It's a beautiful execution of a chopped Harley from the era, with a chrome frame, spoke wheels, peanut tank, ape hanger handlebars and King and Queen seat. His vintage hard tail Panhead chopper also donned the name Captain America, thanks to its stars and strips tank. READ MORE: 5 Worst Biker Movies | RideApart Peter Fonda's character didn't have a name in the movie, but is referenced once or twice as Captain America. Showing a world of culture clashes, the movie is about two friends who set off on a cross-country tour of the United States, only to have their dreams smashed from prejudice (that's all I'll say, in case you've never seen the movie). (Fonda and Hopper starred in the movie they co-wrote it along with Terry Southern, and Hopper directed it.) Named one of the top 100 movies ever made, it featured cinematography ahead of its time and was a far-out showcase of hippies and bikers. What's the rule - if you don't have a house that costs that much, than maybe a motorcycle is out of your budget? Captain America Motorcycle Peter Fonda and co-star Dennis Hopper paired up to create the famous biker movie ever, Easy Rider, in 1969. It was designed with input from Fonda who insisted on it being decorated with the American flag.Call me crazy, but $1.35 million bucks is a bit much for a hard tail not sure if I'd ever pay that much, if I even had that kind of money to begin with. ![]() The chopper features a forward-angled front wheel and handlebars, fishtail exhaust pipes and a teardrop-shaped gas tank where the movie's protagonists stashed their cash. "I own the original remaining 'Captain America bike. "They know damn well they don't have the real bike," Granger said. Granger, furious at the prospect of this weekend's auction, insists he owns the genuine article. He now says he signed something that simply was not true. Haggerty did not deny that he also signed Granger's authenticating documents. "There's a big rat stinking someplace in this," the 74-year-old actor, who co-wrote Easy Rider, told the Times.Įisenberg, a Los Angeles real estate agent and collector of Hollywood memorabilia, bought his chopper earlier this year from John Parham, a Midwestern motorcycle parts magnate who had purchased the bike from Haggerty 12 years earlier. See more 'Easy Rider' and 12 Other Memorable Road Trip Moviesįor his part, Fonda says he has no idea which bike is the real one. If you throw enough rocks at something, it casts a shadow of a doubt about something," he told The Associated Press. The dust-up could affect the auction price, Eisenberg said. Now Haggerty says just one of the bikes is legitimate, and it's Eisenberg's - the one going up for sale with a $1 million minimum. Haggerty acknowledged to the Los Angeles Times this week that he authenticated and sold two "Captain America" bikes. The seller, Michael Eisenberg, also has a letter from the National Motorcycle Museum in Anamosa, Iowa, which displayed the bike for 12 years, saying Eisenberg's is the only surviving "Captain America" bike.īut another collector, Gordon Granger of Texas, says he owns the authentic chopper and also has a certificate signed by Haggerty to prove it. Peter Fonda, who played Wyatt and rode the bike in the movie, also vouched for its authenticity, according to the auction house. According to the catalog, it was used in the climactic crash sequence at the end and restored by Dan Haggerty, who had a bit part in the film and vouched for its authenticity.
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