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Public Auction Sale
MOTORCYCLE COLLECTION
Saturday, November 21st at 11:00 AM
Preview: 8:00 – 11:00 AM, Morning of Sale Important notice: We have added auction registration and inspection for the Bettencourt auction on Friday, November 20 from 2PM to 5PM for your convenience. We will continue registration and inspection at 8AM on the day of the sale.
The Bettencourt Collection 106 Hale Street, Bridgewater, MA
I'll be there for sure! Wish i had $$ to buy. I talked with David sat at the racing awards banquet and latest count was 285 bikes and there still two more barns to empty!
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Damn Michigan's geographical location (and my complete lack of funds to buy more bikes).... Take some pictures to post. I love me some old 2 wheelers.
Oh just an FYI some bikes are out of the crate fresh. I'd love the Laverda SF750 David told me sat night it has 0.02 miles on it....
Wow, this looks like it would be fun to attend even without intending to bid on anything. Of course knowing myself I'm sure if I did go I would accidentally come home with a new bike.
dyintorace wrote: I want a motorcycle that looks like this one.![]()
I've got a friend in Austin, TX that's selling a Ural with a sidecar and trailer. It's no Harley, but if you are looking for something with the same aesthetic, it's available for a very reasonable price.
List of bikes, seems like they liked Hondas:
(the formatting of line feeds and CR in this editor SUCKS!)
1 1986 Honda Z 50
2 1975 Honda MR 50
3 1991 Honda Cub 90
4 1970 Honda QA 50
5 1971 Honda CB 175
6 1984 Honda ATC 70
7 1962 Honda 50 CA100
8 1974 Honda CB 400F
9 Sears & Roebuck Mini Bike
10 1976 Suzuki TS 75
11 1974 Suzuki RV 125
12 1965 Bridgestone 50
13 Vespa Scooter 50 Special
14 Columbia Playbike 88
15 1973 Honda XL 70
16 1974 Yamaha RD 200
17 1986 Honda ATC 350
18 1974 Maico 250
19 Western Flyer Bicycle
20 Yamaha 500 Dirt Tracker Trackmaster
21 Elgin Bicycle
22 1986 Honda XR 200 Mini Racer
23 1987 Honda Four Trax 70
24 1985 Honda ATC 70
25 1984 Yamaha Tri-Zinger 50
26 1984 Honda CR 60
27 Honda Mini Trail 50
28 1969 Honda Mini Trail Z 50
29 1972 Suzuki Trail Hopper 50
30 1983 Honda CR60
31 1973 Honda MR 50
32 Honda Z 50
33 1970 Honda Z 50
34 Honda QA 50
35 1983 Honda XR 500R
36 Honda QA 50
37 1974 Honda MR50
38 1973 Honda CT 70
39 Honda S 65
40 1994 Honda Cub 90
41 Honda SL 70
42 1962 Honda Dream 150
43 1982 Honda MB 5
44 1975 Honda CB 750F
45 1972 Honda Moto Sport XL 250
46 1978 Honda CB 750F
47 1971 Honda CB 350
48 1973 Moto Guzzi V7 Sport
49 1978 Honda CB 400 Automatic
50 Honda CT 90
51 1979 Suzuki RM100
52 1975 Honda CB 400F
53 1972 Honda CL 70
54 1971 Honda CB 100
55 1977 Suzuki RM 250
56 1982 Honda CR 500
57 2007 YZ 450F Doug Henry
58 1987 Honda CR 500
59 1987 Honda CR 250
60 1973 CZ 250
61 Penton 175 Jackpiner
62 1974 Rickman 250 MX
63 1974 Honda CR 250
64 1963 Harley-Davidson Scat
65 1973 CZ 250
66 1975 Honda CR 250
67 1974 Honda CR 250
68 1969 BSA A65
69 1971 OSSA 250 Steletto
70 1974 Bultaco 250 Pursang
71 1979 Honda CT 90
72 1974 Yamaha SX 650
73 1974 CB 350F
74 1990 Honda NSR 250
75 Huffy Monza GT
76 Shop Equiptment
77 Sega Enduro-Racer Arcade Game
78 1974 Yamaha RD 200
79 1971 Honda C 70
80 1975 Honda MT 250
81 1970 Honda CT 90
82 1971 Honda CB 750F
83 1966 Honda Dream 305
84 1965 Honda Cub 50 C100
85 1972 BSA Victor 500
86 1960 Jawa 350
87 1975 Honda Goldwing
88 1972 Norton 750 Commando
89 1960 BMW R60/2 with sidecar
90 1974 Harley-Davidson Enduro
91 1968 BSA 250
92 1966 Honda 305 Dream White
93 1973 Honda XL 250
94 1982 Honda CBX Super Sport
95 1972 BSA Lightning
96 1968 BSA Thunderbolt
97 1975 Suzuki RE 5
98 1985 Honda VF 1000R
99 1973 Laverda 750 SF 215mi
100 1958 NSU Max
101 1977 Honda CT 90
102 1984 Honda Interceptor 700
103 1969 CZ 250 MX red tank
104 1969 CZ 360 MX red tank
105 1936 Francis Barnett 250
106 1940 BSA M20 military
107 1975 Hercules Wankel
108 1960's Suzuki T20
109 1979 Honda CBX Super Sport
110 1974 Rickman Honda 750 mint cr
111 1965 Honda CL 77
112 1968 Triumph TR6 mint
113 1977 Yahama XS 750
114 1976 Yamaha RD 400
115 1967 Honda SS 125
116 1971 Honda CB 350
117 1965 Honda S 90
118 1969 Harley-Davidson XLH
119 1977 Harley-Davidson XLCR
120 1974 Harley-Davidson Enduro SX 175
121 1970 Honda CT 90
122 1974 Harley-Davidson SX 250
123 1974 Honda MT 125
124 Harley-Davidson 100cc
125 1972 Honda SL 350
126 1971 Honda SL 175
127 1973 Jawa Califonian
128 1971 Honda CB 100
129 1970 Suzuki TC 120
130 1975 Bultaco 250 Alpina
