Bawtry Motor Auction ran its best sale in recent years consolidating a run of three consecutive high number sales.
The 15 April sale at the South Yorkshire permanent auction site sold 97 machines, beating the 87 high point this decade set the previous month. Having sold 70 machines in February, Bawtry is celebrating a strong start to 2014.
Total hammer turnover in April, declared at £279,905, was also a high. Most machines, especially bigger bikes, exceeded CAP Clean values (total CAP equivalent £265,535). The take represented a premium of five per cent over CAP.
Commenting on the sales growth Bawtry director James Tomlinson said: “We have substantially increased our vendor profile leading to an entry of over 120 motorbikes at a time when stock is in short supply. So we are off to a flying start this year. The bikes are going to buyers from all over the UK.
“There has been a very healthy appetite for clean stock, and we have also successfully remarketed overage bikes for our vendors in excess of their showroom retail price.
“Through us dealers dealers can clear out their difficult stock and reinvest that money into something more saleable.”