Amazing! Man owned every BMW motorcycle model

mika

Still Wondering

• Oct 2, 2009

• #1

From Bikes in the Fast Lane: Amazing! Man owned every BMW motorcycle model

The article is about a Dutch collector of BMW motorcycles. He has died and his collection is be sold by Bonhams in auction at the BMW Museum in Munich Nov 29, 2009.

 

Semper_Fi

Honey Badger

• Oct 2, 2009

• #2

Great story - would have liked to have had more shots of his collection - the list is amazing, starting with 1924 models!

 

mika

Still Wondering

• Oct 2, 2009

• #3

I was hoping for more pictures also. I did a quick search and founa a couple sites with pictures of this collection of BMWs.

http://users.telenet.be/tups/neutkens.htm

http://www.bmwboxerclub.nl/html/fotoboek/2007/Neutkens/index.htm

 

37071

New member

• Oct 2, 2009

• #4

Wow

Thank you for that link. Very interesting. Too bad the guy who wrote the article couldn't figure out that the 1953 ISDT R68 which likely did win the ISDTthat year on the IOM; but didn't win the IOM TT

Ya I know - critics

 

Last edited: Oct 2, 2009

sheridesabeemer

I Used to Be Someone

• Oct 3, 2009

• #5

Cool stuff!

 

M

MAYLETT

Guest

• Oct 3, 2009

• #6

Wow! It's too bad that the collection can't be maintained in one piece. It's a shame to break it apart. The maintenance on that many bikes would be a full-time job ÔÇö even if they're rarely, if ever, ridden.

 

deilenberger

A bozo on the bus

• Oct 5, 2009

• #7

Am I mistaken (looking at the Bonhams catalog listing) - but did BMW stop making motorcycles around 1996?

http://www.bonhams.com/cgi-bin/publ...r?sContinent=EUR&screen=motorcyclesbmwlotlist

 

PAULBACH

New member

• Oct 5, 2009

• #8

deilenberger said:

Am I mistaken (looking at the Bonhams catalog listing) - but did BMW stop making motorcycles around 1996?

http://www.bonhams.com/cgi-bin/publ...r?sContinent=EUR&screen=motorcyclesbmwlotlist

Click to expand...

Maybe he ran out of money around 1996.

Doing a quick spread sheet of the prices the collection is estimated to be worth between :
$841,918 and $109,0474

Euro being valued at $1.54

 

Last edited: Oct 5, 2009

mika

Still Wondering

• Oct 12, 2009

• #9

Perhaps his hiers are only selling part of the collection and are off riding the ones they are keeping.

 

mika

Still Wondering

• Nov 29, 2009

• #10

Update

The sale was held and the results are in.

Bonhams Auction Of Private BMW Collection In Germany Brings In Euro 1,038,400
roadracingworld.com


bonhams.com: RESULTS - Sale 18033, The Willy Neutkens Collection of Important BMW Motorcycles, 28 Nov 2009
The BMW Museum, Munich, Germany


Sale 18033 - The Willy Neutkens Collection of Important BMW Motorcycles, 28 Nov 2009
The BMW Museum, Munich, Germany