Hello and welcome to another one of our auction review videos. This time we're going to focus
on the Spicers auction that was held on the 26th March 2022. Usual format, we're going to hand
select a few of the bikes that we think give the best picture of the auction that was held,
and we'll finish with the one bike that if I could have picked any of them, the one that I would like
to have taken home at the end of the day. So first lot, in fact first two lots, are a pair of very sexy
little Yamahas. American models in fact. The first one, lot 536, is a 1972 LT2 100. So one very, very
attractive pretty little two-stroke machine, 97cc. These were produced in only 1972 and '73 only for
the American market, and were part of Yamahas dual sport range. So off-road and on-road capabilities.
Aimed at the younger rider, this particular model. The bike we've got here was a 2019
import, so only recently brought into the UK. Engine has been totally rebuilt. Frame, tin wear,
mud guards etc have all been repainted, so it presents very well. New old stock seat fitted
as well. Very smart. All in all it just needs a little bit of sorting to get it ready for the road.
It's not UK registered yet either but it does come with its NOVA so a little bit of work to do.
Estimate on this just £1200 - £1500. It achieved all in £1380 including premiums.
Now the second of those two Yamahas was the big brother of that LT2. So lot 537, a 1972
RT3. So this time a 351cc two-stroke machine. So a bit more muscle, a bit more usable.
Good for at least 28 horsepower these bikes, with a top speed of around 80 miles an hour.
Again very attractive, similar lines to the smaller machine we've just seen.
This time it's a five speed bike but interestingly they had a sort of overdrive on top gear just to
give it that extra push to get it up to the 80 miles an hour. Also came with Yamaha's Autolube
system of oiling system, oil injection if you like, so you didn't have to self do it every time
you filled up the tank because it's a two-stroke. Again recently imported, just 2017 when this was
brought from America into the UK. Engine has undergone a full rebuild. It's got fresh paints, it
presents very nicely indeed. This time it's been recommissioned, it's up and running, it's ready to
use. Doesn't have a V5 with it so will need UK registering first before you take it on the road,
but does have its NOVA and everything that goes with it. Estimate on this £3000 - £4000.
It achieved £3220 including premiums. Next bike,
lot 534. Another enduro off-road bike. A 1986 Moto Morini Kanguro, 350cc.
Now I've got a bit of a soft spot for Morinis, and this is one of the later ones, mid 80s bike. They'd
already been successful as road machines having first come out in the early 70s with the three
and a half, the Lambertini designed V-twin engine with its heron heads, the combustion chamber held
within the pistons. Very lightweight machine, around 30 horsepower, only about 130 kilograms wet through.
So really usable, quite good power to weight ratio. This particular bike was introduced later in the
range, so into the 80s now there was two off-road bikes. Three-and-a-half 350cc, and a 500cc version.
This particular one is a three and a half, so it's a 350. It requires some recommissioning. It looks
like it's all there, there's no paperwork with it, but it's ready to be used off-road once you
have got it fixed up. So estimate on this bike, just £800 to £1200. It achieved slightly
underestimate, £747.50 including premiums. A pretty good bargain there I think.
Right a British bike now, let's move on to something different. Lot 501, 1963 BSA C15 SS80
Sport Star. Now the C15 was first introduced in 1958 and it was a unit construction machine,
overhead valve, four-stroke. This was the basis of a range of single cylinder unit construction bikes
between 250 and 500cc. C15, very popular machine. The sportier version, this one, the Sport Star SS80
was introduced in 1961 and it was a slightly hotter version than the standard 15. So it had
slightly hotter cams, higher compression, and a larger carburettor. It was guaranteed
to achieve 80 miles an hour, hence the name SS80. This particular bike looks
a pretty smart proposition. It's a project bike so it needs recommissioning. It looks to be
all there, pretty complete like I say. It's got its V5. Estimate on this, £1200 to £1500.
£1495 including premiums, so pretty good. Sticking with the British bikes then, lot 551 next. A
beautiful post-vintage pre-war machine. So it's a 1927 Model 18. Now the Model 18 was launched in
1922 and it was the overhead valve version, or the first overhead valve machine, that Norton produced.
A 500cc, single cylinder, four-stroke. These were very fast, very reliable, and a very sporty machine
for its period. Built on the success of the 16H model, the side valve models that went
prior to it. The bottom end in fact is the same as those, but with a different top end incorporating
that overhead valve system. These quite quickly became the most desirable Nortons of the period,
and they retain that sort of desirability to this date. Very, very smart machines. They do command good
values going forward. This particular machine then is a 1927 model, it presents very well. It
was restored 20 years ago and is in gorgeous condition. Regularly used. It's still ready
to be ridden on the road and to use straight away. Just gorgeous in the details on how it's
done. You can still see that sort of pie crust effect on the bottom of the tank on these bikes,
absolutely gorgeous. Estimate on this, £18,000 to £20,000. It achieved £19,550 all in. Next bike,
lot 568 is a 1975 Honda CB550. Beautiful inline, four cylinder, four-stroke machine.
Single overhead cam producing around 50 brake horsepower. I suppose the bigger version, or the
big brother of the twin cylinder 450 that we've got here. Now the CB500 was originally launched in
1971, and then the CB550 was updated and enlarged in 1975 but it still retained those gorgeous,
but slightly heavy, four into four exhausts that this particular bike is showing in this example.
