Bonhams’ Autumn Stafford Sale wrapped up a couple weeks back, and while we covered several interesting Lots before the auction, the stars of the sale deserve their time in the limelight—accompanied by their eye-watering hammer prices. With the staggering number of pre-war British motorcycles in the docket, you’ll be surprised to find the list of top sellers includes a couple of prominent Japanese GP racers and Ducati race replicas to boot.
Kork Ballington’s Championship 1979 Kawasaki KR250 Equipped with the No. 1 plate and presented largely in as-raced condition, it’s no surprise that the top seller of Bonhams Autumn Stafford Sale was the 1979 championship-winning Kawasaki KR250 of Kork Ballington. Stored for years in a climate-controlled trophy room, and sold with rare factory spares and GP trophies from the 1980 season, the KR250 was hammered away for a staggering £92,000 [$112,305].…