I think it must be every motorcyclist dream to find an old bike still in it's crate. I often still and wonder when reading these types of finds what I would do with something like this, ride it or leave it as it is. Now we normally seem to just jump in and say ride it as that is what it is meant for. However I think if you are actually in this position it will still take some serious pondering as what to do
1957 Triumph TRW still in shipping crate
by CMG Staff • 2011/09/08 • General News • 5 Comments
This 1957 Triumph TRW, still in its shipping crate, was the ultimate barn find. Would you ride it? Pic: MidAmerica Auctions.
A former Canadian military Triumph still in its shipping crate sold at auction in California.
The 1957 500 cc Triumph TRW reportedly came out of a Canadian military warehouse about 40 years ago but was never take out of its shipping crate and still included its original tool kit, all of its accessories and its owner’s manual.
The bike sold for $34,500 at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance last August, though the new owner must now struggle with the dilemma of leaving it unassembled in its crate and thus retaining its full potential value, or pulling it out and taking it for a ride. It’s a tough call, but we’d ride it.
Discovered: Honda NR750 and RC30 - still in crate
Swedish dealer sniffs out two brand new examples of Honda's greatest-ever superbikes
Posted: 11 March 2010
Read more: http://www.visordown.com/motorcycle...rc30---still-in-crate/9933.html#ixzz2C4zSL000
A motorcycle dealership in Stockholm has managed to locate a brand new pair of Honda's greatest superbikes: the Honda NR750 and the VFR750R RC30.
Watch and drool as both bikes are unpacked, checked and cleaned by the dealer's mechanics.
The dealership plans to display the bikes in its showroom.
[video=youtube;YvmnSiVpoH8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvmnSiVpoH8[/video]
[h=1]Found: 1979 Yamaha RD400F – Brand New and Still in its Crate![/h]
6/22/2010 10:38:11 AM
by Scott Lees
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Yamaha heaven: Hiding inside this never-opened crate is a brand new 1979 Yamaha RD400F
If you thought the 11 brand new Norton Commandos we told you about unearthed in Belgium were cool, you need to check out this story. Instead of a cache of Nortons, Motorcycle Classics reader Scott Lees stumbled across a brand new, still in the never-opened crate 1979 Yamaha RD400F, the last year for this collectible 2-stroke classic.
Scott found the bike at Britt Motorsports in Wilmington, N.C., resting just inside the front door of the motorcycle dealership, pushed up against a wall and being used as a table to hold racing trophies. A reading couch sits in front of it, all but obscuring it from view. It’s not for sale, and we’re told it never will be. That it exists at all is delightful, that it’s never even had its straps cut is incredible. Maybe someday it will be uncrated and set up on display. Until that day, we can all daydream about the opportunity to find a treasure like this of our own. Scott Lees writes:
Read more: http://www.motorcycleclassics.com/blog-different-strokes-found-Yamaha-RD400.aspx#ixzz2C50RVUQI
[h=1]11 New 1975 Norton Commandos Found in Belgium![/h]
4/13/2010 1:23:32 PM
by Richard Backus
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A "brand new" 1975 Norton Commando Interstate still in its crate, one of 11 found recently in Belgium
Here’s something you don’t come across every day: 11 brand new 1975 electric-start Norton Interstate motorcycles, still in the crate and awaiting final assembly! The horde of Nortons came to light recently following the death of the owner of Motoshop Podevyn in Aalst, Belgium. Incredibly, the bikes are just a small part of an even larger collection.
From what we’ve been able to learn, the owner of Motoshop Podevyn had quite a reputation for collecting bikes and parts, but he also collected quite a reputation for being difficult to deal with, many former customers saying he rarely let go of parts or complete bikes from the huge collection he amassed over the years.
Here are the other 10 Nortons, still in their original, unopened packing crates.
Regardless, collect he did, and we can tell you from looking over the auction bill that this is going to be an amazing auction, with almost 400 lots being offered. In addition to the 11 Nortons there’s also an ex-Peter Williams Norton-powered space frame racer, a Rotax-powered 1989 Matchless G80 still in its crate, numerous standard and customized Nortons, a Triumph T160, Bonnevilles, piles and piles of wheels and seats, and racks of used and new-old-stock gas tanks.
Also discovered was this never-assembled 1989 Rotax-powered Matchless G80.
The collection is being auctioned online by Trooswijk Belgie, with bids accepted starting April 19 and closing April 26; a public viewing has been scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, April 24 and April 25.
While you can be that getting any one of these bikes running after 35 years in storage will require quite a bit of work, how often do you even get the chance to consider buying an essentially brand new, unmolested Norton Commando? We haven’t heard any guesses on what sort of money they might bring, but even with the considerable work they’ll probably require we’re still betting they won’t be cheap. Check out this amazing collection of new Norton Commandos by clicking here. – Richard Backus
UPDATE: 6/22/2010
Selling prices for the Belgian Norton Commandos have finally been revealed. The cheapest went for just under $21,000, while the most expensive sold for just under $23,000. The Matchless G80 went for a shade under $12,000. - Richard Backus
1957 Triumph TRW still in shipping crate
by CMG Staff • 2011/09/08 • General News • 5 Comments
This 1957 Triumph TRW, still in its shipping crate, was the ultimate barn find. Would you ride it? Pic: MidAmerica Auctions.A former Canadian military Triumph still in its shipping crate sold at auction in California.
