Auction Includes All You Need to Set Up a Motorbike Dealership
A liquidation auction for a KTM and Harley-Davidson dealership seems to have everything you’d need to start your own bike shop
A motorcycle dealership has (sadly) gone into liquidation, leaving pretty much every business asset going under the hammer.
The auction, Lambert Smith Hampton, opened on 8 March and closes on 18 April 2024. Potential buyers can book a viewing of the lots on offer, although you’ll need to be free on 16 April as that is the only day viewing can take place.
The auction offers a fairly rare and unique opportunity to purchase almost all of the things you’d need to either set up a brand-new bike dealership or expand an existing business. And when we say everything, we really mean it. There are 17 bikes from the brands KTM, Harley-Davidson and Indian, along with two vans, tools, spares, workshop equipment and lots and lots of branded merchandise. There’s even a Red Bull-branded drinks fridge, which would be the ultimate way to keep your out-of-date milk cool in the garage!
We’ve tried to trawl the entire auction, but it’s pretty big, so here are some headline items we’d buy - if only our other halves would let us…
Restored 1942 Harley-Davidson WLA 750
The WLA might not be a ‘holy grail’ Harley-Davidson model, but it’s still a sweet bike that is likely never going to go down in value. This example was restored by Bill Grady at the Harley Trading Post, and while it isn’t a concourse resto job (having had some contemporary parts added), with just a £6,000 starting price it’s hard to not want to drop a speculative bid on it.
2023 KTM Super Duke 1290 R Evo
Naked bikes don’t get much more bonkers than the much-loved Super Duke 1290, but if you need a little bit more lunacy from you naked, how about this 2023 Super Duke 1290 R Evo with a starting price of just £6,000?
Kini signed rally helmet
There’s a claimed £500,000 worth of riding kit and clothing in this sale, so we can’t trawl it all, but how about this, a signed Kini Dakar-style off-road lid? No idea who has squiggled on it though, bonus points if you do. This has a £110 starting bid!
Stainless steel workbench
Nothing says ‘full factory’ like a stainless steel workbench, and with three shelves, acres of workspace and a tiny £10 starting bid, this could be the perfect way to spruce up your garage/workshop/kitchen.
Fancy wasting your lunchtime looking at things you want but don't need? Thought so, check out the full auction on the LSH auction website here.
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Simon (AKA Toad) has been working within the motorcycle industry for more than twelve years, and a member of the motorcyclist family since birth. Growing up around British-built single and twins, it was inevitable that a life on two wheels was on the cards, from a very early age!
