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Mike Wolfe’s story is one bound together with arcane tales of the hunt—a quest to locate and rescue some of the most legendary and long-forgotten relics of yesteryear, uncovering motorcycles and bicycles hidden in fields, cellars and rafters that were unknowingly designated as time capsules, their archaic badges and worn rubber waiting to be uncovered and itching to see the light of day—and potentially pavement—once again. Some of these motorcycles, such as the Harley-Davidsons and Indians, are legends among the antique and vintage motorcycle-collector community, existing as hallowed machines that give a reason for the hunt and an excuse for Wolfe to feed his obsession with the lost and obscure.ADVERTISEMENTThanks for watching!Visit WebsiteWhat has evolved from one curious young child roaming the back alleys of Bettendorf, Iowa, into a massive collection of some of the world’s rarest and most highly sought-after motorcycles, has now turned into a once-in-a-lifetime offering christened The As Found Collection, an assemblage containing more than 70 two-wheeled icons, all from Mike Wolfe’s private collection and, for the very first time, prepared to impress a new set of owners as they cross the auction block in Las Vegas at Mecum’s 32nd annual Vintage & Antique Motorcycle Auction January 24-28.Unlike many who absorbed their motorcycling interests from outside influences such as a family member or a nearby whirring racetrack, creator and star of the TV show “American Pickers” Mike Wolfe said his own attraction to the hobby was born strictly out of curiosity and the possession of an unquenched thirst for the hidden jewels that await. Raised in Bettendorf, Iowa, Wolfe found the path to his future fate at just four years old while strolling down alleyways—a habit that provided a glimpse into a backroads type of world of endless picking possibilities and a place where his eye