Identify the bike

[WD Forte]

Hmm
I never knew Velocette did a flat twin

Some googling shows it's probably a "Valiant"
192cc four stroke and not quite in original trim.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Velocette_Valiant_1959.jpg/1024px-Velocette_Valiant_1959.jpg
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[Nobby the Bastard]

As promised, details of the auction and the catalogue for those interested.

https://johnrolfeauctions.com/

I think Chickenstrip will like lot 416...
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[Easy-X]

Nice variety of bikes (just go to the last page) something for every budget. Feels a bit weird rifling through someone's personal effects
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[Nobby the Bastard]

The family don't want all his toot and auctioning it off is better than throwing it all away.

He's been doing house clearence for years, even before he because an auctioneer.
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[P.]

I'll take 417...

[stinkwheel]

That's scary. That could almost be an auction of my toys after I've gone. Of the things on that list I don't yet have, pretty much everything is the sort of thing I would get or like to have.

Maybe not the boats so much but if I was going to have a small motor boat, it would probably be a Sheltand.
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[A100man]

I think Barry and I would have got on. He did have an impressive amount of shit mind you.
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[SirFallalot]

Wow that's impressive. Here I thought clearing my grandmas was a nightmare...next time I go there I'll make sure to apologise for the all my rambling
Shame my grandpa wasn't into bikes... mostly lots of random metal tools dating back to the 40s and trash accumulated over the years
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[Nobby the Bastard]

So have not long got back having won the bid for the no. 2 bastard and there were fuck loads of people there.


It'll probably be going on till at least 3 this afternoon
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[Nobby the Bastard]

https://www.easyliveauction.com/catalogue/27257402a556f8d2258308db8b7f967c/0af8d24542e81eb9357e7ef448a6646f/the-estate-of-barry-sims-to-include-a-collection-of-vintage/bid-live/
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[hellkat]

Damn. Wish I'd seen this earlier.
I'd have had some of that old toot.
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[P.]

https://www.easyliveauction.com/catalogue/lot/f3d006431be8c2729032a8b9d095481c/0af8d24542e81eb9357e7ef448a6646f/the-estate-of-barry-sims-to-include-a-collection-of-vin-lot-417/

Went for more than I'd have wanted to pay but hey someone got a nice bike

[Nobby the Bastard]

The velocette went for about twice it's actual value.

Bear in mind the are 24% fees on top of the hammer price.

The Guzzi went for about 8 grand...
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[Shaft]

Looks like a typical auction to me, even the absolute dross wasn't really cheap enough, time was a selection of old moped frames would be pocket change, not hundreds of pounds.

The 400SD and the Hinckley Bonnie weren't wildly expensive (I actually thought the Honda would go over 2K at the hammer) but by the time the buyer's premium goes on, they weren't exactly bargains either.

It's getting very hard to find vehicles at prices worth paying these days.
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[Nobby the Bastard]

This is what I bought at the auction.


https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Orrgds4G7JOWe3qwWYDle-2HfuITTokI/view?usp=sharing
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[Ste]

[Nobby the Bastard]

Braces.
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