Sotheby’s motorcycle sale in Hendon 1994 sticks in my memory for two reasons, the first being that I rather incautiously bought an as-new-but-seized mid-1970s, 125cc two-stroke Harley-Davidson/Cagiva on a whim. No bids… “What about £150?” the auctioneer implored, so I stuck my hand up and it was knocked down to me.
Why so cheap? Undoubtedly, because it was seized and the auction was populated mostly by dealers. No matter how nice the baby H-D was, they wanted easy, ready to sell stock, not a
