Vintage motorcycle pricing

Anyone have any idea what the biggest motorcycle sale at auction was. I know ex-Ago or Surtees MVs have been in the US$250,000 range, but it would seem something must have gone for more than that.

This might not help your specific query re outright record holder v. much but at least it gives a sense of real sale prices realised during the past year via Bonhams auction house between willing buyers and willing sellers, REAL money in return for real machinery - well, it might be a liddle bit new-made but you know what I mean...

The ex-J A Worswick, Manx Grand Prix, 1937 Excelsior Manxman 250cc Racing Motorcycle, Sold Stafford, April, for £13,500

* 1998 Norton 'Planx' Manx, sold Stafford, April, for £22,600

* 1963 Honda 125cc CR93 Racing Motorcycle, sold Stafford, April, for £29,400

* The ex-Carl Fogarty, Michael Rutter, Northwest 200-winning, 1993 Ducati 888 Corsa, sold Stafford, April, for £23,500

* The ex-Les Graham, Swiss Grand Prix-winning, 1948 Velocette 348cc KTT MkVIII Racing Motorcycle, sold Stafford, October, for £39,750

* 1928 McEvoy-JAP 8/45hp, sold Stafford, October, for £67,600

* The ex-Works, George Brown, 1947 Vincent-HRD 498cc 'Cadwell Special' Racing Motorcycle, sold Stafford, October, for £35,200

* 1937 Brough Superior SS-100, sold Los Angeles, November, for $137,000

* 1939 Vincent-HRD Series A Rapide restoration project, sold Los Angeles, November, $120,000

* The ex-Steve McQueen, 1933 Matchless 592cc Silver Hawk, sold Los Angeles, November, for $46,000

DCN

Was your enquiry as a result of reading about the one-and-only Ferrari motorcycle by any chance, cabianca?

I'd never heard of the thing! Looks great, though...