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Peter Fonda's Legendary Harley Chopper From 'Easy Rider' Is Going Up for Auction
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MAY 28, 2021
Peter Fonda’s Legendary Harley Chopper From ‘Easy Rider’ Is Going Up for Auction
The motorcycle is a heavily modified 1952 Harley that was used to film the counterculture classic.
By BRYAN HOOD
Dan Kruse Classics/Facebook
Movie cars may grab most of the attention on the auction market, but that doesn’t mean silver screen motorcycles aren’t just as worthy. And now one of the most iconic of all time is set to go up for grabs.
Captain America, the Harley-Davidson chopper ridden by Peter Fonda in 1969’s Easy Rider, will be auctioned off by Dan Kruse Classics in early June. Although it’s as controversial as the movie that made it famous, the bike could still fetch half a million dollars when it goes under the hammer.
Fonda’s famed motorcycle is a heavily modified 1952 Harley with a stars-and-stripes-painted fuel tank that was custom-built for the movie by Dan Haggerty. The counterculture classic, which starred Fonda and Dennis Hopper, tells the story of two hippie outlaws riding to New Orleans for Mardi Gras following a big drug deal. Although it remains critically acclaimed decades later, the film’s bracing look at the end of the “free love” movement, which included plenty of sex, drugs and violence, was contentious for some.
This particular bike is said to have been used for a fiery crash scene at the end of the movie. Rather than be sent to the scrap yard following filming, it was returned to Dan Haggerty who had customized the four old, beat-up Harleys that were used for filming, according to the Financial Times. The other bikes? Those were all stolen shortly after production wrapped.
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MAY 28, 2021
Peter Fonda’s Legendary Harley Chopper From ‘Easy Rider’ Is Going Up for Auction
The motorcycle is a heavily modified 1952 Harley that was used to film the counterculture classic.
By BRYAN HOOD
Dan Kruse Classics/Facebook
Movie cars may grab most of the attention on the auction market, but that doesn’t mean silver screen motorcycles aren’t just as worthy. And now one of the most iconic of all time is set to go up for grabs.
Captain America, the Harley-Davidson chopper ridden by Peter Fonda in 1969’s Easy Rider, will be auctioned off by Dan Kruse Classics in early June. Although it’s as controversial as the movie that made it famous, the bike could still fetch half a million dollars when it goes under the hammer.
Fonda’s famed motorcycle is a heavily modified 1952 Harley with a stars-and-stripes-painted fuel tank that was custom-built for the movie by Dan Haggerty. The counterculture classic, which starred Fonda and Dennis Hopper, tells the story of two hippie outlaws riding to New Orleans for Mardi Gras following a big drug deal. Although it remains critically acclaimed decades later, the film’s bracing look at the end of the “free love” movement, which included plenty of sex, drugs and violence, was contentious for some.
This particular bike is said to have been used for a fiery crash scene at the end of the movie. Rather than be sent to the scrap yard following filming, it was returned to Dan Haggerty who had customized the four old, beat-up Harleys that were used for filming, according to the Financial Times. The other bikes? Those were all stolen shortly after production wrapped.
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