» For anyone wanting an exceptional trackday bike or some motorcycle art to put in the living room, this is a treasure trove. The 25 bikes here make up most of Phil Morris’s collection, which he’s been amassing since 1998 and has now decided to sell off.
Highlights are the five Aprilia Motogp bikes, which Phil bought from Paul Bird Motorsport when they pulled out of the championship at the end of 2014. Because the manufacturers switched to leasing arrangements the next year, these are the last era of machines where you really do get a complete Motogp bike, with the engine and electronics just as it was last raced.
‘They’re not difficult to run,’ Phil tells Bike. ‘As long as you follow the starting procedure, it’s straight forward. We’ve had them running for Peter Hickman, John Mcguinness, and John Barton to ride, so it’s completely feasible to use them for trackdays.’
» The bikes will be sold at the Bonhams auction at the Stafford Show on October 9-10.
Aprilia 125 RST, est £2-4k 2014 Luca Grunwald KTM Moto3, est £12-16k 2012 James Ellison Aprilia Motogp, est £30-50k 1999 Iain Duffus Yamaha R1, est £9.3-16k
2000 V&M Yamaha R6, est £5.8-9.3k 2014 Michael Laverty Aprilia Motogp, est £40-60k 2002 V&M Yamaha R6, est £3.5-5.8k 2014 Alex Lowes Moto2 Speedup, est £10-15k 2014 Broc Parkes Aprilia Motogp, est £40-60k
Suzuki 250 RZ63 Replica, est £9-12k
1953 Mike Hailwood* MV Agusta 125, est £18-24k 2001 David Jefferies R1, est £6-8k 1960/2006 Paul Coward Ariel Arrow, est £5-8k 2016 KTM Moto3, est £12-16k
1971 Phil Read Yamaha TD2, est £10-15k 1993 Steve Hislop Yamaha R1, est £16-22k
Tommy Robb Honda RC163 Replica, est £7-10k 1973 Kent Anderson Yamaha TD3, est £10-15k
Tommy Robb Honda RC163 Replica, est £7-10k
2000 Jason Griffiths Yamaha R71, est £4-6k 2000Jason Griffiths Triumph TT600, est £2-3k 2013 Yonny Hernandez Aprilia Motogp, est £40-60k 2014 Broc Parkes Aprilia Motogp, est £30-50k ‘It’s completely feasible to use them for trackdays’