The collection we want to introduce is located at the Antique Motorcycle store in Moorabbin, about 15km from Melbourne.
And the owner of this collection is John Gee, a person who has been passionate about motorcycles since childhood. He shared that he started his passion for motorcycles at the age of 8 and it grew with him over the years. Antique Motorcycle was founded by him in 1998 and up until now has preserved up to 130 motorcycles.
The collection of 130 motorcycles by John Gee at Antique Motorcycle.
In the collection at Antique Motorcycle, there are extremely unique vintage motorcycles.
For example, this sidecar motorcycle, few know that it was used by Steve McQueen.
This is one of the two Honda Four motorcycles used in the 1981 movie Mad Max.
Billy Gibbon’s Destroyer II bike also resides in John Gee’s collection. Destroyer II was customized from a Kawasaki Z1R.
The tears on the seat of Billy Gibbon’s Destroyer II are also kept by John Gee to maintain the historical nature of this motorcycle.
The rare 1942 Harley-Davidson WLA is one of the test-made military motorcycles that John Gee brought into his collection.
Indian Chief 2002 – This motorcycle was used by muscle actor Arnorld Schwarzenegger in the movie Terminator 3. 4 such motorcycles were created by filmmakers, 2 were destroyed during filming and only 2 remain in the world.
Hercules Wankel 1975 – one of the few large-displacement motorcycles that use unique rotary engines.
A Honda CBX1000 Turbo motorcycle with a 6-cylinder engine and a turbocharging system that doubles the power – up to 140 horsepower.
Harley-Davidson WR 1951 is also one of the rare vintage racing bikes.
Indian Squad 1951 is the motorcycle that has been associated with John Gee for 25 years.
Not only motorcycles, John Gee also collects some rare bicycles. For example, the bike in the picture with 2 parallel seats and double pedals allows couples to sit side by side instead of just sitting behind each other.
Whether you are passionate about motorcycles or not, if you have the opportunity to visit Moorabbin, you can’t miss the chance to visit John Gee’s Antique Motorcycle.
(*)Photos: Internet
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