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Other Stuff => Misc / Open => Topic started by: AshimotoK0 on January 30, 2016, 09:05:16 AM

Title: Two bikes at auction in crates in 1996
Post by: AshimotoK0 on January 30, 2016, 09:05:16 AM

I emailed a guy in York about parts for my 500K0 ... he's a real guru on the CB500/4. He told me this below. Really a question for Oddjob Do you reckon they came from Queens Park Motors?  Evidently the 500 ended up as N reg but not XXXX N but N XXXXX.
The conversation arose because I recently found that my 750K0 came from Alan Mountains shop in York ( one of two sold on the same day). Anyone know anything about those crated auction bikes?
 
I recall that around 1996 someone turned up at Alan Mountains on a brown 500/4 fresh out of the crate, 40 or 50 miles on the clock , apparently he bought it along with a crated 750 in an auction in Manchester. He didn't know the bikes were in the auction until he got there, it was a warehouse clearance sale, he went for something else and came away with the bikes.

Title: Re: Two bikes at auction in crates in 1996
Post by: Woodside on January 31, 2016, 09:11:34 AM

I love that story. ...told the Mrs and she even laughed...

Title: Re: Two bikes at auction in crates in 1996
Post by: AshimotoK0 on January 31, 2016, 09:44:33 AM

Quote from: Woodside on January 31, 2016, 09:11:34 AM

I love that story. ...told the Mrs and she even laughed...

+1 on loving the story too. Was it run by a lady at one time Ken?