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Billy Joel to Close His Beloved New York Motorcycle Shop Amid Health Challenges
Billy Joel will auction over 75 vintage motorcycles after closing his Oyster Bay shop due to Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, a condition affecting his balance and cognition.
- Billy Joel will close 20th Century Cycles in Oyster Bay, New York, in late September and auction his collection later this year, according to spokesperson Claire Mercuri.
- In May, Billy Joel announced he has Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, a fluid buildup affecting thinking, memory, and movement, and reported balance issues but felt good last month on Bill Maher's Club Random podcast.
- Home to over 75 bikes dating to the 1940s, including a 1952 Vincent Rapide valued at tens of thousands, all motorcycles have been moved out from 20th Century Cycles in Oyster Bay, New York.
- Next door in Oyster Bay, community members lamented the shop's end, as dozens of visitors on weekends made it a local attraction, according to a spokesperson, Claire Mercuri.
- Beyond his motorcycle passion, Billy Joel's foundation is allowing fourteen teenagers to study at Long Island High School For The Arts free of charge, part of his community legacy since 2023.
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The American artist Billy Joel will auction off his collection of motorcycles after being diagnosed with a brain condition that forced him to cancel a long tour, his representative said on Wednesday. In May, Joel cancelled several dates in Britain and the tight concert program he was going to offer in the United States for a year starting this July, after being diagnosed with normotensive hydrocephalus. “Due to a recent medical diagnosis, Billy …
His collection includes more than 75 machines: fans can visit Billy Joel's motorcycles in a store on Long Island, but that's about to end.
Billy Joel closing motorcycle shop after brain disorder diagnosis
Billy Joel’s beloved Long Island motorcycle shop is closing down after nearly 15 years of offering fans a free peek at his personal collection of dozens of bikes. The music icon will be shuttering 20th Century Cycles in Oyster Bay, New York, in late September and auctioning off his collection later this year because of a brain disorder he has been diagnosed with, according to a spokesperson, Claire Mercuri. In May, Joel announced that he was can…
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