Mecum Motorcycle Auction 2022! 

My first street bike was the H1. I was fifteen. I can remember racing side by side with a buddy in his 69 Z28 we crested a hill and I caught about 120' of air landed and passed him! Fun Fun Fun all day long !

I LOVE the Kawasaki Triples! My first vehicle at 16 was a 1976 Kawasaki S3-400 in Cherry Condition. I also picked up two 1975 H1-500's. I rebuilt them with Wiseco piston kits, and they would fly...I then graduated to the Kaw 1000's... They were so much fun!

Nice one Jack. I had a Honda 750 Four the exact same colour as the one you showed. It was by far my favourite bike in your vid. It reminded me of so many good times, thank you mate. My second favourite was the 50cc Mini Trail I also learnt to ride one when I was 5yo. When I wasn’t on it I was running behind it because I couldn’t wait for my turn. I am now the proud owner of an immaculate 2007 Harley Davidson Wide Glide, and I absolutely lover it. A big cheer from an Aussie rider.

Circa 1977 I saw an ad 1973 Kawasaki H1 $550. Went to buy it the father was selling it for the son. He's said it's over there in the corner, banished never to be ridden again! I didn't ask why. Was so proud of that baby blue bomber. Came up to stop light next to me Camaro with the period corrected driver with mullet, two carburetors sticking out of the hood and girl friend with the puffy blond hairdue. I gave a Nod-Nod he gave a Wink-Wink and it was on! What ensued was the best power wheelie I ever did as I ripped him off the line, I still remember it like it was yesterday 40 plus years later!

You know this is got to be motorcycle heaven at its best beautiful machines. I had a 69 Kawasaki 500 Mach 3 a fast bike for it's time, and also had a1972 750 Honda.

Thanks Jack. Very pleasant presentatation 👌🏽 i love the Harley sportbike. The style very original

Great to meet you there! My Dad and I are so excited to take that tiny mini for a test ride!

I love the Kawasaki 900 the blue is my favorite color thanks for all that hard work you do

Thanks for the tour, really enjoyed the trip down memory lane.

Bob S from Independence mo. Love watching cycle drags I started out riding mini bikes when I was 13 years old I'm 65 now and still love motorcycles. Keep up the good work ..I will be watching..Good luck on getting that 750 2 stroke. Hold on. When the tack starts climbing.

Great presentation! I saw a couple of bikes like I own and a few I used too. Your motorcycle knowledge is impressive. I appreciate your efforts.

Very cool rode, bought and sold many Z1 and H2 bikes and parts. I wish I would have kept the last three 72 H2's I had.

I really like that H2 750 in another video with upside down forks, Chambers and Suzuki SV back end. Awesome bike

Ran an H1 in high school. Fast , light everything it needed to be

I saw Bimota motorcycles in the background. Those were some beautiful bikes back in the day.Rolls Royce quality. PLEASE showcase some if you see them-very rare and very expensive. Loved watching this video!

Great Viedo Jack. Had that Z1 A Beauty!!

First road bike was a 1980 Kawasaki kz 750 twin.lived that bike and probably won't ever find another one!.love them old kz bikes

Kawi's have always been cool, I had a '78 Z1R 1000 for many years. My buddy had an '84 Ninja. We really resonated with the movie Mad Max, lots of Kawi's in that movie

Norton Commando is my all time favourite.

one bike i did not see is a 1979 yahama xs1100- s. I am restoring one as we watch this vid .it was in storage for the last 25yrs. all stock and orig.including the hide away kick starter and tool kit. 14000mi. found a short in the ignition switch. it now runs. it will be show room when im done.i hope it is collectable, one of the smoothest riding machines Ive ever ridden. anyway thats my story . thanks for all the fun you have. keep it up ! we love this s*&t.

Hi Jack my first street bike at age 17 was a 73 H2 triple then bought 75 kz 900 them bought new red 83 gs 1100e they were all Great bikes, Great job as usual Jack Thanks

Very cool.

