The history of objects - motorcycles and otherwise - has fascinated Wolfe since he was a thin, lanky, poor kid in Bettendorf, Iowa. ‘The alleys were safe places’: How a difficult childhood led to 'picking' I need to start really appreciating the things that I truly, truly love.’ And that's what I'm doing.”Ī 1948 Harley-Davidson EL Panhead with Sidecar that will be auctioned off as part of Mike Wolfe's As Found collection. “We get a call like, ‘Hey, I need to start downsizing. “What I'm going through right now is kind of what a lot of people that I film with are going through,” he added. “I'm going to be 60 in a few years, and I'm starting to think about: What do I want my collection to be? I'm moving this over here, so I can put that over there,” he said. “Sometimes I feel like I'm in the moving business. More: ‘Iowa boys’ Jason Momoa and Mike Wolfe share photos of picking motorcycles together in Nashville “It’s just time,” he said during a phone interview from his motorcycle warehouse in Tennessee, adding that reducing his collection will allow him to focus on acquiring his favorite pieces: motorcycles built before 1920. Wolfe, who will appear at the auction, has sold bikes on and off over the years, but never at this scale. I’m excited about the next chapter for these motorcycles and the new journey they will be going on.” A post shared by Mike Wolfe I understand that their journey doesn’t end with me.
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