay attention. Nice bikes and there are some good buys depending on what you are looking for.
I agree. As a first timer there it certainly was a circus. And for all the “scandal” that happens around a Mecum auction, it’s huge with a lot of moving parts, they do a good job of running it.
Omg you aren’t kidding. The Italian bike guys did the worst as everything seemed to be $10k under for bevel ducatis. Everyone there said it was a weird year.
Thank you very much for the info. I live in northern Ontario Canada and watching Mecum through you. You are doing such great work on reporting to those of us that don’t have the means to go there. Really appreciate it. 👍
@@MechanicalAdvantageGarage FYI I have a brother in the Cayman Islands who is a motorcycle collector. I was telling him about your videos, he’s in a bar on a beach down there that is running your videos for him and who ever else is interested.
@@MechanicalAdvantageGarage Yeah I don't think its regional - and my family is from Italy 🇮🇹 But I gotta say you totally nailed the pronunciation of those Termignoni exhaust! Molto Bene 👍
Thanks for the video. I bought the 1985 Yamaha RZV500R that day. It was nice to re live the experience. It was a dream bike on my wish list and I never thought I'd be able to get it, but it was my time!!
Thank you for watching. That bike was amazing., congrats on your purchase.
Score! Love that 2-stroke era. Well bought. Enjoy.
Thanks for the video. You have my daughter and son who got to drop the gavel on bikes. My son and dad built the yellow 1970 z50 together and this was a lifetime memory for my son 🥰
That’s awesome! They were adorable dropping the gavel. I’m glad I could capture that for you. If you email me at mechanical.advantage.garage@gmail.com I’ll send you the clips by themselves
Your knowledge is excellent! Great comments about Mecum not listing correctly! fantastic!
Glad you think so! Seeing the bikes up close, it’s surprising how the listings aren’t great in a lot of cases. Still, Mecum doesn’t write them, the sellers do which is somehow worse.
@@MechanicalAdvantageGarage It’s great that you educate the people that want to bid! Great job!
Watched all four of your videos absolutely terrific! Well done I’m a subscriber now thank you!
Awesome, thank you!
Another great video, and a lot of very helpful information. Thank you
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thankyou for this really great job in this series. I learned a lot and filming was really good. I would have enjoyed seeing some dirtbikes/enduros included as well but Im certainly not complaining fron my cozy house in Ohio.🤝
Thanks Paul. Yeah dirt bikes aren’t my thing, so I didn’t film many. Maybe next time
Great video! Suggest as each bike comes up flash over to Mecum's screen for bike summary.
I tried to do that for some but I wasn’t always in a good position for that to happen
Next year please show more mc from the 70's / 80's motorcycle thank you god bless you
Sure
About half way thru and just watched the Z1 cross the block. Just shows what an anomaly last years $50k Z1 was. This years sold about for what I expected. Like I say mine Z1 isn’t get cheaper any time soon.
None of these bikes are getting any cheaper. That said $50k z1s will be an anomaly until they aren’t…it’s only a matter of time. I remember when old timer bikers used to say $who’s gonna pay $20k for a knuckle? Now they don’t cross the block for less than $50k
That blue Bultaco pursang !!!!!!😊😊😊😊 so nice !!!!
It was very nice in person too.
It's to bad this guy filming this hasn't any interest in the dirt bikes.
Sorry man, I haven’t ridden dirt bikes in 20 years - I wouldn’t even know what is interesting in that world. Next time I’ll try a little harder to capture everything. 😉
Been waiting for this all morning. Going to watch it a little later on now.😂
Thanks. UA-cam took its sweet time uploading it - I started the upload last night 🤣🤣🤣
Hi, can you help? I was following the 1960 Honda CB92 and 1963 CB92 racebikes. I see one was passed in and the other sold but do you happen to know what the 1960 LOT F9 reached (passed in) and also what the 1963 LOT T240 sold for? I am in Brisbane Australia and can't see to find any of this info out. Can you or anyone help? Thank you very much Jeremy Havard
Lot F9 = $9,500 (no sale). This includes the buyer’s 10% premium so the hammer price was 10% less.
