Billy Joel to close Long Island motorcycle shop, auction off collection due to brain disorder diagnosis

Billy Joel closes the motorcycle shop in Long Island, New York, and aurams a personal bicycle collection while fighting a brain disorder.

The 76 -year -old singer announced that he was diagnosed in May. Normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH), He said that he had affected his vision, hearing and balance on social media at that time.

Joel also canceled all round dates until 2025 and July 2026.

At the beginning of this week, Joel’s representative Claire Mercuri said Associated Press would close the 20th century cycle in Oyster Bay in late September and will be sold in auction later this year due to its medical problem.

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NPH is a condition that occurs when the cerebrospinal fluid accumulates in the skull and pressed on the brain. It is likely to affect people older than 65 years. Treatment of the condition contains surgery to implant an excess liquid through the skull. Cleveland Clinic.

In May, Joel announced the diagnosis in May, the situation “the latest concert performances worse and caused problems with hearing, vision and balance,” he said.

“In accordance with his doctor’s instructions, Billy was receiving specific physical therapy and was advised to avoid performance during this recovery.”

Growing in nearby Hicksville, Joel opened its 20th century cycles as a place to protect and repair and repair and repair their motorcycles in late 2010, to restore and customize the people they bought and to exhibit their collection free of charge.

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“Basically it encourages aesthetics here,” he said in the 2013 youtube video shot in the shop. “I love the old style. I love the automotive style from the 30s to 60s. I wanted to collect a lot of bicycles, put them in one place, and let people see how the bike period looks. Because it’s becoming a missing aesthetics.”

“Piano Man” Hitmaker said that a part of the street containing the 20th century cycle was re -called Billy Joel Way in 2023 and said that he wanted to bring the Yaya traffic and work to Downtown Oyster Bay, a Ritzy Waterfront community, about 25 miles east of Manhattan.

Orum I’ve been living in this community for a long time, Jo Joel said in the video. “Actually, it’s not far from here. And I want to be somewhat interested in the town and the village.”

Joel’s nearby house in Center Island is listed for $ 29.9 million and lives in Southern Florida while holding a house in Harbor in Long Island.

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The shop has become a popular stop for motorcycle enthusiasts and tourists. Harley-Davidsons, dating back to the 1940s, hosted more than 75 bicycle collections, including Victories, Ducaatis, Moto Guzzis, Indians and BMW.

According to the auction sites, Joel said that one of the most valuable bikes was 1952 Vincent Rapide.

Joel’s enthusiasm for motorcycle dates back to decades. In 1982, a red light was running in Long Island when he was shot by a car running, injuring his left finger and removing his right wrist. He spent about a month in the hospital.

The singer also got on motorcycles during various advantages for breast cancer and other reasons.

A date was not determined for the auction of the collection.

Associated Press contributed to this report.