John Lennon’s mini motorbike sells for record-breaking £57,500 at auction
The late singer used the Honda Monkey-Trail Z50A bike to get around his 72-acre Berkshire estate where he lived during the break-up of The Beatles
JOHN Lennon’s legendary motorbike has been sold for a record-breaking £57,500.
The mini trail bike went under the hammer at the National Motorcycle Museum in Bickenhill, Solihull yesterday (Sunday).
The red Honda roadrunner was expected to reach £30,000, but sold for almost double that estimate.
The late singer used the Honda Monkey-Trail Z50A bike to get around his 72-acre Berkshire estate where he lived during the break-up of The Beatles.
He famously rode the bike, which had a top speed of 25mph, around his Tittenhurst Park estate in Ascot, a Grade-II listed Georgian country house he shared with Yoko Ono between 1969 and 1971.
Mark Bryan, Head of Sales for H&H Classics Motorcycle Department, said: “Naturally we were thrilled to be entrusted with the marketing and sale of this bike, given its extraordinary provenance. So to achieve this price is hugely satisfying.”