Mecum Motorcycle Auction in Las Vegas

grandpaul · Feb 2, 2026

Atlas Commando said:
There's a Mecum auction on right now (Thursday through Saturday) that may be of interest to folks here. What I find the most interesting is the actual sales prices. You can go to mecum.com and set up an account. Once you have that, if you poke around a bit you can select this particular auction and then select 'Results'. You can filter on Norton (or lots of other interesting makes). If I recall correctly there are over 300 Nortons there and most of them show the price they exchanged hands for. Several things were of interest to me:
-Insane pricing on some bikes I wouldn't give $100 for, such as Kawasaki 2 stroke triple road bikes
-Even crazier prices on minibikes.... wow
-Older dirt bikes... I can't.
-The spread of prices across very similar looking models. There must be huge variability in the quality of the restoration. $27k for a Commando without Amals, versus ones that looked more correct for $7k. And yet, here are actually people who bid through the web. For me I would have to be there and personally inspect anything before I bid on it.
-A lot of the bikes look super polished and glossy. It's like they sprayed them with Mop 'n Glo

Anyway, there are plenty of interesting BSA's, Triumphs, American, Italian, and Japanese bikes, most getting bought up by people with deep pockets. Fwiw the Harley guys on another forum were commenting that the pricing looked soft.

Some bidders read something somewhere, and think they're getting sold gold, but actually spending stupid money on polished turds.

concours · Feb 2, 2026

grandpaul said:
Some bidders read something somewhere, and think they're getting sold gold, but actually spending stupid money on polished turds.

You know that's a 2yo post, right?

grandpaul · Feb 2, 2026

concours said:
You know that's a 2yo post, right?

2-year-old post, revived last year, and last week (and will be back next year)

grandpaul · Feb 2, 2026

Jwvert said:
The cost of parts has risen considerably at a time when the value of a completed bike has dropped considerably.

Time to tear my bikes apart and sell the pieces!

(God forbid)

Onder · Feb 3, 2026

I need to sell one of my bikes and yes I really am thinking of parting it out. Some bikes just dont have that much interest anymore but bits seem to sell. Takes more effort and time but money is money.

robs ss · Feb 3, 2026

Onder said:
I need to sell one of my bikes and yes I really am thinking of parting it out. Some bikes just dont have that much interest anymore but bits seem to sell. Takes more effort and time but money is money.

But, do enough of the bits sell to make up the "whole" price?
I'd wager at least half of the parts would never sell. Sounds attractive at first but.... really?
Cheers

Fast Eddie · Feb 3, 2026

Onder said:
I need to sell one of my bikes and yes I really am thinking of parting it out. Some bikes just dont have that much interest anymore but bits seem to sell. Takes more effort and time but money is money.

What is it ?

Onder · Feb 3, 2026

T150V Trident....they ain't pop'ler and there are a lot on offer due to owners being too OLD.

Fast Eddie · Feb 3, 2026

I think one of the worst things for T150 values is the T160 !

Onder · Feb 3, 2026

Well it is an improved T150 after all...it is even HEAVIER!

grandpaul · Feb 6, 2026

robs ss said:
But, do enough of the bits sell to make up the "whole" price?
I'd wager at least half of the parts would never sell. Sounds attractive at first but.... really?
Cheers

Gas tank, bottom end sold showing it nice and clean, same with pistons & cylinders as a set, cylinder head separately.
Seat, forks, wheels, levers, exhaust complete, cable set complete, sidecover pair, fenders, wiring harness...

YAHTZEE!

marshg246 · Feb 6, 2026

robs ss said:
But, do enough of the bits sell to make up the "whole" price?
I'd wager at least half of the parts would never sell. Sounds attractive at first but.... really?
Cheers

I recently had to part out a 750. I have the drum brake front wheel listed in classifieds and have sold/used all major components except the frame (powder coated but old style side stand mount bent beyond use). I am right-side up on it money wise and once someone makes me an offer on the front wheel I'll be happy overall.

So, I have not "sold" enough, but since I'm building a bike for a customer and this one has a brand new 850-style 750 cylinders, along with new pistons, tappets, camshaft and a good crankshaft and rods that I used it was no issue. Also a good battery box, rear fender, foot pegs, rear brake lever, etc. It would have really been good if I could have used the frame - some dummy added the rear loop strengtheners but did not fix or preferably replace the side stand mount and then had it beautifully powder coated.

Mecum Motorcycle Auction in Las Vegas

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