Mecum Archives - The Vintage Idiot

The world’s biggest auction of classic motorcycles is the Mecum Annual Vintage & Antique Motorcycle Auction. In 2026, more than 2,000 motorcycle of all types will cross the auction block…

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European Classics

Bike Of The Week: 1975 Ducati 900 Super Sport: Raw and Raucous

Somewhere around the mid-1970s, Ducati fever overtook me and half of the motorcycle world. Paul Smart’s win at the ’72 Imola 200 had lit the fuse, and the factory’s road-going…

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American Classics

Climbing Legends: 1928 Harley-Davidson FHAD Hillclimber

In the smoky, oil-rich atmosphere of 1920s American racing, the hillclimb was the gladiator arena of the motorcycle world. Stripped of niceties and bred for brute power and control, these…

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American Classics

Slice of Americana: 1918 Harley-Davidson Model F

Meet the 1918 Harley-Davidson Model F, a motorcycle that predates television, the BBC, and sliced bread — but still manages to look like it could roar into town and cause…

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British Classics

Triumph’s very first ‘unit’ construction twin: the 1957 350cc ‘Twenty-One’

A seismic change in British motorcycle design happened in 1957: the introduction of ‘unit’ construction combining the engine, primary drive and gearbox in one case. The first Triumph twin to…

1952 Mondial 125 Monoalbero GP in original unrestored condition, as raced by factory riders and privateers

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European Classics

Rare Mondials to appear at world’s biggest motorcycle auction

FB Mondial is one of those motorcycle manufacturers bathed in myth and legend, dominating grand prix racing during the early and mid 1950s. Created by a band of brothers named…

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British Classics

Brough Superior SS100 Pendine replica sells for $220,000

Top of the top ten results at the Mecum John Parham auction earlier this month was a 1927 Brough Superior SS100 Pendine Replica, said to be one of the finest…

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American Classics

Million dollar motorcycle!

Almost $1 million for a classic motorcycle… seems incredible but it’s true. Back in January 2023, a 1908 Harley-Davidson ‘Strap Tank’ sold for $935,000 at the Mecum Las Vegas Motorcycle…