A friend of mine when I was in the Navy had a 750 low. Wicked fast

I spotted that LTD 900 in the background, sweet bike,I had the 80 LTD 1000.Ill take that & the big triple H2.

i had a 1972 750 great bike

Great video! I didn't know there was such a thing as an auction like this. I was hoping to see a 1981 Kawasaki 440 LTD here to see what it might be worth. That's the bike I have been holding onto for 40 years. Only have 670 actual miles on it and all original. I down-sized to the 440 from a 74 Suzuki GT750 water buffalo thinking it was just too quick. Before even licensing it in Montana, I moved to Minnesota and bought an 81 Suzuki GS850. My girlfriend said to hang onto the 440 and she would ride it. So I did. But she didn't. It hadn't been started in a lot of years but it became a pandemic project and it's running again but just around my neighborhood until I replace the tires and brakes. trying to decide if I should keep hanging onto it or free up the space in my garage.

Was hoping to see my bike on here :( '82 Kawasaki Spectre 750, badass machine

I’ve seen that intro somewhere before. Nice video though. Love the classics.

1985 Kawi ZL 900 in red. I want another one!

My favorite of all time was the kz900.

SRAD 750 always a Plus along with the TL1000

Very cool bikes, & my era from 22:15.. I have a ‘98 750 SRAD, all original including exhaust.. Also just purchased a lovely original ‘90 ZXR 750 H2, or ZX7 to you guys (same as 53:44)😊 They both sit alongside my Aprilia RSV Factory, my 4k mile Kawasaki ZX12R & ‘99 CBR900RR Fireblade..

Great video, didn't see a GS1000S Coolie in there at all or any Katana's

That Cr125 is tricked out with some great period upgrades.

Good Job...

Good Video and thanks.In 72 i bought a brand new Kawasaki H2 750.I dropped a tooth on the countershaft sprocket and put on some drag bars,In it's day,it was a fast bike.I'm still not sure if the 73 Z1 was quicker or not.I'm 73 years old now and ride a ZX-14r,which is quick enough for me,lol.

Awesome video fantastic i see dream bikes is nice to see this bikes so cool i love that video is awesome superb top top top ! ! ! ! ! !

Where are the British? They dominated the world in production until the Japanese came to maturity in the late 50s. I imagine there were a number of them at the auction, but weren't highlighted. Otherwise, good job and other that a slip or two (calling the big watercooled Kawasaki "water buffalo" - the name for the Suzuki 750 2 stroke) I enjoyed the video. You asked about age and favorite bike - I'm 82, still ride my 1959 AJS twin and recall fondly the many miles I enjoyed on my 1970 Norton Commando I had for 17 years. Thanks

I wish I could come across one of those badass ones blue sure is a pretty color

I had a H1 500 75 I love the two strokes Yamaha Kawasaki

I GAVE away my 1972 H2! What an idiot I was. That was the best bike in the world.

I had a Z1 900 in green. when I was 19. I wish I'd kept it.

I had the 1972 Kawasaki H1 500 triple my had extended fork's on it with a seat and Sissy bar on it just like the Captain American bike, witch made it more fun to ride , you could Willie it in any gear a very long way down the road just giving it the gas it was the blue one,, I love that bike it was so awesome and fast , and beautiful,, that's one I wish I kept,

I have a friend that has a 76 KZ900 LTD he bought new and still has it. It has been a street bike and a drag bike and back to a street bike. I had a 83 GPZ 1100 that had been 11.22 at 128. I saw one in stock class go 10.89 at bike drags in Biloxi, MS.

Great film jack

My pops still has his 1970 CB750 It was bored in the early 80’s, 4 to 1 exhaust, I’m currently fabricating an airbox for it. Wish I could get the brakes working and get the carbs the love they need, along with the clutch. Haven’t ridden it in over a decade.

I have a 750 H2 1972 blue in even better condition Runs perfect

Great video Jack . I've been to a few bike auctions in Daytona . Your comments were usually spot on . But I have to correct you on one . The description of the KZ1300 as the water buffalo was just a tad bit off . That distinction goes to the 70's Suzuki gt750 2 stroke water cooled three cylinder . Also referred to by British friends as the kettle . I've owned a lot of the Japanese bikes shown and a few Harleys and British bikes . My favorite of all to me was my 96KZ1000P . As it had the same J motor as the early 80's 1000 -1100 bikes I did a GPZ 1100 conversion to it using carbs instead of FI. I'll bet no one would expect a giant killer cop bike especially the 100 in. plus crowd with Harleys . Anyway a good show .. Does Cycle Drags do any coverage on the gulf coast . I'm in Gulfport . Thanks

