Former Grand Prix motorcycle road racing world champion Franco Uncini will join Coys auction house in Monaco on May 18th when his Suzuki 500 XR40, on which he won the 1982 World Championship goes up for auction:This lucky number 13 is expected to make up to €350,000 and is one of sixteen famous racing bikes that will be auctioned.
Chris Routledge – Managing Director:“It is one thing selling a machine which has such a fantastic history but to have the actual rider in attendance is really special and a real plus for whoever purchases the bike.
”Other bikes to be auctioned include both the 1990 and 1991 World Championship winning Honda 125 RSR’s ex Loris Capirossi, the 1992 Aprilia 250 number 44 ex Jean-Michel Bayle and a 1973 Morbidelli 125 number 1, the property of 13-times World Champion Angel Nieto.
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