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COYS Monaco Auction Features 1982 Title-Winning Suzuki Motorbike

Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos, Auctions

Once derided as knee-dragging crotch-rockets, motorcycles have been gaining more respect in the world of classic motors. We reported earlier that Pebble Beach would be welcoming classic motorbikes to its vaunted concours for the first time this year, and now a famed automotive auction house is gearing up to sell off a corral of historic motorcycles, including this noteworthy example. The Suzuki 500 XR40 you see here is the bike with which Franco Uncini won the 1982 MotoGP World Championship, the two-wheeled equivalent to Formula One. It would be the first and only world title the legendary rider would win, a crash in Holland the following year putting him temporarily into a coma and subsequently ending his career. Long since recovered, Uncini today acts as a safety representative for the series, making good use of their new BMW X6 M safety car. He'll also be on hand at the COYS auction in Monaco on May 18 where his title-winning bike is expected to go for as much as €350,000 ($470k), hitting the auction block together with several other historically important motorcycles.

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Sub 3 Wheeler

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos

This weekend at the Los Angeles Concours I had the chance to check out the SUB 3 Wheeler, the blocky little speedster shown above. The three-wheeler was designed for minimal weight and maximum speed. it has a Suzuki TL1000R V twin engine which is located next to the driver. It has a handbuilt TIG welded frame, a fiberglass body and three wheels with motorcycle tires. It weighs a light 750 pounds. They are working on production which will be limited to just 25. The cost is estimated at $80,000 with a $25,000 security deposit. It looked a bit out of place next to the race cars but it looks like it would be great fun to take for a spin. More of my pictures from Sunday after the jump.

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