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- Ex-Joey Dunlop 1991 Honda VFR750R Type RC30 heads a strong line-up of race bikes at Iconic Auctioneers’ London Motorcycle Sale at Kempton Park
- Ex-Phillip McCallen Honda RC30, two world-class Kawasakis and a host of historic race bikes also on sale on 18 July
- The sale marks Iconic Auctioneers’ first motorcycle auction at Kempton Park Motorcycle Jumble, one of the UK’s established motorcycle autojumble events.
Iconic Auctioneers will hold its first motorcycle sale at Kempton Park on Saturday 18 July 2026, with an ex-Joey Dunlop 1991 Honda VFR750R Type RC30 leading a varied selection of race and road bikes at Kempton Park Race Course. Taking place alongside the popular autojumble, the new London Motorcycle Sale brings Iconic Auctioneers’ expertise in collectible and competition motorcycles to an event that attracts hundreds of motorcycle enthusiasts from across the UK and Europe.
One of the headline race machines is an ex-Joey Dunlop and Steve Hislop Honda RC30, built using a 1991 standard bike imported from the USA and prepared by the Honda race team in Louth using factory NLOB race parts. Fitted with a Tony Scott-tuned NLOB engine, kit radiators, flat-sided carburettors, modified Formula 1 specification frame, shortened rear swing arm and larger upside-down front forks, the bike was raced by Hislop in selected UK National Championship rounds in 1992. In 1993, Joey Dunlop took ownership and raced it in Northern Ireland, with a best result of second in the Ulster Grand Prix. Presented in mostly unrestored condition, it is accompanied by a history file including a copy of a signed letter from Neil Tuxworth and invoice from Honda UK (Estimate: £60,000 to £80,000).
Another notable Honda is the ex-Phillip McCallen and Simon Crafar 1992 Honda VFR750R Type RC30, raced by Crafar in the 1992 UK Championship and later used by McCallen in selected short circuit events in 1993. Still finished in its factory Castrol colours, it features a Tony Scott-tuned NLOB engine, kit radiators, flat-sided kit carburettors and Ohlins front forks, and is also offered in mostly unrestored condition with a comprehensive history file (Estimate: £50,000 to £70,000).
Meanwhile, a 1987 ex-works Kawasaki GPX750R Superbike offers a highly accessibly route into World Superbike ownership. This Kawasaki France-run example won the Hungarian round of the 1988 World Superbike Championship and is offered in its 1988 WSB colours, in running order and accompanied by receipts and an invitation to the 2018 Goodwood Festival of Speed (Estimate: £8,000 to £10,000). Also on offer is a 1989 Kawasaki ZXR-7 TTF1 Endurance Race Bike from the 1989 World Endurance Championship. Period results included seventh at Le Mans, fourth at Spa and 15th at the Bol d’Or. Today, the bike is offered in running order and includes a Rapport d’Expertise completed by Kawasaki France (Estimate: £8,000 to £10,000).
The sale also includes some historic Italian racing machines including a recently run, mostly unrestored 1958 Moto Morini 175 Corsa (Estimate: £2,500 to £3,500), and a 1955 MV Agusta 175 CSS Squalo, formerly part of the Robert White Collection, offers collectors a well-presented example of one of MV Agusta’s celebrated customer race bikes (Estimate: £10,000 to £15,000).
Mark Bryan, Motorcycle Specialist at Iconic Auctioneers, said: “This is exactly the calibre and variety we wanted for our first motorcycle sale at Kempton Park. The ex-Joey Dunlop RC30 is a very special example, but what makes this line-up so appealing is the depth of choice, from legendary Japanese superbikes to British and Italian classics. It reflects what Iconic Auctioneers stands for: carefully selected machines with appeal at every level of the collector market.”
The London Motorcycle Sale at Kempton Park takes place on Saturday 18 July 2026 at Kempton Park Race Course, Staines Road East, Sunbury on Thames, Middlesex, TW16 5AQ. For further sale information, visit www.iconicauctioneers.com.
