Ultra-rare Porcupine to become the world’s most expensive motorcycle
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A rare 1954 AJS E95 “Porcupine” motorcycle is being expected to become the world’s most expensive motorcycle when it goes on sale at the Bonham’s auction at the Pebble Beach Car Week this August. The motorcycle is one of the only four AJS E95 Porcupines built by British manufacturer AJS during World War II. The 1954 AJS E95 Porcupine, which has been with the National Motorcycle Museum in Coventry for last 20 years, got its name from its distinctive spiked fins on the sloping cylinders.

The rare 1954 AJS E95 Porcupine holds high significance because of its rarity and racing history. It was originally designed with forced induction in mind. Bonhams CEO Malcolm Barber cited…

As far as motorcycles go, the Porcupine is at the very top. It is arguably the most beautiful, graceful and innovative racing motorcycle ever built, the perfect blend of technology and art.

The ultra-rare 1954 AJS E95 Porcupine expected to sell for a record $750,000 at Quail Lodge in Carmel, CA on August 18. The current record for the world’s most expensive motorcycle is with the 1915 Cyclone Board Track Racer, which went for $520,000 back in 2008. The last Porcupine to sell was the non-works, privateer-raced Tom Arter E95 Porcupine, which fetched $258,500 in 2000.
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Thanks for the heads-up. I'd better hurry up and get registered with Bonham's so I can submit my bid.
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Yeah, I'm sorry I just don't see it. (Don't have the registration fee for the auction either)
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