The Brighton 750 Prototype - Coming up for auction...

[JamesH]

Shit the bed

[SteveD CB500K0]

Odd. It sold at 135 and then suddenly went up to £140,000.
I guess you’d have to be there.


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[AshimotoK0]

£140 actually ! (whoops the main man pipped me)

[Johnwebley]

Mad money

  monkey bike for mege price

 and a 750 for £140K

[Green1]

£140,000
James at the very last second

You all beat me to it I think I passed out before posting 

[MrDavo]

£140,000
James at the very last second

You all beat me to it I think I passed out before posting 

What James bought it?

Some arguing the toss, but a new bid came in as the hammer went down.

The blue one was 4 years ago, but £120k in our money.

[JamesH]

That’s all of Dave Silvers pocket money gone for the weekend

[Green1]

Has anyone heard from Graham?
Just think off all the 250u's you could have bought with that.

[AshimotoK0]

The Sandcastonly forum experts are fairly certain that a pair of carbs I have are the originals from that bike (it was fitted with standard carbs in '69 by Honda UK to improve the running). My mate was bidding at the auction (he also has the original master cylinder and rigid hose that were removed when Lord Denbigh had flat UK style bars and std master cyl. fitted). I told him if he wins he can have the carbs for nowt with my blessing. I can't believe he paid £140k though, so it's probably some high roller investor ... so where do I go from here?

[Green1]

I'm sure James will offer you good money for them now he has the bike. 

[JamesH]

I’m happy with my K0 stash thanks Mick...

[Green1]

At that prise the K0 seems cheap

[AshimotoK0]

I’m happy with my K0 stash thanks Mick...

I agree James  that was silly money for a bike with quite a few key parts missing compared with the blue one. Chris told me that Dave meticulously restored the engine though, refitting parts that were within their service limit and it still has the billet crank etc.

BTW we were both wrong about the workshop shots of it ..not DS and not RogerE  workshops

[JamesH]

Ash - you should drop Roger Etcell an email and see if you can get the contact details for the winning bidder. I’m sure they would love to buy the carbs.

[AshimotoK0]

Ash - you should drop Roger Etcell an email and see if you can get the contact details for the winning bidder. I’m sure they would love to buy the carbs.

No Rush ..still got a really,really  faint lead on the other pair ! Just wish Chris had won it he was Dave's friend for the past 30 years.