Lot T240 = Sold at $5,500 including the buyers 10% buyers premium.
If you register with Mecum’s website, you can log in to the catalogs and see the price. Registration is free.
After market pipes on the CB 1000
Good to know!
WOW...some of these sale prices remind me of the old saying..." a fool and their money are soon parted"
And yet some of these sale prices set the tone for the private bike sales for the rest of the year.
the twin engine chopper sold for 9k , must have cost at least 30k to build.
If not way more. All the multi-engined bikes went cheap and there were at least three.
I have ridden all my life and I love riding, i love looking at bikes !! BUT !! i couldn't listen to that guy calling the bidding !! 👎👎👎🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔
Try having to listen to it for 8 hours a day with no break. That’s the grueling thing about Mecum that these videos don’t really convey- it can be a grind.
Totally agree- why don't they have a guy with a normal voice like British auctions? - It sounds like a cattle market.
Suzuki 500/5 was the first , pre Cobra
I did not know that. Thanks!
This restoration was done improperly. It has the wrong engine paint, the seat is not correct for the limited edition. The rear drive color is wrong and the exhaust is missing the chrome covers on the header pipes. The owners manual and the tool kit were very different from the standard Gold Wing as well. The tools were gold chrome and the manual was leather bound with gold paint trim.
Thanks for the info, I don’t know those bikes well enough to have spotted that.
Auctions usually have a pace and the crowd follows along at that pace. I cannot stand when they beg and suspend dropping the gavel hoping they will get another bid. I have walked out on a number of auctioneers doing those things. I detest online bidders because some of these crooks will shill bid you to death. It is easy to figure out if you pay attention. Nice bikes and there are some good buys depending on what you are looking for.
I agree. As a first timer there it certainly was a circus. And for all the “scandal” that happens around a Mecum auction, it’s huge with a lot of moving parts, they do a good job of running it.
How much did captain America replicas panhead sell for
There were 7 that sold between $19,000 and $72,600
That blue bike is a pile, a giant heavy one! 😂
Surprisingly most vintage bikes are
Seems like a lot of those beautiful bikes went for peanuts. I imagine that the sellers are annoyed.
Omg you aren’t kidding. The Italian bike guys did the worst as everything seemed to be $10k under for bevel ducatis. Everyone there said it was a weird year.
Did you notice what the red 1979 Honda CBX sold for or the mid 70s Yamaha TZ750 sold for?
There were 3 red 1979 CBX’s - $22k, $28,600, and $13,200. There were 4 TZ750’s but the red 1978 sold for $55,000
Thank you very much for the info. I live in northern Ontario Canada and watching Mecum through you. You are doing such great work on reporting to those of us that don’t have the means to go there. Really appreciate it. 👍
My pleasure. It was fun for me. There are approx 400 auctions per day across 8 hours so I have to shoot what I can to keep it interesting.
@@MechanicalAdvantageGarage FYI I have a brother in the Cayman Islands who is a motorcycle collector. I was telling him about your videos, he’s in a bar on a beach down there that is running your videos for him and who ever else is interested.
Thanks!
Those Kawasaki’s were death machines…out of control…!!!
By 70’s standards - yeah…
Great videos but PLEASE learn how to correctly pronounce "Moto Guzzi" - it''s actually Moto Goot-zee 😊
🤣especially since I’ve owned 2. However I feel like this is one of those Porsche vs Porsche-ah things where it’s subject to regional accents
@@MechanicalAdvantageGarage Yeah I don't think its regional - and my family is from Italy 🇮🇹 But I gotta say you totally nailed the pronunciation of those Termignoni exhaust! Molto Bene 👍
Nice Man Nice...... Leard a lot
Thank you
SlOW TF DOWN
I’ll keep in in mind for next time. It’s kind of a madhouse there