2ND MOST EXPENSIVE BIKE IN THE WORLD

2ND MOST EXPENSIVE BIKE IN  THE WORLD

2. Ultra Rare Porcupine

Price:-$750,000

Manufacturer:-AJS and Bonhams

As the name suggests, Ultra Rare porcupine is very rare,
making it extremely expensive. This bike was developed in World War II,
that’s why it is unique. Previously it was part of the museum.
But apparently now the museum is also a place for shopping.
This bike is for sale from the National Motorcycle Museum.
The bike is for those who are in bulk and want to recall its history to venture.

Bonhams’ August sale in Carmel, California,
has been selected to sell one of the rarest and most
sought-after motorcycles in the world.
Only four examples of the 1954 AJS E95, nicknamed ‘Porcupine,
were built by British manufacturer AJS and Bonhams anticipates
a record bid of more than $750,000.

“As far as motorcycles go, the Porcupine is at the very top,”
 says Bonhams CEO Malcolm Barber.
“It is arguably the most beautiful, graceful and innovative racing motorcycle ever built,
 the perfect blend of technology and art.
 Comparisons are impossible but bikes of a similar calibre – rarity,
 significance and worth – could include a 1915 Cyclone Board Track Racer,
1955 Moto Guzzi V8 or a mid-1960s RC Honda Grand Prix.
This AJS is an utterly important machine whose appearance at auction cannot be underscored enough.
” The Porcupine, so-named because of the spiked cooling fins on its cylinder head,
was built by AJS as a Works racer. This particular example,
 which has had its engine overhauled by Team Obsolete Equippe,
 has been on display in the National Motorcycle Museum for more than two decades.