Pamplona collection under hammer

Added on Tuesday, January 12th, 2010 by Carole Nash Editor | No Comments

Classic motorcycle dealers, enthusiasts and international museum buyers will be visiting RAF Hendon on 27th February, to bid on the Pamplona collection, reports Alastair Walker.

Over 100 classic motorbikes were put together in a purpose-built museum by a private collector in Pamplona, Spain and the machines are mostly pre-1950s, with some rare machines from the 19th century Pioneer era included. Marques such as Motosacoche, Acme and Wanderer, as well as more familiar brands like BSA, Vincent and Harley Davidson will all be auctioned.

There are nine four cylinder machines in the sale. Many younger riders probably don’t know that Honda didn’t invent the four cylinder superbike, but it’s been around since 1903. Brands like Belgium’s FN, or the Henderson/Ace and Indian concerns in the US were amongst the early adopters of fours.

More at; www.bonhams.com

VIPER AND ILMOR AGREE ENGINE DEAL

Ilmor have agreed a deal to design and supply V-Twin engines to Viper in the USA. The new 152 cubic inch motor will power a high performance class cruiser machine say Viper, with a launch pencilled in for May 2010.

SCORPION ACQUIRES DATATOOL

One of the big players in the car alarm and security gadget market, Scorpion have announced their takeover of Datatool, the market-leader in motorcycle security products in the UK. The Datatool range includes conventional motorcycle alarm/immobilisers plus hi-tech items that send text alerts to your phone if your bike moves, plus Datatag and the Inforad speed camera detector.

Scorpion Automotive say they have no immediate plans to change the Datatool dealer network and are looking forward to developing new products for the motorcycle brand.

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