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Sheene's Suzuki Sets Japan Bike Auction Record at Bonhams

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— RECORDS REWRITTEN AT BONHAMS' STAFFORD SALE AT T

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At Bonhams' Stafford sale, Barry Sheene's 1977 world championship-winning Suzuki RG500 XR14 sold for £506,000 including premium, setting a new world auction record for a Japanese motorcycle, against a pre-sale estimate of just £160,000-200,000.

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Mine Kusagane

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Barry Sheene's title-winning Suzuki RG500 XR14 breaking the Japanese auction record at £506,000 matters more than the number alone. Seen in that light, of course the Hailwood/Agostini MV Agusta pulled £967,000. The memory of speed an era demanded still carries a price today.

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