Inside massive abandoned motorbike collection transported from America in five shipping containers
A MASSIVE collection of classic motorbikes has been revealed online after they were abandoned in the US.
Hitchcock’s Motorcycles near Solihull uploaded a video of the bikes to YouTube, which it had transported over in five 40ft sea containers.
Derek from Hitchcock’s takes viewers on a tour of the collection, which he says includes more than 180 bikes.
Derek said: “As well as over 180 bikes we’ve got over 50 tons of spares.
“Everything was shipped back in five 40-foot sea containers.”
Most of the bikes are British models from brands such as Royal Enfield, BSA, Triumph and Norton.
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As well as complete or near-complete bikes, there are hundreds of bike frames, a mountain of wheels and a tower of fuel tanks.
Then there are trays and trays of speedometers plus stacks of engines for all different sorts of bikes.
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Derek points out that it’s going to take them a while to get it all in order.
“It’s going to be a labour of love to get all this catalogued and ready for sale,” he said.
“It might take months, but we are hard at work to get this done and get everything on sale.”
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People in the comments couldn’t believe what they were seeing and congratulated Derek on saving the British bikes and bringing them home.
One said: “I’d be like a child in a sweet shop if I were in there! Great to see so many different bikes from various eras.
“Keep up the good work.”
Another said: “This is amazing! What a beautiful sight. You guys are great!”