Need prices reference

[FordMoster]

 An acquaintance of mine in my home country has couple of 1930/1920’s vintage bikes (mixed brands -mostly un-restored, but in very good condition). He happened to E mail me some time back asking if I was interested in buying any of them. Most of his bikes belong to long gone era of “Arial”, “Norton”, “Matchless”, ”Enfield” (all British) etc…I ‘am pretty sure that I’ am going to buy at least one. Just wandering, where I could get a prices reference for these old British bikes? Any pointers would be helpful since I have no idea how much is expected.
Thanks,
FordMonster

[rivo]

Hi FordMoster,
It´s quite hard - if not meaningless -  to give any estimate on price-ranges on vintage bikes. Type of bike, year of delivery, matching frame- and engine-numbers, authentity (carbs, tank, frame, seat etc etc) and quality overall can make the price vanish to nothing or can even drive it up to any price if in showroom conditions. In Dutch (as I am): It's what the crazy guy will offer that makes the price. (There's probably a better English idiom for this, but I ain't got it at hand...)
Anyway: with Internet (Google or so) searches you'll get quite some indications of prices of the bike you're going for, and various auction lists might get you on the way for any give BSA, Norton, AJS/Matchless, Ariel, Velocette etc. E.g.
http://www.practicalclassics.co.uk/auction/by-id/1036274656/   (or equivalent auctionlist)
http://www.cotswold-classics.co.uk (look for “stocklist” in the top)
http://www.classiccarsmagazine.co.uk/auction/by-id/1945836131/ (or equivalent auctionlist).
I'm sorry I can't do any better. Good luck.
RIVO (Norton Domi mdl 7 & German bike owner)

[FordMonster]

Hi FordMoster,
It´s quite hard - if not meaningless -  to give any estimate on price-ranges on vintage bikes. Type of bike, year of delivery, matching frame- and engine-numbers, authentity (carbs, tank, frame, seat etc etc) and quality overall can make the price vanish to nothing or can even drive it up to any price if in showroom conditions. In Dutch (as I am): It's what the crazy guy will offer that makes the price. (There's probably a better English idiom for this, but I ain't got it at hand...)
Anyway: with Internet (Google or so) searches you'll get quite some indications of prices of the bike you're going for, and various auction lists might get you on the way for any give BSA, Norton, AJS/Matchless, Ariel, Velocette etc. E.g.
http://www.practicalclassics.co.uk/auction/by-id/1036274656/   (or equivalent auctionlist)
http://www.cotswold-classics.co.uk (look for “stocklist” in the top)
http://www.classiccarsmagazine.co.uk/auction/by-id/1945836131/ (or equivalent auctionlist).
I'm sorry I can't do any better. Good luck.
RIVO (Norton Domi mdl 7 & German bike owner)

Thanks for your input, I really appreciate.
I will look it up ASAP.

[bulldog]

Where is your home country?
Maybe we could get together and get a good price for a job lot?  

[VintageBike]

count me in too.....?

[Ashar]

I am sure the place is India because you can still find very neatly maintained bikes like triumphs, nortons, ariels, matchless and enfields.I have recently bought one 1992 enfield 500cc, 1942 BSA M20, 1972 Triumph speed twin 650 and 500 and one Norton Dominator 500.I plan to import these bikes by march with the enfield and BSA arriving in the last week of February.