There are classic car collectors, and there are also those who collect classic motorcycles. Knowledge of classic motorcycles for some collectors can be limited. Watching the popular TV show American Pickers, collectors know how exciting and rare finding any original component can be. Mecum is known for high-end car sales and the same gratuity can be extended to rare and valuable motorcycles at this upcoming auction January 25-29th at South Point Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.

Collectors Dashboard evaluates high-end collectibles as an alternative asset class. This means collectibles are attracting the same capital that could have been invested into stocks or bonds. Many collectibles now cost thousands of dollars (or much more). Collectors with a passion to own a collectible for years frequently have to compete directly against investors whose only desire is to make a profit in the future.

Just keep in mind that investing in stocks and bonds has no guaranteed profits at all — and cars and motorcycles need gas, maintenance, storage, registration and insurance each year.

The Las Vegas Mecum auction will feature 1,750 rare and unique motorcycles. Since 1992 January has been understood to be Mecum’s big motorcycle auction. Here are some of the featured bikes to cross the auction block at the end of the month:

• Lot F169: 1912 Indian Big Base Board Track Racer (Image below by Mecum Auctions)
• Lot F212: 1968 Triumph T100R Daytona
• Lot T1: 1910 Harley-Davidson Belt Drive Single with No Reserve
• Lot T37: 1934 Harley-Davidson VLD Big Twin with No Reserve
• Lot S112: 1938 Brough Superior SS100
• Lot S263: 1962 Triumph TR6SS Desert Sled
• Lot T21: 1924 Harley-Davidson JDCA with No Reserve
• Lot F150: 1967 Harley-Davidson Softail Prototype
• Lot F153: 1939 Indian Four Cylinder
• Lot S213: 1938 Harley-Davidson 45 CI OHV Experimental

The auction site did not provide estimates for the featured and main attraction motorcycles but did include past sales from the 2021 event. Here are the top 10 motorcycle sales from the 2021 Las Vegas event (unless location otherwise noted) for high-end motorcycles from mecum:

• 1. 1907 Harley-Davidson Strap Tank sold for $297,000.00.
• 2. 1943 Harley-Davidson E Model sold for $220,000.00.
• 3. 1946 Harley-Davidson FL sold for $220,000.00.
• 4. 1947 Harley-Davidson FL sold for $192,000.00.
• 5. 1953 Vincent Black Shadow sold for $165,000.00.
• 6. 1936 Harley-Davidson EL sold for $159,500.00.
• 7. 1938 Harley-Davidson EL sold for $154,000.00.
• 8. 1953 Vincent Black Shadow – Location: Monterey. [Two-Time Quail Concours Winner]
• 9. 1903 Indian sold for $143,000.00.
• 10. 1944 Harley-Davidson FL sold for $143,000.00.

It should be understood that all the bikes listed are in a museum quality presentation state just like the cars that Mecum is known for at auctions. With normalcy in the car collecting market projected with the Kissimmee Florida Car Show by Mecum this January 2022 the motorcycles can been seen as an equally exciting moment to look forward to, and most importantly… spend money on.