The first ‘motorcycle’ heads for auction

[Dodger]

A rare unrestored 1894 Hildebrand & Wolfmüller “motorrad” is up for auction Sunday at the International Classic Motorcycle Show. The German word “motorrad” translates roughly to “motorcycle” in English. Hildebrand & Wolfmüller, headquartered in Munich, invented the word in 1894 to describe the first two-wheel vehicle to go into series production.

news post (http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/20/the-first-motorcycle-heads-for-auction/)

Auction (http://www.bonhams.com/cgi-bin/public.sh/pubweb/publicSite.r?sContinent=EUR&screen=lotdetailsNoFlash&iSaleItemNo=4498710&iSaleNo=18221&iSaleSectionNo=2#)

[miloking]

A rare unrestored 1894 Hildebrand & Wolfmüller “motorrad” is up for auction Sunday at the International Classic Motorcycle Show. The German word “motorrad” translates roughly to “motorcycle” in English. Hildebrand & Wolfmüller, headquartered in Munich, invented the word in 1894 to describe the first two-wheel vehicle to go into series production.

news post (http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/20/the-first-motorcycle-heads-for-auction/)

Auction (http://www.bonhams.com/cgi-bin/public.sh/pubweb/publicSite.r?sContinent=EUR&screen=lotdetailsNoFlash&iSaleItemNo=4498710&iSaleNo=18221&iSaleSectionNo=2#)

Awesome, i would love to take that baby around Hampton Downs :D

Nah realy wondering how much is it going to sell for...

[Jonathan]

Does it come with a current WOF and rego?

[Ender EnZed]

Nah realy wondering how much is it going to sell for...

Not that much it seems.


Estimate: £40,000 - 60,000

[shrub]

The similarity with modern motorcycles is striking: "finding parts will be a problem".

[davebullet]

I bet in 100+ years my SV will look very similar.

[Cayman911]

Needs some Pirellis on it

[Dooly]

Would anyone wave to you on that?