Sold: four top buys from silverstone auctions, london motorcycle show sale, february 18

Gerard Kane guides you through the highlight machines from this month’s sales – top bikes still get big money, but the tempting prices show it remains a buyer’s market

From the exotic to the prosaic, there’s all manner of classic metal on the market. Gez Kane picks out some of this month’s highlights for those on the hunt...

Chirpy, pretty and rare, yet also wondrously straightforward to ride and maintain, this 1972 Benelli 250 Sport Special looks to us like just the ticket for a golden autumn

AUCTION REVIEW HISTORICS, ASCOT RACECOURSE. 20 SEPTEMBER

There were gasps of amazement at RM Sotheby’s Maranello sale in 2012 when Chris Evans splashed out a record £5.5m on a 1961 Ferrari 250 GT California Spider originally owned by actor James Coburn. Fas

Iconic Auctioneers claimed seven new live-auction world records and two for the UK from 22-24 August. Hosted at the Silverstone Festival, the combined ‘Iconic’ and ‘Classic’ sales totalled £9.8m with