News from the showGrowing enthusiasm for investing in classic motorcycles has led to a significant hike in values, with sums in the high five-figure and low six-figure brackets now being consistently achieved at auction. Heated bidding is therefore expected at the MCN London Motorcycle Show at Excel London on February 18, when more than 130 machines will cross the block at a special sale being staged by auction house Coys.Among the stars will be a 1939 Moto Guzzi Albatross “Compressore”, a rare 250cc race bike with a supercharged engine that endows it with a top speed of more than 110mph, tipped to realise £70,000-£100,000. It will be offered alongside a 1934 Brough Superior 680 Junior that sold for £5 in 1967, but which could now fetch £80,000-£100,000. Built by the marque famed for being the favourite of luminaries such as TE Lawrence and George Bernard Shaw, it is one of just five 680 Juniors known to survive from 25 originally built. Also notable is a carefully restored 1957 Mondial Bialbero 250cc racer (£85,000-£95,000), while more modern Italian exotica includes a Ducati 996RS (£50,000-£60,000) that was one of the actual team bikes raced by former World Superbike champion Troy Corser during the 1999 season, a 2001 Bimota DB4 (£9,500-£12,000) that has covered just 1km from new, and a 1975 Benelli 750 “Sei”  (£15,000-£18,000) with a six-cylinder engine.

Among a selection of classic Hondas, meanwhile, is a road-legal 2002 Honda VTR-SP1 “Joey Dunlop” limited edition (one of 26 made and estimated at £20,000-£25,000), a 1994 Honda NR750 RC40 (£55,000-£60,000) road-going race machine and an original, unrestored example of “the world’s first superbike” – a 1973 CB750K1 (£8,000-£10,000) finished in period metallic brown livery.rent motorbike hanoi to ho chi minhThe sale will also feature part of a collection amassed by the celebrated A Hitchcock & Sons motorcycle dealership in Folkestone, Kent, including a 1912 three-and-a-half horsepower Triumph (£10,000-£14,000) that once belonged to Bert Greeves, founder of the Greeves marque.knobby tires for motorcycleArticle downloadsAll articles are in PDF format so you will need adobe acrobat reader to view them.red wing boots irving tx

Classic Mechanics, (NOV 2014)"Honda homage!"Opening soon: The David Silver Spares Museum of honda Motorcycle. squid motorcycle helmetJohn Nutting took a sneaky peek!xxl motorcycle helmet australia, (JULY 2014)"Honda CB350F Four-into-Four replacement exhaust system review"LINK opens article in a new browser windowClassic Bike, (JULY 2014)"Getting Trollied"With the project Honda 400 Four in bits, it's time for some serious shopping. motorcycle shops near folsom caWhere better for the supermarket sweep than David Silver Spares...motorcycle accident salem oregonVIEW ( 6.0MB) opens article in a new browser windowClassic Bike, (JUNE 2014 - 2)"Falling to bits nicely"The big stripdown of our Honda 400 Four project starts in earnest.

And Rick's happy with how it's coming apart. Well, most of it...DOWNLOAD ( 5.4MB) opens article in a new browser windowClassic Bike, (JUNE 2014)"Silver Strikes Gold"Spares specialist David Silver has just added 100 classic Hondas to his collection, and reveals plans to showcase them in the biggest Honda museum outside of Japan...VIEW ( 2.4MB) opens article in a new browser windowMCN, (FEB 2014)"James May reveals his Honda passion"Top Gear presenter agrees to unveil his cherished collection of classics at the Carole Nash MCN London Motorcycle Show...VIEW (1.67 MB) opens article in a new browser windowMCN, (JAN 2014)"David Silver offer a bright future for Honda CB400/4"If there's one Japanese motorcycle that cuts across most of the perceived or alledged barriers, stereotypes and divisions within the classic world it has to be Honda's sublime CB400F...VIEW (2.8 MB) opens article in a new browser windowBike, (JAN 2014)"Inside David Silver Spares"40,000 square feet, 90,000 different parts and one man's big idea.

David Silver makes owning classic Hondas a breeze...VIEW (1.67 MB) opens article in a new browser windowClassic Bike, (OCT 2013)"Why a Honda CB750 Will Make You Happy"It's 'the bike that defined the path of Japan's eventual omnipotence.' That's James May's verdict on Honda's 1969 masterpiece. He explains why he loves his, even though he's not quite sure which one it is...VIEW (2.5 MB) opens article in a new browser windowClassic Bike Guide, (APRIL 2013)"Honda 400 Four"Once you passed your motorcycle test in the mid-1970s you probably bought one of these. If not, this is what all the fuss was about.VIEW (1.1 MB) opens article in a new browser windowClassic Bike, (APRIL 2012)"JAMES MAY: Why I had to have one"You meet the nicest people on an old Honda, especially if your're riding a 400 four - the bike that, argueably, turned British motorcyclists onto Japanese thinkingVIEW (4.2 MB) opens article in a new browser windowEvening Sun, Hanover"Speciailst rolls into Hanover"David Silver sets up a motorcycle parts center at a former furniture factoryVIEW (0.3 MB) opens article in

a new browser windowEADT (Tues 06/03/2012)"Celebrity bike fan gets dream machine"LEISTON: TV presenter James collects lovingly-restored classicVIEW (0.9 MB) opens article in a new browser windowMCN (WED 29/02/2012)"I'm not a spoilt tosser buying a few more bikes"BBC top gear presenter and huge bike nut James May has - along with colleague Richard Hammond - been buying a number of new motorcycles but they aren't what you'd expect...VIEW (0.2 MB) opens article in a new browser windowMCN (WED 25/01/2012)"Mass CB400/4 restoration project begins"50 classic Hondas are given a new lease of life by parts specialistVIEW (0.2 MB) opens article in a new browser windowBike (MAR2012)Rupert Paul - "Joining the slow lane"VIEW (0.3 MB) opens article in a new browser windowClassic Bike (FEB2012)"Fifty CB400/4s resurrected"Mass restoration of 1970s micro-superbike will boost supply of hard-to-find spares - and create the world's VIEW (0.6MB) opens article in a new browser window Practical Sportsbikes, Issue 15 (JAN2012)"Silver's Dream Machines"David Silver is a name many of you may know.