The World’s Most Expensive Motorcycle

It is quite common to hear about classic cars fetching over six figures, but it’s not very often you hear about motorcycles worth that much.   I came across this beast in a blog on Forbes, and it is pretty impressive.  It is believed to be the world’s most expensive motorcycle, expecting to be worth up to $750,000.

The bike is a 1954 AJS E95 “Porcupine” built by a British manufacturer during World War II, one of only four to ever be produced.  This particular motorcycle was the same type that famous road racer Les Graham used to win the 1949 Grand Prix World Championship. 

Courtesy of Bonhams

Nicknamed the “Porcupine” because of the unique spiked cooling fins on its head, this particular bike has been in the National Motorcycle Museum in England for the past two decades.  It will be on display at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, one of the worlds’ most elite automobile shows.

  

The porcupine will be rubbing shoulders with roughly 200 of the most prized cars and bikes in the world on the famed 18^th hole of Pebble Beach, too bad I won’t be anywhere near there (not that they would let me in anyway).  I can’t even imagine how much money is going to be on that 18^th hole in the next few days…millions I’m sure.