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Author: Jim
Riding since '85. Now a Scooter man with a Vespa GTS Super 300ie.
Bargains at an Auction?
Several small displacement bikes sold in the range of $3,000 – $3,500 at the January Mecum Auction: an RD 350, a CL 350, and several small displacement Italian bikes from Ducati, Parilla, FB Mondial. A 1993 BMW R100 RT sold for $2,500 while a Honda GB500 sold at $14,000. And a 1974 Ducati GT / Sport conversion sold for $41,000! Looks like affordable vintage bikes can be found in unexpected places.
Watch The Mecum Motorcycle Auction Live On Line
Correction:
The Mecum Motorcycle Auction in Las Vegas starts Jan. 25 and runs through Saturday Jan. 28. The Auction starts at 9:00 am Pacific Standard Time and can run late until all lots are sold.
Be sure to take into account the difference in your time zone when you click the link. If the Auction is not running there will not be any live feed.
You can watch the live auction at this link: https://www.mecum.com/auctions/las-vegas-motorcycle-2017/live/
The auction schedule and lots for each day are here: Auction Schedule and Lots
Icy Vespa Ride
I went for a 20 minute ride this morning. The temperature was 41 degrees at 9:30 am. I’d forgotten how cold that can be riding. My leather bomber jacket and gloves were like a sieve, cold air leaking through. My finger tips were turning numb when I was still outbound. I thought I could tough it out for a little longer, but not so. By the time I got back home my fingers were turning seriously numb. I rushed to soak my fingers in a pot of hot water. I felt the stabbing pain as the circulation worked its way back into my fingers. I don’t remember it being that bad in the past when I rode in cold weather. Maybe I could tolerated the pain better when I was younger. I guess it’s true what they say, when you’re older your circulation is not as good as it used to be.
P.S. I have some heavy duty cold weather gloves that I neglected to wear. They would have been much better. The one day in Florida when I could have used them and I forgot.