MECUM vintage MC auction Las Vegas Jan. 2025

[JJ]

...and "The Usual Suspects" will be there as always, for our annual gathering!













From 2022 and 2023....

[JJ]

It's very interesting and fun to look at all the different motorcycles from around the world...

[sdcr]

JJ
Looks like a few hundred bikes up for auction, or am I overestimating?

[tommy2cyl]

That is the weirdest gas tank I have ever seen on a motorcycle in the 4rth picture with number plate 835 on that Ducati.
Very Daliesque.

[Walton]

That is the weirdest gas tank I have ever seen on a motorcycle in the 4rth picture with number plate 835 on that Ducati.
Very Daliesque.

Classic Ducati jelly mold tank

[JJ]

JJ
Looks like a few hundred bikes up for auction, or am I overestimating?

I think last year was about 1,750....and this year will be about 2,000..  

[tommy2cyl]

Classic Ducati jelly mold tank

Thanks for the info. Of course once you provided me with the name I went down the rabbit hole.  So weird, owned a Ducati 900 SS
for 10 years and love the brand and been around motorcycles now for 40 years and never heard or seen one before.  Saw a couple online
for sale around $1000 and one listed for $2500.......just for the tank.  Gobsmacked.  Now I am curious how they are fabricated but don't
want to hijack the thread so I will bow out with a little more Ducati knowledge than I started the day with.  Thanks again.

[cliffrod]

Classic Ducati jelly mold tank

Thanks for the info. Of course once you provided me with the name I went down the rabbit hole.  So weird, owned a Ducati 900 SS
for 10 years and love the brand and been around motorcycles now for 40 years and never heard or seen one before.  Saw a couple online
for sale around $1000 and one listed for $2500.......just for the tank.  Gobsmacked.  Now I am curious how they are fabricated but don't
want to hijack the thread so I will bow out with a little more Ducati knowledge than I started the day with.  Thanks again.

FWIW, That’s a stretched and likely aftermarket copy of a jelly mold tank that looks to be at least 6” longer than an original tank.  Earlier this year, a poorly listed but nice looking real Ducati Elite/SS jellymold tank sold for $350 on eBay with two bids.  I never saw it until after auction.  A few weeks later, it was reposted and immediately sold for $1k buy it now.

[JJ]

Speaking of Ducati's with the legendary "Jelly Mold" gas tanks...

Coming up for auction next month in Vegas!

[JJ]

Just a few more "tasty" vintage Ducati's" coming up for auction in January...

[MG_rider]

The bike auction looks good.
But I am waiting to see what Steve McQueen's Porsche 917 goes for.
I am not a billionaire, can't bid.

[JJ]

The bike auction looks good.
But I am waiting to see what Steve McQueen's Porsche 917 goes for.
I am not a billionaire, can't bid.

Of course, like anything that belonged to Steve McQueen, his 917 Porsche will go for...."SILLY MONEY!"

 




heterodox academy

[JJ]

More silliness....

I remember seeing this jacket at the BONHAM's auction in Vegas back in 2014!!!  (Can you imagine?!?) 

[JJ]

*** BUMP *** and a few modern V-Twin's coming up for auction at MECUM...

[tommy2cyl]

Of course, like anything that belonged to Steve McQueen, his 917 Porsche will go for...."SILLY MONEY!"

 




heterodox academy

This is going to be stratospherically past "silly money".   Jerry Seinfeld will be able to buy Porsche from VW after this sells.  Anyone hazard a guess?

[JJ]

This is going to be stratospherically past "silly money".   Jerry Seinfeld will be able to buy Porsche from VW after this sells.  Anyone hazard a guess?

I would guess north of $20M ?????) Just another example of................."Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous..."

[tommy2cyl]

Autoweek:  Will Jerry Seinfeld's ex-Steve McQueen Porsche 917 Really Go for $25 Million?

So, you seem to be in the area that the pundits are bantering about.   Gonna be interesting.

[JJ]

Autoweek:  Will Jerry Seinfeld's ex-Steve McQueen Porsche 917 Really Go for $25 Million?

So, you seem to be in the area that the pundits are bantering about.   Gonna be interesting.

...in the end, I guess it's good to be...."Jerry Seinfeld"   

[tommy2cyl]

...in the end, I guess it's good to be...."Jerry Seinfeld"   

Indeed.  There is a VERY WELL produced video on YT regarding this car's history, heritage , restoration, people involved and Jerry deciding that is is time to move this iconic car along.  I think he has owned it for around 22 + years, and I would love to know what he bought it for and how much he spent to totally restore to better than new.  If anyone has any interest, worth watching. 

[JJ]

When that legendary PORSCHE sells...someone post the winning bid, please! 

[Dr. Enzo Toma]

January 29 - February 1, 2025
https://www.mecum.com/auctions/las-vegas-motorcycles-2025/

[rschrum]

Sad news. John Kraman passed away yesterday. Mecum won't be the same.

[JJ]

Sad news. John Kraman passed away yesterday. Mecum won't be the same.

https://www.soapcentral.com/human-interest/news-what-happened-john-kraman-tributes-pour-motorcycle-expert-mecum-announcer-passes-away

[tommy2cyl]

Geez, I really liked that guy.  Very knowledgeable and informative.  Read his obituary. Thanks for the link.   Very talented, varied career and family man. He will be missed by many. 

[tommy2cyl]

$25 Million.  No Sale.  What is Jerry Senfeld's number for his reserve?  Boggles the mind.  Well that was very unsatisfying for a lot of people.

[JJ]

$25 Million.  No Sale.  What is Jerry Senfeld's number for his reserve?  Boggles the mind.  Well that was very unsatisfying for a lot of people.

OK - $25M and NO SALE?!? For a guy that worth $1.1B, that's just greedy...

[JJ]

...and "The Usual Suspects" will be there as always, for our annual gathering!













From 2022 and 2023....

Coming up next week!!  *** BUMP!! ***

[majstevetrevor]

Couple of nice ones here!

For all the hype of Mecum around the high end bikes, I’ve noticed over the years that some good deals can be had on less trendy bikes.

*** BUMP *** and a few modern V-Twin's coming up for auction at MECUM...

[JJ]

Yes...there are ALWAYS deals...if you are patient and look around, especially in the "NO SALE CORRAL" with bikes that did not sell over the block.   

At that point, most sellers DON'T want to haul the bikes back home, so deals can be made...

[JJ]

Last *** BUMP *** for this week.  Train leaves for Vegas next Thursday morning, Jan. 30th.