131 1975 Hodaka Dirt Squirt
132 1976 OSSA Pioneer
133 1959 Triumph Bonneville (parts only)
134 1970 Montesa 250 King Scorpion
135 Yamaha 100
136 1973 Honda XL 350
137 1960's Vespa Scooter 175
138 1983 Yamaha 50 Special
139 1975 Suzuki TM 100
140 Schwinn American
141 Columbia Superb
142 Honda CA 77
143 Honda CA 90
144 1970 Bultaco 125 Pursang
145 1974 CZ 250
146 1975 Bultaco 250
147 1971 Honda CL 350
148 1969 Honda CL 70
149 1975 Yamaha 500 Enduro
150 1972 Honda CB 175
151 1974 Honda CB 125
152 1975 Honda CB 500T
153 1976 Suzuki GT 500
154 1974 Suzuki TS 250
155 1965 Yamaha 100 twin
156 1965 Honda 150 Dream
157 1969 Honda CA200
158 1969 Honda 250 Scrambler
159 1974 Honda XL 250
160 1982 Honda MB 5
161 1965 Honda CB 77
162 1965 Honda CB 77
163 1971 Honda SL 125
164 1971 Yamaha R5 350
165 Honda Dream C 76
166 Honda CL 90
167 1965 Honda Dream 150
168 1972 Honda CB 100
169 1965 Honda Dream 150
170 1975 Harley-Davidson 175 2-Stroke
171 1974 MZ 250 217
172 1979 Triumph Bonneville parts only
173 1975 Honda CB 500T
174 Honda S 90
175 Electric Mini Cycle
176 1971 Suzuki T 250 twin
177 1964 Honda C 100
178 1971 Suzuki TS 50
179 1965 Honda CB 77
180 1974 Honda MR 50
181 1974 Honda MR 50
182 1971 Honda Z 50
183 1974 Honda MR 50
184 1965 Honda CL 77
185 1971 Honda Z 50
186 1962 Honda Cub 50
187 1949 Indian Papoose
188 1965 Honda Dream 150
189 1973 Honda QA 50
190 1969 Honda Z 50
191 1970 Suzuki TC 120
192 Briggs & Stratton Mini Cycle
193 1974 Husqvarna 450WR
194 Columbia Bromleigh
195 Columbia Twosome
196 Fuji Sports
197 Raleigh Sports
198 1967 Honda CB 450 Black Bomber
199 1977 Suzuki PE 250
200 1970 Honda CT 90
201 1976 Honda MR 175
202 1965 Honda CB 77
203 1965 Honda CL77
204 1965 Honda CB 77
205 1965 Honda CB 160
206 1972 Honda CB 350
207 1976 Kawasaki KZ 400
208 1962 Honda CL 72
209 1965 Honda C 100
210 1969 Honda CB 350
211 1965 Honda CA 77
212 1982 Honda MB 5
213 1965 Honda CB 77
214 1972 Honda SL 100
215 1972 Yankee Z 500
216 1974 Honda CR250
They orginaly started out as a machine shop 4 generations ago then were britsh bike dealers then CZ's and husky dirt bikes then one of the first 5 honda dealers in the US and got suzcki with in there fist few years importing. Yes they love hondas infact theres a few bikes that were / are the 1st of that model to be imported in the sale. I've personaly known 3 generations of Bettencourts. Great people, racers and suporters of motocycling.
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suprf1y wrote: Hey Jensenman...![]()
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Man, does that bring back memories of my misspent youth.... is that CZ a twin piper? For those not 'in the know', 'twin pipers' were single cylinder bikes with spit exhaust ports and two expansion chambers. Sooper hi tech for the time!
Read through the list, a few Honda SL70's (started MXing on one of those!) SL125's, Elsinores, a Hodaka Dirt Squirt, XL250's (I wanted one of those so bad when they came out), all KINDS of 'memory machines'. Guess it's good I am in no poistion to bid on any of it...
Omygawd, two (2) Rickman Montesas!!!!
Ya i wish i had know David has those rickman montesa's i would have scooped those..I have most of two of'em
How about a Rickman framed Honda CB750?
Again for those unfamiliar with old bikes, Rickman was a British manufacturer of custom frames and fiberglass tanks, fenders etc which made for much lighter weight and better handling than the heavy clunkers of the era. Beautiful stuff; they were nickel plated. They also built complete bikes.
There was a picture of another CB750 'four piper', I swear it was a 'sandcast' which would make it a very early bike.
Jensenman wrote:4, count 'em 4, Yankee 500Z's.
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WOW!! I've never seen ONE!
They were made locally, a guy put two Ossa engines side by side if I remember correctly.
Dan
yup two Ossa motors on custom crank. Intresting you could index the crank to be a twin or a twingle (twin but fireing as a single both at same time)
Found one years ago at sky salvage but never rode it.
I went to the auction and it was a mob scene. The bikes that were sold while I was there, were sold for 3-4 times what I thought they were worth. I left after an hour or so.
P.S. If anyone talks to Rennie Bryant, tell him that I said hi. It has been a couple of years since we spoke.
Jeffrey Barnett
if you arrange the purchase and storage, I can bring a bike back down the 75 corridor toward Atlanta.
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