These days I try to stay away from auctions. A nervous twitch, itchy nose, or unexplained wink could be misconstrued as either a flirtatious gesture towards the auctioneer, or more than likely a bid. For me it would be just a nervous twitch, itchy nose, or an annoying eye lash. However when the lastest catalogue fell through the post I just had to go at least for the viewing. The attraction – well that would have to be the 50 odd lots that came from the estate of Doug Johnson, or more specifically one of his motorcycles that was on offer. I had known Doug since 1979 and found him to be a charismatic individual who was well informed on most things motorcycling who could quite easily upset people by speaking his mind. Sadly Doug passed away at the beginning of last year whilst mowing his lawns and now his motorcycle collection was up for sale. The motorcycle that I was interested in was a bike that I had rebuilt as a 14 year old

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