The 1957 500 cc Triumph TRW reportedly came out of a Canadian military warehouse about 40 years ago but was never take out of its shipping crate and still included its original tool kit, all of its accessories and its owner’s manual.
The bike sold for $34,500 at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance last August, though the new owner must now struggle with the dilemma of leaving it unassembled in its crate and thus retaining its full potential value, or pulling it out and taking it for a ride. It’s a tough call, but we’d ride it.
Discovered: Honda NR750 and RC30 - still in crate
Swedish dealer sniffs out two brand new examples of Honda's greatest-ever superbikes
Posted: 11 March 2010
Read more: http://www.visordown.com/motorcycle...rc30---still-in-crate/9933.html#ixzz2C4zSL000
A motorcycle dealership in Stockholm has managed to locate a brand new pair of Honda's greatest superbikes: the Honda NR750 and the VFR750R RC30.
Watch and drool as both bikes are unpacked, checked and cleaned by the dealer's mechanics.
The dealership plans to display the bikes in its showroom.
[video=youtube;YvmnSiVpoH8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvmnSiVpoH8[/video]
[h=1]Found: 1979 Yamaha RD400F – Brand New and Still in its Crate![/h]
6/22/2010 10:38:11 AM
by Scott Lees
Tags:
Yamaha heaven: Hiding inside this never-opened crate is a brand new 1979 Yamaha RD400F
If you thought the 11 brand new Norton Commandos we told you about unearthed in Belgium were cool, you need to check out this story. Instead of a cache of Nortons, Motorcycle Classics reader Scott Lees stumbled across a brand new, still in the never-opened crate 1979 Yamaha RD400F, the last year for this collectible 2-stroke classic.
Scott found the bike at Britt Motorsports in Wilmington, N.C., resting just inside the front door of the motorcycle dealership, pushed up against a wall and being used as a table to hold racing trophies. A reading couch sits in front of it, all but obscuring it from view. It’s not for sale, and we’re told it never will be. That it exists at all is delightful, that it’s never even had its straps cut is incredible. Maybe someday it will be uncrated and set up on display. Until that day, we can all daydream about the opportunity to find a treasure like this of our own. Scott Lees writes:
Read more: http://www.motorcycleclassics.com/blog-different-strokes-found-Yamaha-RD400.aspx#ixzz2C50RVUQI
[h=1]11 New 1975 Norton Commandos Found in Belgium![/h]
4/13/2010 1:23:32 PM
by Richard Backus
Tags:
A "brand new" 1975 Norton Commando Interstate still in its crate, one of 11 found recently in Belgium
Here’s something you don’t come across every day: 11 brand new 1975 electric-start Norton Interstate motorcycles, still in the crate and awaiting final assembly! The horde of Nortons came to light recently following the death of the owner of Motoshop Podevyn in Aalst, Belgium. Incredibly, the bikes are just a small part of an even larger collection.
From what we’ve been able to learn, the owner of Motoshop Podevyn had quite a reputation for collecting bikes and parts, but he also collected quite a reputation for being difficult to deal with, many former customers saying he rarely let go of parts or complete bikes from the huge collection he amassed over the years.
Here are the other 10 Nortons, still in their original, unopened packing crates.
Regardless, collect he did, and we can tell you from looking over the auction bill that this is going to be an amazing auction, with almost 400 lots being offered. In addition to the 11 Nortons there’s also an ex-Peter Williams Norton-powered space frame racer, a Rotax-powered 1989 Matchless G80 still in its crate, numerous standard and customized Nortons, a Triumph T160, Bonnevilles, piles and piles of wheels and seats, and racks of used and new-old-stock gas tanks.
Also discovered was this never-assembled 1989 Rotax-powered Matchless G80.
The collection is being auctioned online by Trooswijk Belgie, with bids accepted starting April 19 and closing April 26; a public viewing has been scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, April 24 and April 25.
While you can be that getting any one of these bikes running after 35 years in storage will require quite a bit of work, how often do you even get the chance to consider buying an essentially brand new, unmolested Norton Commando? We haven’t heard any guesses on what sort of money they might bring, but even with the considerable work they’ll probably require we’re still betting they won’t be cheap. Check out this amazing collection of new Norton Commandos by clicking here. – Richard Backus
UPDATE: 6/22/2010
Selling prices for the Belgian Norton Commandos have finally been revealed. The cheapest went for just under $21,000, while the most expensive sold for just under $23,000. The Matchless G80 went for a shade under $12,000. - Richard Backus
