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$100k CL350
leads Honda results at Mecum
(Jan 28, 2023. By Guy 'Guido' Allen)
Big auctions like the annual Las Vegas event by Mecum
tend to throw up all sorts of extremes. For example one
day we saw a 2005 BMW R1200GS in good shape sell for a
mere Au$4200 (US$3000, GB£2400), we see a 1972 Honda
CL350 K4 sell for an astonishing Au$100k (US$71,500,
GB£57,700).
Now before you dust off your own CL and throw it on the
market in the hope of reaping great riches, there was
something special about this one. It's a Flying Dragon
variant. These ran a special paint scheme in four colours
and seem to be a USA-only model. The custom duco is
supposed to mimic a tie-dyed effect and is time-consuming
to produce.
This machine is a restored multi award winner.
See the Motorcycle Classics Flying Dragon
feature.
Honda CL350 backgrounder and
specs.
Fans of eighties muscle bikes would have gravitated to
this, a 1983 CB1100F
with under 1000 miles (1600km) on the odo. Unrestored and
in spectacular shape, it went for Au$38,400 (US$27,500,
GB£22,200).
CB1100F specs and
backgrounder.
For us, one of the big surprises was this, a 1990 Honda
CBR1000F that went for Au$16,100 (US$11,550,
GB£9300). It was in exceptionally good condition, with
under 13,000 miles (21,000km) on the odo.
Average examples sell in the country around a third of
that figure, or less.
CBR1000F specs and
backgrounder.
Early Z50s continue to find a ready market. This 1967
low-mile restored example, which has been used as a
static display for many years, went for Au$15,300
(US$11,000, GB£8900). To put that in perspective, we were
seeing 1969 Bonnevilles in good shape selling for less at
the same auction.
Honda Z-series
backgrounder.
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