This 1914 Cyclone and a Honda CR110 were stolen from a Bel Air, California home during a home invasion robbery. They broke in and tied the man up and loaded the two bikes into a van and drove away. His wife managed to escape and went and called the police.
These bikes were shown in the book Motorcycle Dream Garages so they were exposed to the public.
It is one of the best motorcycle collections in terms of value and rarity that exists today. There are only six of these Cyclone racers known to exist. The Cyclone has been valued at $1 million and the Honda at $60,000
It is a pretty sad event when you have to hide away your collection to keep them safe from these type of predators. I will be more careful myself. Keep your alarm on and your magnum loaded !
The only thing that makes any sense is that the bikes were "ordered" by an unscrupulous collector as you would never be able to show them to anyone, especially the Cyclone.