Back in the day I owned an H1 all tricked out I even converted the single disc in the front to a duel disk I also converted the standard breaker point ignition to an electronic ignition set up

Love it Jack and would like to invite you to some events which I am involved

I had the 72 h2 traded it for a 75 norton Commando back in the day what I know today wish I didn’t , yer that was my favorite bike no in the crowd could ever catch me ha ha I would take an exit watch them go by then come from behind haha they loved me anytime the crowd went riding they would wait infron of my house for me too come out just too see that h2 go haha I still have 4 Moto bikes ,2006 night rod special , 2003 Suzuki gsxr 1000 power commander yoshamura exquast , 2010 Honda vfr1200 and a 2009 Kawasaki Ninja 1400 Flashed with Two brothers exquast so I know what Fast is all about I’ve been riding for 55 years and not stopping anytime soon , this is the best video yet , thank you for doing it 💨💨💨💨💨💨💨💨

I had Yamaha FS1E, a Suzuki GT185 & Kawasaki Kh 250

tasty h2 man! that bike rocks! id love to swing a leg over that bike

Don’t hide them, ride them 😎

Bring the Harley Sport Bike back or bring something new to the table!!!

My first bike 72 kawasaki 900. Rode it back and forth to Fort Riley Kansas in 72 from Jellico Tennessee.

I had Kawasaki 750, purple 1973. I rode the piss out'a it. Low 11s in quarter mile.

I'm 48 years old and have always owned kz kawasaki and 80s GS 1100 suzuki. I currently own 3 kz I own a 75z1 a 79 Ltd and a 80 Ltd. I will own a kz til I'm in the dirt! Lol...

Honda NS50😊

I see the steering stabilizer is missing on that beautiful 1972 750 triple . I have one on the 1973 Rd350 .

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

So many couldn't handle H2 to fast their reactions bought Honda k2 750 electronic ignotion by BB , twin discs, Dunlop tt 100 front Avon rear cut lower seating other mods2, Western Province S.A... 76-78 ..FAB TIMES

My first bike was at 2:50 Allstate Second 1959 triumph 650 Bonneville my third was an H one

Hey Jack, I know you are a little young. I am 63 and wondering if you might have known Danny Derody, spelling maybe not perfect. How about your Dad? A little hint “The Six Pack” a turbocharged Honda 6 cylinder rode by a very big man!! An incredible ride and rider!!

Those Honda three wheelers handled great.. I build up a friend's 250 two stroke 3 wheeler that would do 115 miles per hour top end... It's an urban myth about their handling problems cuz they had none....

Idk if it's just because of canadian winter but we've got piles of Japanese bikes on the north east side of Canada

I had a purple H2 custom that had the side boxes and top box boxes by the Kawasaki Corporation it was a show bike for promotions

Great show bro but I didn't see any Vincent bike what's the deal with that are they that rare .

My cousin has 2 1970 500 triples sitting in the barn, I've been bugging him for 3 yrs to let them go to me neither has run in 35 yrs. ONE DAY I WILL BRING THEM BACK TO THERE GLORY!!... He's 75 now ,but he's not ready yet but I'm first in line to get em!..😏🥳🤠

Of course the most rare one is the Münch. Just a few exists, nearly all in Museum and normally NEVER were sold by the owner.

Kz900 are still being manufactured actually. Better, faster,more fun than ever!

Me encantan tus videos. No hay posibilidad de poner subtítulos en español?

I didn't see a Suzuki GT750 "Water Buffalo" in the entire Auction!

I have a 1979 kz 750 great shape and runs beautiful its for sale as well

That Laverda….what’s with the gas tank lid on the front right cowl by headlight?

