Description
This motorcycle is Lot 82 of Bonhams Motorcycles Online – The Summer Sale; open for bidding 5-15th June 2026. This Lot is available for public view and eventual collection from Bonhams Motorcycle Department, Milton Keynes.
Please see the Bonhams website for full details.
Auction Timings:
Bidding on all Lots commences Friday 5 June, 12:00 noon.
Bidding closes Monday 15 June, 12:00 noon, starting with Lot 1
Each subsequent Lot will then close one minute apart unless bidding remains active.
Public Viewing (BY APPOINTMENT ONLY):
All Lots:
Wednesday 10 June, 9am - 5pm
Thursday 11 June, 9am - 5pm
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Lot 82
The David Plant Collection
1963 NSU 49cc Quickly Moped
Registration no. JSU 439
Frame no. 1640913 (to applied plaque)
Engine no. 3965705
Another motorcycle manufacturer with its roots in the bicycle industry, NSU built its first powered two-wheeler in 1900 and went on to produce some outstanding and influential designs in the 1950s. Its most popular model in the UK in the post-WW2 years was the Quickly moped, a 49cc single-cylinder two-stroke equipped with two-speed transmission operated via a handlebar-mounted twist grip. Introduced in 1953, the Quickly achieved sales of over one million worldwide before production ended in the late 1960s, by which time it has spawned a plethora of more luxurious and sporting variants.
This Quickly type S/ 2-23 is offered for restoration (the engine turns over). There are MoTs on file dated 1969, 1970 and 1987; and an old V5 which records the date of registration as 1st October 1987. The machine was registered in the vendor's name at that point. It was previously registered as '7459 KW' (not on the DVLA or HPI databases). The frame number matches the HPI. There are also some photocopied and handwritten notes in the file, together with a current V5C.
Following a period of inactivity, this motorcycle will require recommissioning and/ or restoration to a greater or lesser extent before returning to the road and thus is sold strictly as viewed. Prospective purchasers should satisfy themselves with regard to this motorcycle's completeness, history, authenticity, originality and mechanical condition prior to bidding.
£300 - 500
All lots are sold ‘as is/ where is’ and Bidders must satisfy themselves as to the provenance, condition, age, completeness and originality prior to bidding. Visit the Bonhams Motorcycles website for all pertinent auction information.
