A Honda bike owned by John Lennon and Ringo Starr was sold for five times its estimate.The 1970 Honda 160Z monkey bike was sold for £36,000 as part of Bonhams Entertainment Memorabilia sale in London.Lennon bought the bike as a fun way of getting around his home at Tittenhurst Park. The bike was among many items inherited by the subsequent owner, Starr.Starr employed the bike's vendor, a landscape gardener, to undertake various projects on the estate over a number of years.In 1986, Starr asked him to help move from Tittenhurst to a smaller property nearby.During the move, the monkey bike was uncovered in one of the garages and, as a gesture of thanks for his help, Starr gave it to him.The vendor put the 50CC machine with a 3,690 mile reading back into working order and replaced the smashed front headlamp and registration plate.Also in the sale, a Steinway Grand piano that Elton John played for many rehearsals and celebrity singalongs at his Windsor home sold for £42,000.The piano, which was expected to fetch £35,000 to £45,000, measures 8ft 11in and is made in a maple wood finish.
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