Easy Rider's Captain America Motorcycle Sells for 1.34 Million

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. 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. (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. 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).

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Peter Fonda's character didn't have a name in the movie, but is referenced once or twice as Captain America. His vintage hard tail Panhead chopper also donned the name Captain America, thanks to its stars and strips tank. 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.

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