East-Anglian based auctioneer, Cheffins, hosted its last collective sale of vintage and classic tractors, steam engines and machinery on 14 October at Sutton, near Ely. The last auction of its type in 2017 saw more than 1500 lots including classic motorbikes.
The Cheffins’ classic and vintage motorcycle section continues to go from strength-to-strength and this sale saw 62 motorbikes go under the hammer. The top price in this section was £12,000 (£13,152 inc BP) paid for a 1961 650cc Triumph Bonneville, which was one of the finest examples of these models to have come to auction. A 1956 Triton Café Racer was another key lot which was eventually sold for £7500 (£8220 inc BP), the furious bidding was reserved for a 1977 Honda SS50 Sports moped, this nostalgia fuelled machine carried pre-sale expectations of £1200 – £1400 but flew to £2200 (£2404 inc BP).