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The vintage motorcycle market is hot now, like many other segments, but it's a brand new motorcycle being auctioned off for charity that's getting top billing at the Mecum auction scheduled for mid-August.
Serial number 278 in the limited run of 1,000 Triumph Scrambler 1200 Steve McQueen Edition motorcycles will be up for bid at the Mecum Auction in Monterey, California, August 12 to 14. The significance of 278? That was the number McQueen ran on his Triumph in the 1964 International Six Days Trial, as part of the U.S. team he helped form and fund.
The winner of the auction for the McQueen Scrambler will give the money to the Boys Republic, a non-profit school and treatment center for youth. McQueen came from an unstable home life and clashed with more than one stepfather in his childhood, and spent a couple of years at Boys Republic.
The Scrambler 1200 Steve McQueen Edition lists for $16,400. It will be interesting to see what premium this one sells for in the name of a good cause.
While the new motorcycle takes the featured spot, there are some intriguing old ones up for sale, too.
Vintage motorcycles are still hot
There are already some interesting motorcycles in the August Mecum auction and recent past history suggests they'll draw some hefty prices. In the April Mecum auction, nearly two dozen motorcycles sold for more than $100,000, led by a 1907 Harley-Davidson single for $297,000.
Among the bikes already listed in the "star" category for the auction is a meticulously restored 1924 Harley-Davidson JDCA/B race bike with an experimental engine never used in production machines.
A couple of other bikes that aren't as old but have more famous names are a 1970 Honda CB750 that's said to be not only like new, but has never had gas in the tank, and a 1953 Vincent Black Shadow.
That new McQueen bike might offer the best performance and have an appeal of its own, but it won't have the highest sale price when the gavel comes down.
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