A new world record for a motorcycle at auction has been set – £838,821/$1.35m for a Harley-Davidson ‘Captain America’ custom that may or may not have been used in the 1969 cult film Easy Rider. The big bucks were paid to California auction house Profiles in History on Saturday, 18 October, despite the dubious provenance.
Peter Fonda who rode the original in the film is reported to have said: “There’s a big stinking rat someplace in this.”
The previous world record at auction lasted only 13 days – £297,951/$457,500 for the 1958 Ariel Cyclone 650 twin bought new by the late Buddy Holly.
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