How much would you be willing to spend to secure a jewel of the MotoGP World Championship? Read a little about what has been achieved.
The World Championship has a now a very long history, forged by great legends. Riders and motorcycles that still do today shine eyes And warm hearts of two-wheel enthusiasts, both of a certain age and the younger ones. From the 1949the official year of the birth of the championship, at MotoGP modern day there have been many changes, with various names that have exalted the crowds. It is therefore not surprising that there are those who are willing to go crazy to have even just one piece of history of the World Championship. Read up on what price it comes at shell out because of this.
MotoGP what a passion
However, the modern category has had its drawbacks great duels. Who does not remember the recent “fantastic 4”, ie Valentino Rossi, Jorge Lorenzo, Dani Pedrosa And Casey Stoner. Only one never became champion, but not because he didn’t try. Pedrosa may well be uncrowned king, but he has proven himself equal level to the other three opponents. This in the modern era, before the historical existed 500cccapable of attracting crowds of fans from 1949 to 2001. In this case the pilot is Kenny Roberts Jr, part of the first father-son duo capable of winning a world title. The bike in question is one Yamaha, but certainly not just any. It was a piece now become uniquewith which the US champion had his say in the then half-litre.
What a price for history!
There was only one piece of this model left in circulation. Let’s talk about Yamaha YZR500 with which Kenny Roberts jr competed in the 500cc season in 1996. d was disbursed a astronomical figure to make sure. We recall that this bike had already been sold to a private collector in 2013 for 156,189 euros. Do you know how much it cost now? The starting price by Iconic Motorcycleswhich auctioned the jewel, was $200,000, but it went way beyond that. In the end, the cost soared to a good 321,000 dollars, approximately 304,000 euros! Not bad for a piece of MotoGP World Championship history, what do you think? Then there was the romantic moment during this 2022. Before the US champion, that bike had belonged to dad Kenny Roberts Sr, team boss that bore his name. To the historian Goodwood Festival rider and bike found themselves together, thus completing a few laps. A exciting dive into the past, greeted by applause of the always large audience.
