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kommando · Feb 7, 2019

Danno said:
I'm still aghast at anything but a zero-mile, still-in-the-crate Mk III bringing $21,000.

I can understand the price but its seems so pointless to buy a crated bike, you have to keep it in the crate to preserve the value so you can only look not ride. As soon as you ride it on the road it's no longer crated but a good low milage bike and only worth what that will bring. A very expensive plywood box, or were they cardboard

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Danno · Feb 7, 2019

Norton crates were definitely wooden.

Evidently a few were discovered some years ago in the basement of a shop in Belgium. I hear they brought big bucks. The Seaba Station Museum has a brand-new Triumph twin in a crate. Not my idea of an investment, but most were probably purchased for that purpose.

Danno · Feb 7, 2019

https://www.motorcycleclassics.com/black-side-down-new-nortons-found-in-belgium

grandpaul · Feb 7, 2019

Danno said:
Norton crates were definitely wooden.

Evidently a few were discovered some years ago in the basement of a shop in Belgium. I hear they brought big bucks. The Seaba Station Museum has a brand-new Triumph twin in a crate. Not my idea of an investment, but most were probably purchased for that purpose.

I thought those had wooden crates with cardboard sides?

jimbo · Feb 9, 2019

grandpaul said:
I thought those had wooden crates with cardboard sides?

yes ,I know of a couple of the sides that still exist

jimbo · Feb 9, 2019

swooshdave said:
There was a guy who brought out a bike exactly like that to Barber Swap Meet. Similar price. But it looked immaculate. Depending on the pedigree of who did the work and what was done I don't think $25k is crazy money.

heres one for ya!

This 1977 Norton 850 MkIII Commando Interstate, the very last one built, no. 336539, sold at Bonhams' April auction in Stafford, England, for $30,748.
https://www.motorcycleclassics.com/blacksidedown-last-norton-commando-sold

Danno · Feb 9, 2019

Last one ever is the last one ever.

The JPN-liveried Mk III Roadster that sold for $21,000 at Mecum was a low mile (less than 3000) original that had been kept in a museum for 30 years.

jimbo · Feb 9, 2019

Danno said:
Last one ever is the last one ever.

The JPN-liveried Mk III Roadster that sold for $21,000 at Mecum was a low mile (less than 3000) original that had been kept in a museum for 30 years.

yea, it was out of Stockholm with 9500 kilos showing

grandpaul · Feb 11, 2019

Well the above two discussed bikes make more sense now.

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