LOS ANGELES -- The iconic Harley-Davidson (IW 500/179) motorbike ridden by Peter Fonda in the 1969 classic "Easy Rider" is to go under the hammer in California, and auctioneers predict it will make at least $1 million.
The "Captain America" bike, complete with authenticating documents including a letter from Fonda, is being sold at entertainment industry auction house Profiles in History.
"Captain America's stretched-out American-flag-adorned panhead chopper is one of the most iconic images in American film," said the auctioneers' boss Joseph M. Maddalena. "The bike evokes powerful emotions even in non-bikers. It personifies the 60s, all of the good and the bad that decade brought. This is an opportunity for someone to own a pure piece of nostalgic entertainment history."
The red, white and blue stars-and-stripes panhead chopper was designed and built by two African-American bike builders, Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy, based on design suggestions from Fonda.
