V001 on ebay? Can it be true?

[BrianTaylor]

Ron and all on this side of the pond  good luck and I thank you ..Brian

Brian Taylor

[Lew Mayer]

RC, whatever ya need, holler.

Lew Mayer

[Jeff D]

If someone...Ron C, KTM NA, Barbour's, etc...goes to Norm and makes him an offer he can't refuse, he simply yanks it off of eBay and it shows up as "Item no longer available or for sale."  I've seen it done a few times on items I was bidding on or just watching.  One minute it's up for grabs, the next minute it's gone from eBay.
I think Dwight's idea about Barbour's is good, as is getting KTM NA to snatch it up for display in Amherst.  I can't believe KTM AG in Mattinghofen wouldn't want it for history's sake as well.

Jeff DeBell

[Jeff D]

Ooops, sorry Ron.  In my previous post I in no way meant to imply that it wouldn't have a good home with you...I just assumed everybody knew that already!  My bad!

Jeff DeBell

[yamahawr250f]

I am with Dave or helping Ron, count on my monetary support.
Scot Smith

[pakala]

Sometimes a owner with a rare bike will test the waters to see what his/her motorcycle is realy worth, not wanting to sell at all, they slap on a unreachable reserve and sit back and watch. Has anyone talked to these folks? Is v001 for sale????Hmmmm
                   Paul(socal)

[auto]

I see it the same way.I bet the reserve is 100g.I don't think it sells at all.In fact some one will bid a bucket load of cash and still not win.We will see!!!

[sixdazed]

Good point Paul.If someone could get a hold of the owner and appeal to him not to sell to overseas buyers or better yet sell to POG,We take up a collection and maybe raise yearly dues by 25.00 per member as a onetime deal,purchase V001 as a group and present the bike to Mr. Penton for all that he has done for us and our sport.But time is not on our side if the owner is serious about selling it.It looks like the price is going into the "Outer Limits",and i think most of us have witnessed what happens at the end of these auctions- so maybe i'm dreaming here,but it sure would be neat to get the bike back to its Original Owner.Somehow we've got to at least keep the bike on U.S. soil.I'm sure many of us would pay/donate to go and "visit" V001!And maybe after the bike is secured we could sell signed 8x10 glossy's to help defray cost of the bike.I haven't talked to Ron this morning yet and don't know where his bidding will stop,and for sure he's deserving and he would give it an excellent home and i'd love to see him get it,but if we get together and appeal to the owner of the bike,maybe that would do some good.Let's keep it here!
                            Ric

ric emmal

[Leo Keller]

that auction is a thriller for me here in Germany.
I put the item into my favourites and wonder how high the price will go tomorrow.......
The Penton will be the most expensive bike with a Sachs motor that I know.

Leo Keller

[Cowhouse]

Any NE Ohio Poggers get a chance to possibly drive over and talk to the seller, or anybody able to contact by phone and see if seller is serious about selling, or just "testing the waters" as it were?

[thrownchain]

At 6:41 pm today, price up to 18,600$$$, but still hasn't hit the reserve. ?

[Frosty]

As stated in the About POG section.We are a premiere vintage motorcycle organization dedicated to the preservation of the Penton motorcycle.I think that the POG should be the owner of this bike if it comes down to that.This motorcycle is too important to be anywhere else.If one of our members can't afford this auction I'd like to see my membership money used to keep it "in the family".Just my 2 cents.

[Rain Man]

I wonder what John Pentons thoughts are on all this ?


Raymond
 Down East Pentons

[BrianTaylor]

Raymond I am sure John would say " I shouldnt have sold any of them and just kept them for 35+ years and stuck them on E Bay  "..BT

Brian Taylor

[BrianTaylor]

Leo pls tell our European friends there are are lots of DKW,s Hercules ,KTM,s , Mazzillis and Simpsons to save and leave this one for the Americans ..... BT the Canuck

Brian Taylor