The Captain America easy Rider bike started Life as a 1952 Hydra glide panhead.. the frame was radically cut at the steering head and raked 45°, that was pretty radical even for California bikes back then ... The front end was that of a wide glide style with 12-in oversized front fork tubes extreme... List of this supposedly replica is not even close as it has a early 1940s style Springer front end and not much rake to it at all overstock the only thing that represented Captain America like here is the gas tank everything else is ordinary off the Wall chopper... But the Springer front end maybe worth a few bucks ... And today you can buy brand new panhead engines from S&S with all modern internals with a solid state 12 volt charging system that was the main problem with panheads in their day was replacing generators and regulators... And the problem with all Harley's back then that came with generators in general as I rebuilt a Sportster one time for a guy with a lot of mods to the engine in a week he locked it up we were freaking out over the couple thousand dollars spent inside this motor... Come to find out he's ridden it so God damn hard he threw the windings out of the armature and stuck in the armature and the field coils and locked up the generator is why the engine wouldn't turn over we pulled the generator and it fired right up.. who can say they can build a Harley engine that will spin fast enough to throw a generator apart.. I know one guy that's me

I got mine.......a 75’ Z1b. I practically stole it from uninformed seller for $50. And wasn’t even a basket case. It’s all original except the exhaust and paint and only 14k on clock. I’m about to go all in and have a full restoration done to get it back to mint condition. Man I wish I could own all the bikes I ever thru a leg over. I started bikes back in 1966 as a kid. Can’t say there wasn’t a single one that wasn’t a blast to ride.

Is that the H2 "Johnnys" sold on ebay maybe a year ago? Full restoration on you tube.

My god that's the best!! I watched a guy dust Terry Vance an Byron Hines one weekend..he got them so hard on the start that they just couldn't pass him..bike did 9s..late 9s..bit it was the Wii jest bike there..terry Vance was on a 73 z1..

Is there a 1981 Yamaha XS1100 Midnight Special in the auction inventory?

I purchased that bike lot 161H2 750

First bike I ever rode, was a Black Shadow.. Back seat that was.. :D I was 14, and the owner told me, that it could do over 220 kmt - but knowing everything, I knew, he was pulling my leg... Could have bought it for ca 7 grand many years ago, when he "wanted to" sell it, so he (his wife) could aford a house.. Devorced some years after - probably regrets the sale the rest of his life..

Cbx vs z1? Cbx. I had a 1979 silver cbx, my dad had a 1975 Z1 900 with 29mm smoothbores and a header. My cbx had a DG 6 into 1 header. I walked away easily from him. I consistently ran 11.6's with it.

PLEASE FOR GODS SAKE , don't say original when CLEARLY they are not !!! Otherwise very well done video , interviews and narration , also very good camera work .

Looking for a Honda 900 - 10 speed I think it was a 1980/81 . Jeff Cagle or a 1980/81/82 Suzuki GS650E

We pull up at a red light on Hwy 319 in the middle of thomasville Georgia. I’m on the left on a Honda 500 4cyl, Jerry is in the middle on a 70 or so orange Kawasaki 500 3cyl 2 stroke and Dudley is on the right on one of those blue 73 750 Kawasaki 3cyl. As we are sitting there waiting on the light to change a cop pulls up behind us right on our taillights! I thought everyone saw him until the light goes yellow and Jerry stood up on that rocket and starts reviving it up! It turns green and he leaves about a 50 foot dark stripe on the pavement! You should have seen the look on his face when he turned around grinning only to see the cop car, I took a left, Dudley took a right and Jerry hit the center line and was long gone!

If you have a wall you can collect art.

Find us a Bking please, Jack

The most motorcycle I like is the honda 750 cb because I own one and i can afford it

V65 Magna next to that mini trail.

Gpz1100, the fuel injection system is missing

When is the next bike auction in 2022

1984 gssr 400r fully fared single seat same as in Japanese museum new Tasmania David crypto excavations new with ceramic yashumera exhaust and new exhaust

Have you ever made a pass on a drag cycle before jack?

What about the Suzuki intruder

The GenZ don't care about bikes. They want a Sega Master system new in the box with a never played video game known as Hang On.

The VR1000 looks like the XRTT.

My name is David LeBlanc from South Louisiana I bought a 900 Kawasaki LTD At the end of 75 Autopocket $3400

I had a Kawasaki 1100 spectre,it was fast as hell until it went off the oad into desert through cactus and boulders,into raveen 40 ft down, bike was destroyed,

Is that a disk brake on the front wheel of the Easy Rider replica bike? I don't think Captain America had a front brake!