{"id":358781,"date":"2026-09-28T13:36:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T13:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/358781\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T13:36:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T13:36:09","slug":"billy-joels-motorcycle-collection-coming-to-ny-auction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/358781\/","title":{"rendered":"Billy Joel\u2019s motorcycle collection coming to NY auction"},"content":{"rendered":"

Billy Joel is putting more than 70 motorcycles from his personal collection up for auction, giving collectors a chance to own bikes tied to the Grammy-winning musician\u2019s long history as a motorcycle enthusiast.<\/p>\n

The collection will be offered Nov. 20 and 21 at the Javits Center in New York City as part of Gooding Christie\u2019s inaugural R\u00e9tromobile New York Auctions. All of the motorcycles will be offered without reserve, with proceeds intended to support The Joel Foundation.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve always been drawn to bikes built by people who cared about getting every detail right,\u201d Joel said. \u201cI\u2019ve loved building this collection. Now it\u2019s someone else\u2019s turn to hit the road.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"BillyBilly Joel poses with motorcycles from his personal collection. (Photo courtesy of Gooding & Company, LLC)<\/p>\n

Joel opened 20th Century Cycles in Oyster Bay in 2010 to share his passion for motorcycles with the public. The shop, which displayed more than 75 motorcycles from his collection, announced in 2025 that it would close after 15 years in business<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Joel\u2019s collection spans multiple eras and styles, with motorcycles from marques including Ducati, BMW, Moto Guzzi, Harley-Davidson, Yamaha, Triumph, Honda and Kawasaki.<\/p>\n

Among the highlights is a 1978 Triumph T140 Bonneville, estimated at $10,000 to $15,000. Madison Square Garden gave Joel the custom-painted motorcycle after his 150th sold-out show at the venue. It comes with a matching helmet listing each show and year he performed there.<\/p>\n

Read More: Jon Small, Billy Joel\u2019s early bandmate and acclaimed director, dies at 79<\/a><\/p>\n

Also included is a 1982 Ducati Mike Hailwood 900, estimated at $15,000 to $25,000. The model was produced to commemorate the motorcycle ridden by racer Mike Hailwood during his 1978 Isle of Man comeback victory. A restored 1975 Ducati 750 Sport, estimated at $25,000 to $35,000, is another featured lot.<\/p>\n

\"BillyBilly Joel poses with his motorcycles during a photo shoot for \u201cSongs in the Attic\u201d at Gate Lodge on Sept. 14, 1981. (Photo courtesy of Gooding & Company, LLC)<\/p>\n

David Gooding, president of Gooding Christie\u2019s<\/a>, said, \u201cWe are truly honored to present the Billy Joel Motorcycle Collection, and with what better location than New York City itself, a place so strongly associated with Mr. Joel and his celebrated legacy as one of the most beloved musicians of all time.\u201d<\/p>\n

The motorcycles will also be displayed at Gooding Christie\u2019s Rockefeller Center showroom from Oct. 8 through 12, giving New Yorkers an opportunity to see selections from the collection before the auction.<\/p>\n

The public preview at the Javits Center is scheduled for Nov. 18 through 21. The R\u00e9tromobile New York Auctions are part of the inaugural R\u00e9tromobile New York event, a New York expansion of the French classic-car exhibition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Billy Joel is putting more than 70 motorcycles from his personal collection up for auction, giving collectors a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":358782,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[5184,9,24,55,54,56],"class_list":["post-358781","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york-city","tag-billy-joel","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-new-york-city-headlines","tag-new-york-city-news","tag-ny"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/358781","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=358781"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/358781\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/358782"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=358781"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=358781"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=358781"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}