THE ICONIC MOTORCYCLE SALE AT THE NEC 15th November 2026

52 The Iconic Motorcycle Sale at the NEC Classic Motor Show 2026 Lot 757 2000 Honda SP-1 Ex-Joey Dunlop 999cc Estimate: £80,000 - £100000 Registration: UNREGISTERED Frame No: JH2 SC 45R1 YM900029 Specialist: Mark Bryan Well-known, ex-Paul Bird run Joey Dunlop 2000 ‘Vimto’ Factory SP-1. Famous for winning the 2000 TT F1 (albeit with an Aaron Slight WSB engine and suspension) and taking third in the Senior TT. Great provenance and known history from day one. • This factory kit example, frame number #YM900029, was one of two bikes purchased new by Paul Bird in order to compete in the 2000 BSB Championship •Securing a sponsorship deal with Vimto, the bikes were famously painted in their bright purple corporate colours • This example was originally the number one bike for James Toseland and, following James’ testing accident at Cadwell Park, was raced by Joey Dunlop in the warm up races for the Isle of Man TT • Finished second at Cookstown and then qualified on pole at NW200 • Joey Dunlop and John McGuiness were both outpaced at the NW200 by the Yamaha R1s and prompted Joey’s feedback to Honda • This resulted in Honda shipping over an Aaron Slight WSB engine and Showa suspension along with Simon Greer and two factory technicians for the TT • Joey famously won the F1 event and finished third in the Senior • Following the race, the factory removed the Aaron Slight engine and most of the suspension along with the red Vimto bodywork and returned the bike back to its BSB trim, leaving its magnesium/titanium starter motor and other items •Weeks later, sadly, Joey Dunlop lost his life in a race accident at Tallinn in Estonia • The bikes were sold at the end of the 2000 season to Dennis Berwick who ran his son Peter Berwick and Jason Davies in BSB during 2001 and 2002 •Both bikes were purchased by a collector who kept them until 2014 when they were purchased by our vendor •Neither bike has raced since 2002 but have run at selected events, so may require some recommissioning before use • The Joey Dunlop machine is fitted with a Harris Performance replica factory rear swing-arm •History file included with correspondence and other related paperwork