More compact and slightly more accomplished version of the CB750, the big brother, these are
easier to handle. And this is a USA model here. So it was imported back into the UK in 2018 and it's
only done 500 miles since it was reimported. It's a little bit scruffy but very original.
Just 12,000 miles in total, believed. So it should be in very good condition mechanically as well.
It will need some recommissioning to get it back on the road, but an estimate of just £3000 to
£4000. Achieved £3220 including premium. Now
lot 581 is a 1977 Harley-Davidson XLCR1000. Now this particular one is a first year model,
and it was a brave move by Harley really. It was a model that was designed to be
a sporty bike, and to compete against some of the European and the Japanese bikes, or
sports bikes of the day. Harley are obviously known for their big cruisers. This took the engine
from the sportster and put it into a more lighter weight sport frame, with this little bikini fairing
hump seat, really nice mag wheels, triple discs which were high spec in the time as well,
and a gorgeous siamese blacked exhaust. I mean the styling of it, it's a very pretty bike. However,
testers of the day weren't that keen on it. It was sort of taking the engine from a cruiser and
sticking it in a sports bike frame, but it didn't quite achieve its sporty credentials. So it looked very
sporty, but still felt quite heavy and a little bit lumpy, and they didn't sell very many. They
only produced less than 3000 of these bikes, so they weren't particularly popular. However, they are
quite rare and that makes them very collectible today. This particular example is in above average
condition. It does need some recommissioning. It's all there, fairly smart. Big point on this though,
the gearbox wasn't working correctly, so how much work's involved with that, who knows. But still
worth a go. Estimate was pretty tempting, just £5000 to £7000 on this and it smashed it.
So total it fetched, £13,915 including premium, so a really
strong price for this bike. Next bike is a really interesting bike, it's lot 582, a Honda Britain
CB750SS. Now to celebrate the success that Phil Read had in the 1977 inaugural Formula 1
TT where he won riding for Honda, Honda Britain commissioned Colin Seeley to produce some
race replicas. Now these aren't to be confused with the Honda Seeley framed bikes which were
really hot and really special. These were simply a cosmetic special edition. So they have special
fairings and this paint scheme to sort of have that look-a-like of the Phil Read race bike.
Now a number of those were produced, and then Phil Read fell out with Honda about the royalties
for this bike. Now Honda had got a batch of parts left and didn't know what to do with them, so they
carried on making them but changed the colour scheme and dropped the Phil Read replica bit,
hence this particular bike being a Honda Britain CB750SS. Now very rare, I've never seen one before.
This one is in 'as new' condition. It's been stored, one owner from new.
In fact it's only done one mile in the last 16 years. So it will need some recommissioning, but
a very interesting machine, of its period, couldn't look more sort of late 70s if it tried. Estimate
just £4500 to £5500. It achieved £5,290 including premiums
A more modern machine now, lot 586. A glorious 1990 Norton F1. 600cc rotary engined bike. These were the
super sports version of the rotary engine machines that they'd been making from the late 70s,
which were initially air cooled. Popular with the police, the interpol bike that we're quite
familiar with. And then a water cooled machine was produced and wrapped in this gorgeous body work,
enclosed in a proper box section aluminium frame. A very high spec machine with Brembo brakes.
In fact the standard of the kit that was used on this was as good as if not better than
anything of its competitors at the time. Two years production only, so they are very rare bits of kit.
Only 140 were made of these bikes. 94 horsepower they produced, which was pretty good for a 600 back
then. In fact the race bikes, they were doing 150 brake horsepower on these, and they were
very successful in various races including the White Charger in The Isle of Man TT. Very high
quality, very high prices in their day as well. £12,700 this bike
cost new in 1990. A VFR750 was just what, £5,700 at the time, so you can see how exclusive they were.
This particular bike, just 931 miles on the clock, so barely used. It's not been ridden for the
last 17 years, it's just been stood in a guy's lounge. So if you were going to use it, needed some
probably some quite serious recommissioning to get it back on the road, but it should be mechanically
very sound. Does have its V5. Estimate £25,000 to £30,000 on this. It achieved
£28,750 including premium. Now one bike left, and this is the bike that if I could have chosen
any of them in the auction, the one that I'd love to have taken home. And it's something I've never seen
before, and you've probably never seen one either. A very special machine. It's lot 565, a 1964
Tricati 500. So it's an unusual mixture. We're used to what, Tritons or Tribsas, Norvins, those sort
of cafe racer custom build bikes. But the basis of this machine is a 1960 Triumph 5TA
Triumph engine, mated with a 1964 Ducati Mach 1 frame. So a really unusual combination to have.
Very well put together, very well high standard of engineering throughout. It presents really well.
Regularly used. Was featured in 1992 when it was first completed,
in the magazine, Bike Magazine, and there's a copy of that with the bike itself. Still in wonderful
condition, ready to ride, recently recommissioned. Estimate on this £4000 to £5000.
It achieved £5,750 including premium. And for a bike
that's totally unique like that, I think that's a bargain, I'd love that one. So thanks for watching
this video. There'll be more auction videos on the way soon. If you want to check out some of
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